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The Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa Stoke by Nayland Resort - Gainsborough Course scorecard for every tee, with ratings and slope, and how it plays hole by hole, with a plan for every tee shot.
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Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa Stoke by Nayland Resort - Gainsborough Course is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in England. From the black tees it measures 6,730 yards; the green tees are 5,846 yards.
There are five par 3s, nine par 4s and four par 5s. The longest hole is the 16th, a 637-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 3rd at 108 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 4th (SI 1), 10th (SI 2) and 6th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 4, 10, 16 and 18 and bunkers guard the green on 12 of the 18 holes.
For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from twelve of the thirteen par 4s and 5s. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 4th, 10th and 6th; the best scoring chances are the 12th, 3rd and 7th.
Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.
| Front nine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 337 | 556 | 108 | 488 | 543 | 416 | 162 | 359 | 193 | 3,162 |
| White | 337 | 521 | 108 | 453 | 512 | 416 | 136 | 359 | 193 | 3,035 |
| Green | 322 | 517 | 103 | 442 | 495 | 377 | 131 | 311 | 190 | 2,888 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Stroke index | 9 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 11 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 45.4 |
| Back nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 408 | 185 | 388 | 463 | 534 | 349 | 637 | 420 | 184 | 3,568 | 6,730 |
| White | 408 | 172 | 286 | 405 | 503 | 349 | 549 | 343 | 184 | 3,199 | 6,234 |
| Green | 342 | 148 | 268 | 396 | 479 | 332 | 525 | 289 | 179 | 2,958 | 5,846 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 71 |
| Stroke index | 2 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 15 hcp expects | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 46.3 | 91.7 |
| Hole | Par | SI | Black | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 337 | 337 | 322 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 556 | 521 | 517 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 108 | 108 | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 488 | 453 | 442 |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 543 | 512 | 495 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 416 | 416 | 377 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 162 | 136 | 131 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 359 | 359 | 311 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 193 | 193 | 190 |
| Out | 35 | 3,162 | 3,035 | 2,888 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 408 | 408 | 342 |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 185 | 172 | 148 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 388 | 286 | 268 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 463 | 405 | 396 |
| 14 | 5 | 16 | 534 | 503 | 479 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 349 | 349 | 332 |
| 16 | 5 | 12 | 637 | 549 | 525 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 420 | 343 | 289 |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | 184 | 184 | 179 |
| In | 36 | 3,568 | 3,199 | 2,958 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,730 | 6,234 | 5,846 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6,730 yds | 71 | – | – |
| White | 6,234 yds | 71 | – | – |
| Green | 5,846 yds | 71 | – | – |
Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the white tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins.
Par 4 · 337 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 33 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 130 yds (plays like 139), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 2.1%.
Par 5 · 521 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 249 yds, aim 33 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 298 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 103 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 7.1% at the front, 2.3% at the back.
Par 3 · 108 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Gap W (plays like 103), aim at the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 2 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 85–93 yds; Bunker left of the green, 93–113 yds; Bunker right of the green, 95–103 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 119–126 yds.
Green 9 m below the tee; green slopes 2.1% at the front, 5.9% at the back.
Par 4 · 453 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 33 yds right of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 243 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 38 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 169–180 yds.
Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 2.9%.
Par 5 · 512 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 24 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 301 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 111 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 121–139 yds; Bunker left, 190–208 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 7.8%.
Par 4 · 416 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 243 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 206 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 27 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 16.8%.
Par 3 · 136 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
9 Iron, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 105–115 yds; Bunker left of the green, 113–137 yds; Bunker right of the green, 115–125 yds; Bunker right of the green, 135–145 yds.
Green slopes 2.3% at the front, 1.5% at the back.
Par 4 · 359 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 232 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 150 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 212–261 yds.
Green 5 m above the tee; green slopes 1.9% at the front, 2.5% at the back.
Par 3 · 193 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 21 yds left of the pin, 13 yds short.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 171–179 yds; Bunker right of the green, 173–181 yds; Bunker right of the green, 180–191 yds.
Green 15 m below the tee; green slopes 0.9% at the front, 2.0% at the back.
Par 4 · 408 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 18 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 197 yds, aim 18 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
Green slopes 5.3% at the front, 4.3% at the back.
Par 3 · 172 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 186), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 131–147 yds; Bunker right of the green, 144–158 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 3.6% at the front, 10.2% at the back.
Par 4 · 286 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 24 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 79 yds (plays like 82), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 194–202 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 252–268 yds; Bunker right of the green, 255–271 yds.
Green 3 m above the tee; green slopes 4.0% at the front, 1.7% at the back.
Par 4 · 405 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 241 yds, aim 69 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 175 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 86–102 yds; Bunker centre, 90–106 yds; Bunker left, 155–163 yds; Bunker right, 212–222 yds.
Green 3 m below the tee; green slopes 2.0% at the front, 5.3% at the back.
Par 5 · 503 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 292 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 74 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 224–245 yds.
Green slopes 1.3% at the front, 2.7% at the back.
Par 4 · 349 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 135 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green slopes 3.2% at the front, 4.4% at the back.
Par 5 · 549 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 24 yds right of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 340 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 116 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Water left, 0–227 yds.
Green slopes 1.9% at the front, 9.8% at the back.
Par 4 · 343 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
3 Wood 213 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 157 yds (plays like 162), aim 21 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 2.0%.
Par 3 · 184 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 192), aim 15 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Water right, 50–125 yds; Bunker left, 155–164 yds; Bunker right of the green, 171–180 yds.
Green slopes 3.5% at the front, 10.9% at the back.
From the black tees Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa Stoke by Nayland Resort - Gainsborough Course plays 6,730 yards. The other tees are the white 6,234 and the green 5,846 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.
Par is 71: 35 out and 36 in, with five par 3s, nine par 4s and four par 5s.
The 4th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 488 yards from the black tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 4th the hardest against par.
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