Stowmarket Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Stowmarket Golf Club plays

Stowmarket Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 69 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 6,114 yards, with a course rating of 69.5 and a slope of 123; the red tees are 5,402 yards.

There are five par 3s, eleven par 4s and two par 5s. The longest hole is the 13th, a 544-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 11th at 147 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 5th (SI 1), 12th (SI 2) and 3rd (SI 3).

On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 1 and 18 and bunkers guard the green on 16 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5 and expects a score of about 89, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 17th, 5th and 14th; the best scoring chances are the 6th, 16th and 1st.

Stowmarket Golf Club scorecard

Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.

Front nine
Front nine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
White	496	160	379	247	407	318	392	368	185	2,952
Yellow	487	147	373	242	391	296	379	360	165	2,840
Red	473	140	327	266	346	281	363	324	155	2,675
Par	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	34
Stroke index	13	15	3	7	1	17	9	5	11
15 hcp expects	5.9	4.0	5.2	4.1	5.3	4.5	5.2	5.2	4.2	43.6

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	392	147	361	544	385	405	325	444	159	3,162	6,114
Yellow	372	140	353	533	372	383	315	418	147	3,033	5,873
Red	345	133	313	476	302	358	310	354	136	2,727	5,402
Par	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	35	69
Stroke index	8	18	2	14	4	10	12	6	16
15 hcp expects	5.2	4.1	5.1	6.1	5.3	5.1	4.8	5.4	4.0	45.1	88.7

Stowmarket Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	5	13	496	487	473
2	3	15	160	147	140
3	4	3	379	373	327
4	3	7	247	242	266
5	4	1	407	391	346
6	4	17	318	296	281
7	4	9	392	379	363
8	4	5	368	360	324
9	3	11	185	165	155
Out	34		2,952	2,840	2,675
10	4	8	392	372	345
11	3	18	147	140	133
12	4	2	361	353	313
13	5	14	544	533	476
14	4	4	385	372	302
15	4	10	405	383	358
16	4	12	325	315	310
17	4	6	444	418	354
18	3	16	159	147	136
In	35		3,162	3,033	2,727
Total	69		6,114	5,873	5,402

Tee	Length	Par	Men’s rating	Men’s slope	Women’s rating	Women’s slope
White	6,114 yds	69	69.5	123	–	–
Yellow	5,873 yds	69	68.6	120	74.2	129
Red	5,402 yds	69	66.2	117	71.6	119

Hole-by-hole guide

Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the white tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins, with the round matched to the course rating.

Hole 1

Par 5 · 496 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 13496 yds white487 yds yellow473 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 274 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 54 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 53%Rough or trees 40%Bunker 7%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 172–185 yds; Bunker right, 185–207 yds; Water right, 267–348 yds.

Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 5.3% at the front, 9.9% at the back.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 3 · 160 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 15160 yds white147 yds yellow140 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 11%Off the green 81%Bunker 8%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 122–130 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 135–151 yds; Bunker right of the green, 136–146 yds.

Green slopes 8.2%.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 379 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 3379 yds white373 yds yellow327 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 224 yds, aim 63 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 180 yds (plays like 190), aim 12 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 49%Rough or trees 50%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 144–158 yds.

Green 19 m above the tee; green slopes 1.9% at the front, 4.0% at the back.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 3 · 247 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 7247 yds white242 yds yellow266 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver (plays like 230), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 4 yds short.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 14%Off the green 85%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 228–242 yds.

Green 12 m below the tee; green slopes 3.8% at the front, 5.1% at the back.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 407 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1407 yds white391 yds yellow346 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 239 yds, aim 12 yds right of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 197 yds (plays like 200), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 58%Rough or trees 36%Bunker 3%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 196–207 yds.

Green slopes 11.2%.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 318 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 17318 yds white296 yds yellow281 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 239 yds, aim at the corner.

Approach: Gap W from the rough, about 87 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.5shots expected, about 0.5 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 57%Rough or trees 40%Bunker 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 206–213 yds; Bunker right, 220–231 yds; Bunker right of the green, 276–284 yds.

Green slopes 4.1% at the front, 4.9% at the back.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 392 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 9392 yds white379 yds yellow363 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 185 yds, aim 3 yds right of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 45%Rough or trees 55%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 93–102 yds; Bunker right, 252–267 yds.

Green slopes 10.9%.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 368 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5368 yds white360 yds yellow324 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 228 yds, aim at the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 161 yds (plays like 166), aim 15 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 46%Rough or trees 43%Bunker 5%Out of bounds 6%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 90–98 yds; Bunker left, 205–228 yds.

Green 12 m above the tee; green slopes 3.5% at the front, 5.3% at the back.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 3 · 185 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 11185 yds white165 yds yellow155 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 168), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 10 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green rarely. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 4%Off the green 87%Bunker 5%Out of bounds 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 153–162 yds; Bunker right of the green, 165–177 yds; Bunker right of the green, 170–177 yds.

Green slopes 3.3% at the front, 6.7% at the back.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 4 · 392 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8392 yds white372 yds yellow345 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 240 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 168 yds (plays like 160), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 47%Rough or trees 46%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 231–248 yds.

Green 12 m below the tee.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 3 · 147 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 18147 yds white140 yds yellow133 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

7 Iron (plays like 155), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 4 yds short.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 4%Off the green 87%Bunker 8%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 137–149 yds; Bunker right of the green, 141–154 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 154–162 yds.

Green slopes 4.1% at the front, 5.1% at the back.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 361 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2361 yds white353 yds yellow313 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 157 yds (plays like 163), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 62%Rough or trees 31%Bunker 4%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 177–192 yds; Bunker right, 238–253 yds.

Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 4.1% at the front, 5.7% at the back.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 5 · 544 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 14544 yds white533 yds yellow476 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 247 yds, aim 44 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 297 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 86 yds in.

6.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 41%Rough or trees 54%Bunker 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 182–198 yds; Bunker right, 186–194 yds; Bunker right, 230–240 yds; Bunker left, 253–269 yds.

Green 22 m below the tee; green slopes 2.0%.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 385 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 4385 yds white372 yds yellow302 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 222 yds, aim 41 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 184 yds (plays like 194), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 28%Rough or trees 70%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 173–187 yds; Bunker right, 177–187 yds; Bunker left, 197–215 yds.

Green 19 m above the tee; green slopes 4.8%.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 4 · 405 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 10405 yds white383 yds yellow358 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 246 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 176 yds (plays like 167), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 63%Rough or trees 35%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 197–207 yds.

Green 19 m below the tee.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 4 · 325 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 12325 yds white315 yds yellow310 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 227 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 125 yds (plays like 130), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 44%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 104–114 yds.

Green 10 m above the tee; green slopes 2.0% at the front, 2.8% at the back.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 444 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 6444 yds white418 yds yellow354 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 239 yds, aim 15 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 214 yds (plays like 211), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 60%Rough or trees 38%Out of bounds 2%

Green 6 m below the tee.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 3 · 159 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 16159 yds white147 yds yellow136 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 168), aim at the pin, 8 yds long.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 10%Off the green 85%Bunker 4%Water 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 118–129 yds; Water left of the green, 126–172 yds; Bunker right of the green, 144–153 yds.

Green slopes 4.0%.

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← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Stowmarket Golf Club?

From the white tees Stowmarket Golf Club plays 6,114 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,873 and the red 5,402 yards. It is par 69 from every tee.

What is the course rating and slope at Stowmarket Golf Club?

White tees: 69.5 rating, 123 slope. Yellow tees: 68.6 rating, 120 slope. Red tees: 66.2 rating, 117 slope. Women's ratings are in the scorecard table above.

What is par at Stowmarket Golf Club?

Par is 69: 34 out and 35 in, with five par 3s, eleven par 4s and two par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Stowmarket Golf Club?

The 5th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 407 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 17th the hardest against par.

What's a good score at Stowmarket Golf Club for a 15 handicap?

From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 89 from the white tees, 20 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 17th, 5th and 14th.

Where is Stowmarket Golf Club?

Lower Road, Onehouse, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3DA.

Courses near Stowmarket Golf Club

Straight-line distance

Stowmarket Golf & Archery Centre0.4 mi Bramford Golf Centre / Suffolk Golf & Water Park9.3 mi Hintlesham Golf Club10.1 mi Fynn Valley Golf Club11.9 mi The Suffolk Golf & Spa Hotel11.9 mi Bury St Edmunds Golf Club - Championship Course11.9 mi Bury St Edmunds Golf Club - Greene King Course12.2 mi Newton Green Golf Course12.7 mi

Course map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terrain from Environment Agency LIDAR, © Environment Agency copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence. Pars, stroke indexes, yardages and ratings from the club's scorecard. Plans are simulations for a typical 15 handicap, not a guarantee. Spotted something wrong? Improve this course map.

Stowmarket Golf Club

How Stowmarket Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Stowmarket Golf Club scorecard

Hole-by-hole guide

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Hole 18

Questions golfers ask

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