How West Herts Golf Club plays
West Herts Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 golf course in England. From the blue tees it measures 6,584 yards; the gold tees are 5,667 yards.
There are four par 3s, ten par 4s and four par 5s. The longest hole is the 3rd, a 516-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 9th at 126 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 5th (SI 1), 14th (SI 2) and 2nd (SI 3).
On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 17 of the 18 holes.
For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 2nd, 3rd and 5th; the best scoring chances are the 9th, 16th and 13th.
Toughest for a 15 handicap
West Herts 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 350 430 516 199 414 210 449 372 126 3,066 332 400 505 185 375 197 393 350 104 2,841 309 332 457 172 301 187 389 319 104 2,570 Par 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 34 Stroke index 9 3 15 7 1 13 5 11 17 15 hcp expects 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.1 5.3 4.2 5.3 5.0 3.8 44.3
Back nine Back nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total 379 366 479 489 423 339 184 376 483 3,518 6,584 346 344 474 479 378 332 172 366 467 3,358 6,199 281 332 431 442 357 329 160 360 405 3,097 5,667 Par 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 38 72 Stroke index 4 14 8 18 2 12 10 6 16 15 hcp expects 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.9 5.1 4.9 3.9 5.2 6.0 47.1 91.4
West Herts Golf Club scorecard
Hole Par SI 1 4 9 350 332 309 2 4 3 430 400 332 3 5 15 516 505 457 4 3 7 199 185 172 5 4 1 414 375 301 6 3 13 210 197 187 7 4 5 449 393 389 8 4 11 372 350 319 9 3 17 126 104 104 Out 34 3,066 2,841 2,570 10 4 4 379 346 281 11 4 14 366 344 332 12 5 8 479 474 431 13 5 18 489 479 442 14 4 2 423 378 357 15 4 12 339 332 329 16 3 10 184 172 160 17 4 6 376 366 360 18 5 16 483 467 405 In 38 3,518 3,358 3,097 Total 72 6,584 6,199 5,667
Tee Length Par Course rating Slope 6,584 yds 72 – – 6,199 yds 72 – – 5,667 yds 72 – –
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.
1Par 4 2Par 4 3Par 5 4Par 3 5Par 4 6Par 3 7Par 4 8Par 4 9Par 3 10Par 4 11Par 4 12Par 5 13Par 5 14Par 4 15Par 4 16Par 3 17Par 4 18Par 5
Hole 1 Par 4 · 332 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 9 350 yds blue 332 yds white 309 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.
Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 124 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
5.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 171–179 yds; Bunker right, 186–194 yds; Bunker right, 256–270 yds.
Green slopes 2.2% at the front, 3.3% at the back.
Hole 2 Par 4 · 400 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 3 430 yds blue 400 yds white 332 yds gold Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 18 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the bunker, about 191 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 15 yds in.
5.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 196–209 yds; Bunker left, 235–251 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 2.8%.
Hole 3 Par 5 · 505 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 15 516 yds blue 505 yds white 457 yds gold One of the toughest
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 305 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 85 yds in.
6.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green slopes 1.9%.
Hole 4 Par 3 · 185 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 7 199 yds blue 185 yds white 172 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid, aim 6 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.
4.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 129–136 yds; Bunker right of the green, 138–153 yds; Bunker left of the green, 166–182 yds; Bunker right of the green, 173–181 yds.
Green 6 m below the tee; green slopes 1.8%.
Hole 5 Par 4 · 375 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 1 414 yds blue 375 yds white 301 yds gold Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 231 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 170 yds (plays like 175), aim 12 yds left of the pin.
5.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 159–170 yds; Bunker left, 175–185 yds; Bunker centre, 218–226 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee; green slopes 2.9%.
Hole 6 Par 3 · 197 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 13 210 yds blue 197 yds white 187 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 193), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 4 yds short.
4.2 shots expected, about 1.2 over par
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 165–178 yds; Bunker right of the green, 173–183 yds.
Green slopes 1.3% at the front, 2.2% at the back.
Hole 7 Par 4 · 393 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 5 449 yds blue 393 yds white 389 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the bunker, about 176 yds (plays like 173), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.
5.3 shots expected, about 1.3 over par
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 185–193 yds; Bunker right, 206–216 yds.
Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 2.4%.
Hole 8 Par 4 · 350 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 11 372 yds blue 350 yds white 319 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 248 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 121 yds, aim at the pin.
5.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 215–221 yds.
Green 10 m below the tee; green slopes 0.8% at the front, 2.0% at the back.
Hole 9 Par 3 · 104 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 17 126 yds blue 104 yds white 104 yds gold Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Gap W, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
3.8 shots expected, about 0.8 over par
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 73–79 yds; Bunker left of the green, 87–98 yds; Bunker right of the green, 89–101 yds.
Green slopes 3.5% at the front, 2.0% at the back.
Hole 10 Par 4 · 346 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 4 379 yds blue 346 yds white 281 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 239 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 136 yds (plays like 142), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
5.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 216–224 yds.
Green slopes 5.1%.
Hole 11 Par 4 · 344 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 14 366 yds blue 344 yds white 332 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 239 yds, aim 30 yds left of centre.
Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 132 yds, aim at the pin.
5.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 179–194 yds; Bunker centre, 213–226 yds.
Green slopes 3.3% at the front, 1.4% at the back.
Hole 12 Par 5 · 474 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 8 479 yds blue 474 yds white 431 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 232 yds, aim 33 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 264 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 45 yds in.
6.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 3 m above the tee; green slopes 3.9%.
Hole 13 Par 5 · 479 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 18 489 yds blue 479 yds white 442 yds gold Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 241 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 262 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 46 yds in.
5.9 shots expected, about 0.9 over par
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 159–170 yds; Bunker right, 165–177 yds; Bunker left, 226–241 yds.
Green slopes 2.0%.
Hole 14 Par 4 · 378 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 2 423 yds blue 378 yds white 357 yds gold Hardest by stroke index
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.
Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 171 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.
5.1 shots expected, about 1.1 over par
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 154–161 yds; Bunker right, 161–168 yds; Bunker left, 197–208 yds.
Green slopes 1.7%.
Hole 15 Par 4 · 332 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 12 339 yds blue 332 yds white 329 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 9 Iron from the rough, about 125 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
4.9 shots expected, about 0.9 over par
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 3.3%.
Hole 16 Par 3 · 172 yards from the white tees
Par 3 Stroke index 10 184 yds blue 172 yds white 160 yds gold Scoring chance
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
3.9 shots expected, about 0.9 over par
Finds the green about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 4 m below the tee; green slopes 1.7% at the front, 0.9% at the back.
Hole 17 Par 4 · 366 yards from the white tees
Par 4 Stroke index 6 376 yds blue 366 yds white 360 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.
Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 155 yds, aim at the pin.
5.2 shots expected, about 1.2 over par
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 137–144 yds.
Green slopes 3.8%.
Hole 18 Par 5 · 467 yards from the white tees
Par 5 Stroke index 16 483 yds blue 467 yds white 405 yds gold
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 263 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 43 yds in.
6.0 shots expected, about 1.0 over par
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
Green slopes 2.8%.
Questions golfers ask
How long is West Herts Golf Club? From the blue tees West Herts Golf Club plays 6,584 yards. The other tees are the white 6,199 and the gold 5,667 yards. It is par 72 from every tee.
What is par at West Herts Golf Club? Par is 72: 34 out and 38 in, with four par 3s, ten par 4s and four par 5s.
Which is the hardest hole at West Herts Golf Club? The 5th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 414 yards from the blue tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 2nd the hardest against par.
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