Playing off the same white tees there are 7 (10 for Ladies) par 4's, 1 par 5, and the rest are challenging par 3’s, Boldmere is a short, yet challenging course
The course is situated on the edge of Sutton Park leading to some rewarding views across Powell’s pool. Look at the pictures in the gallery below and read the hole descriptions. To check your handicap allowance for white, red and yellow tees, look at the England Golf App or go to the tab marked WHS Tables. The current course card is below. Par 63 Gents and par 66 Ladies, look on the England Golf app for your course handicap..
Pictures and hole descriptions are shown below
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Hole 1
Hole 1 is a 302 yard par 4. A golfer who can drive the ball straight should have no problem with a par on this hole, but beware the trees left and right and the green is guarded by a bunker on each side. A good steady opener for the course with straight drives being rewarded, with a wide accommodating fairway.
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Hole 2
Hole 2 is a 176 yard par 3. The right club is needed on this hole as a shot which is short has a good chance of finding the two fairway bunkers that protect the green. A straight iron should reach the green, but slightly left or right will leave you trying to avoid the three bunkers that protect the green.
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Hole 3
Hole 3 is a 89 white (77 red) yard par 3. It is the shortest hole on the course. The hole is a straight hole with wooded areas hugging both sides of the fairway and a bunker on the right side of the green. Out of bounds to the left of the tee adds to the importance of a accurate tee shot.
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Hole 4
Hole 4 is 479 yard par 5. It is the longest hole on the course and the only par 5. A wooded area hugs both sides of the fairway, which makes a fairway drive essential if par is to be made. Once the fairway has been found and the dog-leg has been accomplished most players find a longish straight shot to the green. The green has two bunkers on either side making sure an accurate approach shot is needed to gain par.
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Hole 5
Hole 5 is a 108 yard short par 3. and is the second shortest hole on the course. As most par 3's it relies heavily on the the tee shot. The green should be found with a high iron shot due to the size of the green. It is stroke index 17 so should be a nice par for the majority of golfers who can find the green from the tee shot.
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Hole 6
Hole 6 is a 338 yard par 4, in actual yardage but plays longer due to the uphill slope for your second shot. Finding the fairway is essential so that the tricky uphill second shot is made easier, a good shot is needed to find and hold the green which sits on top of the hill. The green is protected by bunkers, either side, making the second shot even more challenging. A par feels very rewarding on this tricky par 4.
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Hole 7
Hole 7 is a 145 yard par 3. Having climbed the hill on the sixth hole the seventh is a challenging par 3 with the tee shot from the top of the hill. The green is raised with steep bunkers on both sides. If the green isn’t found the ball can roll back off leaving a tricky chip shot back up on to the green. putting extra pressure on the tee shot to find the green in order to make a par.
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Hole 8
Hole 8 is a 406 yard par 4, it is stroke index 2 so is graded as the second hardest hole on the course. The tee shot is blind with a short carry to find the fairway. This hole will punish any shot that drifts left from the tree as out of bounds is close to the left edge of the fairway. Once the fairway is found the second shot is slightly downhill to a green protected by bunkers on both sides and a water hazard to the left of the green.
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Hole 9
Hole 9 is a 258 yard par 4, 221 (yellow par 3). The tee shot needs to miss the stream that runs through the center and to the right of the fairway. A large welcoming fairway should be found from the tee.
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Hole 10
Hole 10 is a 109 yard par 3. The tee shot has to carry the stream which crosses in front of the tee. A generous sized green gives a good chance to start the back nine with a par or even a birdie.
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Hole 11
Hole 11 is a 232 yard par 3 (4 off the red tees) The second hole of the inward 9 is a challenging par 3 needing a long straight tee shot to guide the ball between the bunkers and nestle on the green. For most golfers it requires a chip on for their 2nd shot, a par being a very good score for the average golfer.
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Hole 12
Hole 12 is a 125 yard par 3. This hole is the start of three holes out in the woods. This is a simple uphill par 3, however the green needs reaching with the first shot, if the ball falls short it rolls back due to the slope of the hill. The flat green rewards shots that hit the green by staying on the green for a nice putt. A hooked tee shot will either be in deep rough or out of bounds on the left hand side.
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Hole 13
Hole 13 is a 239 yard par 3. (Red par 4) It is the hardest hole on the course, thus Sroke index 1 off the white tees, and many golfers find this hole tricky. The blind tee shot needs an accurate shot to find the green with a hard left to right sloping fairway. A wood is also taken by most medium skilled golfers with the hole being 239 yards. If you are looking to lay up for a chip on to the green the left side of the fairway needs to be aimed for due to the slope of the fairway. Once on the large green, walking away with par will feel rewarding.
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Hole 14
Hole 14 is a 213 yard par 3. (Red par 4) Coming back on yourself from the previous hole means that the fairway has a right to left slop, thus a golfer who wants to lay up has to aim to the right of the fairway to allow for the slope. This is a tricky shot due to the edge of the trees being close to the best position for the lay up . The longer hitters who are looking to find the green from the tee will still be looking at using a wood which makes it all the harder to stop the ball on the green, so another tricky par 3.
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Hole15
Hole 15 is 326 white yard par 4. This hole starts a trio of par 4's after returning from the woods for the 12th, 13th and 14th. A fairly straight forward par 4 with the main problem being the stream that runs across the fairway which leads the dilemma of driving just past the stream or taking an iron short of the stream. Once the fairway is found a relatively easy second shot is forthcoming with the main problem coming with rainfall as the ground becomes very soft underfoot.
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Hole 16
Hole 16 is a 314 yard par 4. The key from the hole is the tee shot, with a tricky tee position. A good tee shot will lead to a comfortable second shot, while a not so good shot could see the ball drifting the rough and trees on the right hand side of the fairway. The approach shot to the green needs to miss the two bunkers either side protecting the green. So a relatively short par 4 where par is very achievable.
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Hole 17
Hole 17 is a 389 yard par 4. This is the last par four on the course and is the last chance to hit the driver. All along the left of this hole is Powell’s Pool, which means that any shot that is hooked can find itself in the water, there is also a wooded area on the right hand side. Once on the fairway the second shot is slightly up hill to the green. There is a bunker on the front left of the green that needs to be overcome to find the green.
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Hole 18
Hole 18 is a 147 white yard (135 red) par 3. The final hole on the course plays with Powell’s Pool. running along the left hand side of the fairway, so a tee shot that draws is likely to find the water. Beware also as on, or over the path leading back to the clubhouse is Out of Bounds. There is a right to left slope which leads any short ball into the “Captains bunker” that guards the green. A tricky hole to par, but a good end to the course, and a chance to adjourn to the homely clubhouse for refreshments.