5th Hole – Le Roy des Trous
Stroke index 1 for the men and a par 5 for the ladies. The hole favours a long drive to the bottom of the hill. A blind, up hill second shot will need an extra club to reach the green.
3rd Hole – Willy’s Pitch
Although a short hole, the two tier green that slopes away from you presents the most testing approach shot. Genuine birdie opportunity.
2nd Hole – Men’s Dilemma
A straight drive avoiding ‘Hudson’s Tree’ on the right brings you to the left half of the fairway and opens up the approach to the green. Two good shots are required to reach the green in regulation.
18th Hole – Flat Earth
A fine finishing hole with out-of-bounds all down the left and trees to the right. The drive requires pin-point accuracy and some courage! Even a good drive leaves a lengthy second to a sloping green and plenty of trouble for a slightly off-line approach.
15th Hole – Parry’s Par
A demanding par 5 which requires three good shots to reach the green. The fairway has right to left camber all the way to a large green which slopes from front to back and is guarded by a single bunker on the right.
12th Hole – The Long Haul
A solid tee shot is essential to have any chance of reaching the green in two. A deep valley is in front of the green, out-of-bounds on the left and a bunker to the right of the green makes for a testing second shot.
9th Hole – Bishop’s Bunkers
Kingsthorpe’s answer to the ‘postage stamp’.
Don’t be fooled by the Stroke Index of this hole. The long two-tiered green is well protected by five bunkers, with one of those bunkers hidden at the back of the green just in front of the out-of-bounds. Depending on pin position and wind direction, this hole is anything from a pitching wedge to a 6-iron!
4th Hole – Panter’s Pines
A fairly straightforward par three, but beware the hidden bunkers to the right of the green. A grassy dip runs in front of the green which can catch anything short, and anything left or right of the green will find trouble.
1st Hole – Walding’s Walk
A tricky start to your round at Kingsthorpe, the first hole has out-of-bounds on the left-hand side, and willow trees down the right, so a good straight hit off the tee is essential to find the valley in front of the green leaving a partially blind uphill second shot to a large green shared with the 8th hole.
