Stat Focus: The Grove

Thousands of golfers use the Golfshake Score Tracker to record their scores and track their stats, taking full advantage of the statistical analysis to provide an insight behind their games. This depth of information has offered us a vast library of data, covering golf courses across the UK, Europe and beyond, capturing just how well the Golfshake Community have played certain layouts.

Continuing our Stat Focus Series, we turn to The Grove in Hertfordshire. This prestigious and acclaimed venue boasts a championship golf course that was designed by Kyle Philips, which has been showcased widely on two notable occasions; when Tiger Woods won a World Golf Championship event in 2006, and when the European Tour stopped by for the British Masters in 2016.

Just 18 miles from the centre of London, The Grove is widely accessible, with its five-star hotel and spa being popular, in addition to the superbly presented course. Its standing is clear. When we surveyed the Golfshake Community, they ranked this venue among the Best Golf Accommodation in the UK, and it sits at #2 in the Golfshake Top 100, with our golfers reviewing The Grove as a Highly Recommended venue, with a striking 100% positive rating.

Many of you will have played here through the years, and if so, how did you get on? Luckily, we can compare the performances of the Golfshake Community. We have analysed rounds tracked by our mid-handicap golfers - between 12 and 19 - to provide a hole-by-hole guide to the course from the Grove tees (6,332 yards), ranking them in terms of difficulty in relation to par.

5th - 402 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.616

Average Putts: 1.941

3rd - 410 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.500

Average Putts: 1.897

18th - 416 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.336

Average Putts: 1.897

12th - 419 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.315

Average Putts: 1.868

10th - 341 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.212

Average Putts: 1.868

8th - 393 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.164

Average Putts: 1.9141

6th - 506 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.116

Average Putts: 2.044

4th - 127 Yards, Par 3

Average Score to Par: +1.110

Average Putts: 1.941

15th - 367 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.075

Average Putts: 2.029

9th - 515 Yards, Par 5

Average Score to Par: +1.075

Average Putts: 1.941

2nd - 385 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +1.048

Average Putts: 1.941

7th - 132 Yards, Par 3

Average Score to Par: +0.938

Average Putts: 1.926

11th - 463 Yards, Par 5

Average Score to Par: +0.911

Average Putts: 1.853

13th - 184 Yards, Par 3

Average Score to Par: +0.760

Average Putts: 1.809

17th - 470 Yards, Par 5

Average Score to Par: +0.733

Average Putts: 2.074

14th - 342 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +0.712

Average Putts: 1.941

1st - 312 Yards, Par 4

Average Score to Par: +0.658

Average Putts: 1.926

16th - 148 Yards, Par 3

Average Score to Par: +0.651

Average Putts: 1.941