18 Golf Holes That Could Ruin Your Scorecard
By: Golfshake Editor | Fri 16 Oct 2020
Everyone has that one hole that invariably threatens to ruin their scorecard, when even on the best days it ominously looms in your mind. This is true for all golfers, including single handicap players, as we have discovered when analysing the Golfshake Score Tracker.
The Road Hole at St Andrews and 12th at Augusta National are two of the most iconic card wreckers, but what about those found on lesser known venues in the UK?
Looking at rounds tracked during 2019 and 2020, we have studied scores posted by golfers with handicaps between 2 and 9, who shot rounds between 70 and 86, to identify the holes that this limited demographic of player have found difficult, playing significantly over par.
Each of the courses featured had at least ten eligible rounds submitted, making for a decent sample of data.
Take a look to see if you have played any of these nightmare holes, and let us know which hole you most fear in the game!
Hole: 9th
Par: 4
Yards: 422
Stroke Index: 4
Average Score Over Par: +1.77
Hole: 4th
Par: 4
Yards: 455
Stroke Index: 6
Average Score Over Par: +1.73
Hole: 17th
Par: 3
Yards: 213
Stroke Index: 5
Average Score Over Par: +1.73
Hole: 16th
Par: 4
Yards: 380
Stroke Index: 1
Average Score Over Par: +1.70
Hole: 2nd
Par: 4
Yards: 407
Stroke Index: 7
Average Score Over Par: +1.69
Hole: 6th
Par: 4
Yards: 393
Stroke Index: 1
Average Score Over Par: +1.64
Hole: 6th
Par: 4
Yards: 406
Stroke Index: 3
Average Score Over Par: +1.60
Hole: 2nd
Par: 4
Yards: 394
Stroke Index: 4
Average Score Over Par: +1.60
Hole: 11th
Par: 5
Yards: 525
Stroke Index: 7
Average Score Over Par: +1.60
Hole: 4th
Par: 3
Yards: 209
Stroke Index: 8
Average Score Over Par: +1.60
Hole: 6th
Par: 4
Yards: 374
Stroke Index: 2
Average Score Over Par: +1.60
Farleigh Golf Club (Green Course)
Hole: 8th
Par: 4
Yards: 468
Stroke Index: 3
Average Score Over Par: +1.59
Hole: 13th
Par: 4
Yards: 377
Stroke Index: 1
Average Score Over Par: +1.56
Frilford Heath Golf Club (Red Course)
Hole: 17th
Par: 4
Yards: 386
Stroke Index: 8
Average Score Over Par: +1.54
East Sussex National Golf Club (East Course)
Hole: 9th
Par: 4
Yards: 397
Stroke Index: 4
Average Score Over Par: +1.54
Thornbury Golf Centre (Marlwood Course)
Hole: 9th
Par: 4
Yards: 454
Stroke Index: 12
Average Score Over Par: +1.54
Hole: 13th
Par: 3
Yards: 213
Stroke Index: 2
Average Score Over Par: +1.53
Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club
Hole: 16th
Par: 4
Yards: 419
Stroke Index: 1
Average Score Over Par: +1.50
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