1st hole Captain's Drive

273yds, par 4. SI 15
Starting from the tee with its gardens to the front and side, the ridge and furrow fairway poses little problem if the tee shot is hit "straight and long". With a chip shot into the slightly sloping green a Par 4 should be achieved. "A friendly start"

2nd hole Water's edge

324yds, par 4. SI 11

A dog-leg fairway to the right around the lake, "which catches the unwary", reveals the green.  Cooper’s ditch winds it’s way across the fairway short of the green, with two bunkers and established trees making the approach shot interesting

3rd hole The Furrows

397yds, par 4. SI 5
A good tee shot is needed here as the ground rises quite quickly and the ridge and furrow fairway running between ash trees right and left, makes the well guarded green interesting to hit. "Longer than it appears" due to the gentle up slope

4th hole Chesnut Way

268yds,par 4. SI 17

Chestnut Way: Easy birdie green if the correct tee shot is hit through the narrow fairway gap and a good chip shot is played. Problems if the big shot clears all the trees along the left-hand boundary, because into the gardens and ‘out of bounds’ it goes! The green is also protected by one large horseshoe bunker running along the left hand side and across the front of the green

5th hole The Spinney

135yds, par 3. SI 17

The shortest hole on the course, but well guarded with bunkers (front, right and left), and a narrow green. A well hit and accurate shot is needed here.

6th hole Gorsey Drive

442yds, par4. SI 3
Two different sets of tees are here;  the left-hand side being the  men’s tees, and the right-hand side being the ladies’ tees, so the affect of the slight dog-leg is different. A good drive allows a second shot to run down onto the green set into the slope with a large oak tree at the rear of the green

7th hole The Railway

373yds, par4. SI 7
The first time the River Cole comes into play, as it runs across the seventh hole. This is a dog-leg (left to right), so a good tee shot is needed to give you a chance to hit the smallest green on the course, which is a plateau green set into the face of a slope. Beware of the two bunkers set right and left, and the railway to the left

8th hole Whitegarth House

199yds, par 3. SI 9

A difficult par 3 as the tee seems to be slightly below the green, so this makes judging the correct club more of a problem. There is a lot of space to the right, but to the left is a very inviting garden, and with a green which slopes back instead of forwards - you could have problems

9th hole Tanners View

465yds, par 4. SI 1

To finish the front nine running around the boundary of the course, this is a challenging par 4. A good tee shot is needed to stop short of the River Cole that runs across the fairway. The second shot needs to be well struck to get up onto the green as the fairway is rising gently to the green. Too far left and it’s a copse or rough or too far right and you are into a group of mature poplar trees

10th hole Two Counties

534yds, par 5. SI 8

The longest hole on the course, also dog-leg (right to left), with the River Cole running across the fairway. The tee shot stops just short of the river, with a good second shot up the fairway trying to keep to the high ground on the right-hand side, this leaves you with a tricky third shot into a large green protected by two bunkers right and left.

11th. Redwood Dell

148yds, par 3. SI 18 

The third par 3 hole, where the tees are much higher than the green that appears in the bottom of the valley. With a bunker across the front of the green and the River Cole behind, a very accurate tee shot is needed. "A delightful vista and a challenge to play"

12th. Cole Crossings

361yds, par 4. SI 4

 A sharp dog-leg (left to right), reputed to be the best hole on the course, with the River Cole running along the left side of the tee then across in front. It then wends its way along right side of the fairway then back across the fairway to proceed along the left past the green. The tee shot needs to finish past the corner to give you a fair chance to hit the narrow well-guarded green. The green is protected by the river Cole on the left, 2 metres from the edge of the green and a bunker right. "Superb"

13th hole Lakeside

338yds, par 4. SI 14

This hole should play fairly easy as long as the tee shot stays on the fairway. Go to the right and the lake, which is enhanced by a fountain, waits to swallow up the ball. The green is set into the bank, but with a good second shot, two putts should see you return par 4.

14th: Ash and Oak Drive

452yds, par 4. SI 2

A difficult par 4 as the ground rises very quickly from the men’s tee, flat from the ladies tee, so the tee shot should go between the ash tree to the left and the oak tree to the right. On the flat for the second shot avoiding the bunkers (one to the left short of the green and the other on the right-hand edge of the green) and the copse which is green high right.

15th. Black Water Pool

371yds. par 4. SI 12

The tee shot needs to stay to the left-hand side of this gentle dog-leg hole. To the right is a mini lake waiting to catch the unwary golfer though it is a big hit from the tee. The green is wedge shaped with a bunker left and a threatening slope to the right and rear. With the drop at the back of the green it is easy for the second shot to run through.

16th. The Pond

167yds, par 3 SI 10

This is a classic par 3 hole over a pool that looks longer than it is and intimidates the golfer from the tee. The green is difficult to read with rolling slopes, and is protected by well placed bunkers. When looking back to the tees the mature trees and island make an attractive feature

17th hole Green Keepers

417yds, par 4. SI 6

Avoid the left hand side of this hole and you should have few problems. The tee shot to clear the small valley, with a second shot up hill to run onto the green. The green like so many requires care to read the subtleties of the slopes

18th. Braids Last

510yds, par 5. SI 16

The second longest hole finishes the round with trees running alongside the fairway. The hole being a long sweeping dog-leg (left to right) requires good approach shots to the green which slopes from right to left and is guarded by three bunkers (two on the right-hand side and one of the left-hand side). Putting can be a test of nerve on this sloping green when the patio and clubhouse are full of spectators watching for the "birdie" putt?