1st Hole 280 Yards Par 4 SI 15

A gentle opening hole, but with an intimidating 'carry' of 170 yards to the fairway. Providing you are straight the approach is easy, but a short or sliced drive will make a four more difficult.

2nd Hole 489 Yards Par 5 SI 5

A interesting dog-leg left. Longer hitters can usually get near the green in two, but beware of two bunkers on either side of the fairway and keep away from the trees on the left.

3rd Hole 277 Yards Par 4 SI 17

Another slight dog-leg to the right. The green is easily reachable in two unless your drive is badly off line. A definite birdie opportunity.

4th Hole 174 Yards Par 3 SI 13

A deceptively difficult par 3 with many natural hazards including a tumulus 30 yards in front of the tee. A straight drive is required into a prevailing wind and the large green has a ridge and can be difficult to read.

5th Hole 445 Yards Par 4 SI 1

A hole which holds no fears for the long hitter, but a clump of trees down the right seems to have a magnetic attraction for many players. A range of grass bunkers across the middle of the fairway at 330 yards can also catch out the unsuspecting player.

6th Hole 324 Yards Par 4 SI 7

One of the finest holes on the course. The drive must clear a line of trees at 100 yards and should be kept to the left hand side of the fairway to ensure a straight-forward approach to the long, narrow green. A bad hook will go out of bounds and the line of trees on the left will almost certainly cause a dropped shot.

7th Hole 175 Yards Par 3 SI 11

A testing par 3 requiring a well struck tee shot to find the green. A hooked tee shot will find trouble with a steep 20 foot rise to the green. If your tee shot is sliced you will need to play a perfect pitch over a bunker and stopping the ball on the green will require backspin. Do not give any putts on this green!

8th Hole 448 Yards Par 4 SI 3

Sloping steeply down from the fairway is ‘Kidnapper’s Hole’ which is a throwback to when innocent passers-by were persuaded to ‘stand & deliver’. Ideally you should aim your drive at the clubhouse and hope that the ball will end up on or close to the fairway. A fine, well directed second shot is needed to reach the green.

9th Hole 165 Yards Par 3 SI 9

As a general rule take one more club than normal on this slightly blind par 3. Avoid the bunkers on both sides of the green and you should have a good opportunity for a birdie.

10th Hole 273 Yards Par 4 SI 12

Despite the length of this hole, it is rarely driven regardless of weather conditions. The reason is the drive up ‘Cardiac Hill’, where most players are only too happy to see their drives reach the top. The approach must be played with care, as a hooked shot will see the ball disappear out of bounds into the quarry, while if left short there is no chance of the ball running onto the green.

11th Hole 284 Yards Par 4 SI 14

This is the famed ‘quarry’ hole, where the drive must clear the gorge below, so woe betide any topped or hooked shot. A strong and accurate drive is required and the easiest approach to the green is from the right-hand side of the fairway.

12th Hole 485 Yards Par 5 SI 10

With a prevailing wind, this is a birdie opportunity - providing you stay in the middle of the fairway and avoid the hazards.

13th Hole 200 Yards Par 3 SI 4

An exceptionally fine par 3, regarded by many as one of the best holes in the West of England. Another difficult green to hit with many obvious and hidden borrows.

14th Hole 349 Yards Par 4 SI 8

A long straight drive will be rewarded but hooked or sliced shots severely punished.

15th Hole 420 Yards Par 4 SI 2

The stroke index suggests a difficult hole. A sliced drive or approach shot can end in disaster and a lost ball but well directed long hitting will enable par to be achieved.

16th Hole 140 Yards Par 3 SI 18

An excellent 'one-shotter' to a well guarded two tier green so your drive must be truly struck to land on the top of the green.

17th Hole 487 Yards Par 5 SI 6

Uphill and into a prevailing wind, most players struggle to reach the green in two. Aim the drive at the marker post to the left of the grass hollow at 200 yards. As usual, keep it straight, avoid the hazards and you should be putting for a birdie.

18th Hole 339 Yards Par 4 SI 16

This hole is more difficult than it looks. A gully across the fairway finds many drives off the tee. Long hitters will end up in the humps and hollows that make this such a picturesque hole. A good second shot is needed to achieve par or birdie.