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Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Course Golf Course Review in Alnwick, EN in NE66 3XQ
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name SCAITH
From The Tee The opening hole requires an accurate drive, with bunkers pinching
From The Fairway the fairway at either side. A steep tiered green means that distances for approaches must be carefully considered for the pin position,
On The Green with a deep pot bunker collecting shots landing short and right. Golfers finding the wrong tier will face a lengthy test for their opening putt of the round.
Hole 2
Hole Name TOM HA'S HILL
From The Tee
From The Fairway The cambered fairway on the 2nd will see most tee shots run out to the right side, so a line just left of the marker post is ideal.
On The Green
Hole 3
Hole Name NEWBIGGIN
From The Tee The third hole is a dog leg left and the safe play off the tee is to lay up to the corner of
From The Fairway the fairway. Longer hitters deciding to cut the corner may be rewarded with a short second shot and a good birdie opportunity. However out of bounds and thick gorse await any tee shots that don’t make the carry.
On The Green
Hole 4
Hole Name PLATEAU
From The Tee The first of Dunstanburgh’s par 3s is also the toughest,
From The Fairway requiring an accurate shot to an elevated green. Anything left short will tend to run all the way to the bottom of the slope.
On The Green Missing in the rough to the right will leave a fiendish up and down, whilst a pot bunker awaits misses to the left. With the green sloping from back to front, putting to a front pin requires excellent judgement of pace.
Hole 5
Hole Name HILL TOP
From The Tee A short par 4, the green may be reachable to longer hitters,
From The Fairway with drives aimed over the fairway bunkers running out towards the green. Drives finding the left side of the fairway will offer the best angle to the green -
On The Green approaches from the right risk running on and being gathered into the left greenside bunker.
Hole 6
Hole Name SALT HOLE
From The Tee Driving from an elevated tee box allows the golfer to see the entire hole ahead.
From The Fairway Hitting out to the right is the safest play, but will leave a lengthy approach, whilst anyone trying to cut the corner risks finding the salt hole to the left.
On The Green Approaches coming up short will tend to run into the hollow to the right of the green, leaving a tricky up and down.
Hole 7
Hole Name BURN
From The Tee The landing zone for the tee shot is in a dell and not visible from the tee.
From The Fairway The further the drive travels to the base of the hill, the less view the golfer will have for their second shot, so irons just over the brow of the hill may be the option.
On The Green Approaches aimed down the left will tend to feed down to the green, whilst shots missing right will kick further away, leaving a tricky up and down across a narrow green.
Hole 8
Hole Name DUNES
From The Tee The tee shot on the 8th needs to carry the valley before reaching
From The Fairway the fairway and can be a tough prospect when the hole plays into the wind.
On The Green A 3-tiered green means choosing the right club is crucial for approach shots. Finding the right section can yield a good birdie opportunity, but under club and a deep pot bunker will gather anything short.
Hole 9
Hole Name HALFWAY
From The Tee The final hole on the front 9 and also the most testing.
From The Fairway A good drive is needed, as the fairway bunker on the left will remove any chance of getting to the green in two.
On The Green A long second shot needs to be accurate, with greenside bunkers left and right, whilst any lay ups will result in chipping from the dell short of the green.
Hole 10
Hole Name PILLBOX
From The Tee A difficult driving hole, with bunkers on both sides and the hump in
From The Fairway the fairway kicking any shots down the left side towards the rough.
On The Green The green slopes from back to front and is guarded by a bunker short left and swales to collect balls down the right side.
Hole 11
Hole Name RIGGS
From The Tee
From The Fairway A short par four, emphasis should be placed on finding the fairway from the tee,
On The Green with penal rough down both sides. Even with short approaches, the 11th green can be difficult to hold, with run offs short, right and long.
Hole 12
Hole Name SADDLE ROCK
From The Tee The 12th is a long, uphill par 4, with the rough on the right side coming in to play off the tee. .
From The Fairway
On The Green Players must ensure enough they take enough club to reach the green, with anything short running back off the upslope to the green
Hole 13
Hole Name CASTLE
From The Tee Dunstanburgh’s signature hole is a short par 3
From The Fairway played across a ravine to a green sitting under the shadow of the castle.
On The Green
Hole 14
Hole Name CRAGS
From The Tee The only par 5 on the course, the 14th is flanked by deep rough down the right and out of bounds to the left.
From The Fairway
On The Green Keeping the ball straight and in play is key to good scoring. The green slopes from back to front with pot bunkers to the left leaving a testing up and down.
Hole 15
Hole Name BASIN
From The Tee The final par 3 and it’s vital to take enough club to avoid the deep bunker short of the green.
From The Fairway
On The Green The bowl shaped green feeds in from all sides and will leave good birdie chances.
Hole 16
Hole Name STEADS
From The Tee If the pin is tucked behind the left greenside bunker, then a drive down the right
From The Fairway side will offer the best line in for those being bold. For other pin placements, driving to the left side of the fairway will open up the best view of
On The Green the green for the approach shot. The most undulating green on the course provides a tricky two-putt, wherever the hole is located.
Hole 17
Hole Name ELDERS
From The Tee
From The Fairway With a large fairway bunker encroaching down the right side, the channel down the left is the safest driving line.
On The Green A deep pot bunker sits front left, but the worst miss is right of the green, with thick rough making for a tough up and down. Though the green looks fairly flat and first glance, putts can have a deceptive amount of break.
Hole 18
Hole Name HOME
From The Tee A great risk and reward par 4 to finish.
From The Fairway A good drive will allow players the option of going for the green, though the burn awaits anything coming up short and out of bounds runs down the left.
On The Green Any uncertainty about the carry, then laying up short of the burn is the wisest play. If the putting surface is found, the green is fairly benign, sloping gently from back to front.
