Gog Magog Golf Club - The Wandlebury Course

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 1

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
1	513	5	482	9	415	5	14

Only the bunker on the right to penalise an early push mars the drive up the first Par 5.

The green has an indentation on the left that can catch the unwary.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 2

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
2	385	4	363	15	349	4	10

The second has a range of bunkers well within driving range, while bunkers on both sides protect the front of the green.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 3

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
3	451	4	425	3	375	4	2

A good drive is needed on the third to bring in range the green, which has bunkers on the right.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 4

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
4	509	5	485	11	433	5	8

The fourth is another Par 5 with your drive hopefully passing the bunker on the left and leaving you with a possibility of reaching the green with your second shot (with a following wind).

Bunkers right and left of the green may encourage caution however.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 18

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
18	464	4	447	10	368	4	5
In	3323	36	3146	......	2813	36	........
Out	3412	36	3220	......	2829	36	........
Total	6735	72	6366	......	5642	72	........

Reaching the eighteenth, you could be forgiven for checking the card again as it looks more like a Par 5, especially into the wind, but a good drive can bounce a long way down a dry fairway, leaving the possibility of finding the green with your second.If you’ve scored well on the last three holes you deserve a good result!

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 17

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
17	359	4	331	6	317	4	11

By comparison the seventeenth has fewer terrors, but the two right side fairway bunkers can collect drives which seem to be going down the middle.

Again, bunkers left and right protect the green.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 16

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
16	187	3	174	14	153	3	15

If you think you’re heading for a good round when you get to the sixteenth, do not count your chickens on this medium length Par 3.

Your tee shot has to clear the front bunkers to reach the green while impenetrable thickets on both sides wait to claim a slice or a hook. Bunkers left and right rear complete the test.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 15

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
15	498	5	469	4	432	5	7

The fifteenth is an almost right-angled dogleg with a good drive needed to be in sight of the green.If not you face a shot across trees to clear the corner and the possibility of never seeing your ball again if you err right. Erring left can also put you among trees and deep rough on the left of the fairway. Bunkers protect the left and right of the green.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 14

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
14	149	3	135	18	118	3	17

Judging the distance on the Par 3 fourteenth is not always easy with deviations punished by bunkers right and left and a large green to contend with.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 13

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
13	310	4	295	16	255	4	13

The thirteenth is an uphill drive leaving a short iron over the bunkers to the green.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 12

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
12	527	5	514	2	461	5	1

The Par 5 twelfth is a long hole into the wind with a bunker on the left just outside of drive range.

A comfortable second shot sets up a tricky approach with three bunkers protecting the front right side of the green.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 11

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
11	395	4	371	8	335	4	9

Choice of club on the eleventh tee, especially with a following wind, needs thought as the doglegged fairway slopes into the bunker on the left and a series of bunkers on the right can catch a good, slightly right drive.

Bunkers front and sides protect the green that slopes up invitingly.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 10

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
10	434	4	410	12	374	4	3

Pausing briefly at the Half Way House for refreshment the tenth tee provides a wonderful vista over the countryside and the opportunity for an impressive drive between the fairway bunkers.

A medium iron should set up a comfortable Par 4 assuming the bunkers on each side are avoided.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 9

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
9	384	4	365	5	309	4	12

Your drive on the ninth, avoiding the bunker on the right, sets up an approach shot up the hill to the invisible green, with bunkers on either side.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 8

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
8	212	3	191	13	153	3	16

The long Par 3 eighth requires a long downhill iron, sometimes even a wood, with a slice landing in a deep bunker right of the green.

The left side is not much easier as the green slopes left to right, so you might find the bunker anyway.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 7

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
7	373	4	360	1	312	4	4

The prevailing wind makes the seventh a hard hole to par, as your second shot has to clear a series of deep bunkers starting in front and running alongside the right of the green.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 6

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
6	403	4	388	7	351	4	6

The sixth requires a confident drive to clear bunkers on right and left leaving a short approach to the green that slopes upwards.

The Wandlebury Course - Hole 5

Hole	White	Par	Yellow	Stroke	Red	Par	Stroke
5	182	3	162	17	132	3	18

The fifth is a Par 3, usually requires a lofted iron to clear the bunkers and then stop within a few feet.