A hole-by-hole guide to Dunnerholme
This page has overviews for each hole, with yardages for the White, Yellow and Red tees (updated in July 2021). There are 10 greens with very different tee positions for the front and back nine – this vastly alters the holes when played for the second time on the back 9.
There are pictures from the tee, fairway and around the green.
There are some hints and tips for playing each hole to help you avoid some of the trouble.
Choose a hole below or scroll down. The 9-hole course simply uses the first 9 holes of the 18 hole course.
10 Greens - 18 Tees
Par 72
Par 72
Par 72
Hole 1
Par 4 - SI 10
Par 4 - SI 10
Par 4 - SI 12
Notes for hole 1
Drive from the raised area to a slight hogs back fairway that can take a ball towards the rough.
Avoid the out of bounds on the right and the stream on the left.
The stream can also punish a wayward second shot to the green where two mounds at the front make judging the distance a little deceptive.
If you drive well, it’s a relatively easy start to get the round underway.
Hole 2
Par 4 - SI 8
Par 4 - SI 8
Par 4 - SI 10
Notes for hole 2
A good drive avoiding the heavy rough on the right, laying up before a stream crossing the fairway.
Another stream lies off the back of the green to catch a long wayward second shot, with some gorse bushes to catch you out on the left if you’re unlucky.
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Hole 3
Par 4 - SI 1
Par 4 - SI 1
Par 5 - SI 4
Notes for hole 3
A challenging hole — a tricky par four from the white and yellow tees, and a par five from the red tees.
Big trouble is to be found all the way down the left — push your drive too far to the right, though, and you’ll find the stream.
A long straight drive is essential to set up a tricky second shot that has to cross the stream and avoid rough and gorse to the back of the green.
Laying up before the stream is often a safer option, but alternatively there is a nice area of fairway over the stream in the run up to the green.
Hole 4
Par 3 - SI 15
Par 3 - SI 15
Par 3 - SI 18
Hole 5
Par 4 - SI 3
Par 4 - SI 3
Par 4 - SI 3
Notes for hole 5
Another longer par four, with gorse and thick rough on the seaward side — there is room on the right with only light rough if you miss the fairway.
The road passes close to the front of the green and is lined by a bank, which makes the second shot tricky to judge with unpredictable lies if you are short.
There is trouble to the left of the green but plenty of room to the right and behind.
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Hole 6
Par 3 - SI 13
Par 3 - SI 13
Par 3 - SI 13
Notes for hole 6
The signature par three plays up onto the top of Dunnerholme Rock itself — it’s challenging to get both distance and elevation right from the blind tee shot.
The large green has no trouble around — you just need to focus on getting up!
Enjoy the views from the top, as this hole is not revisited in an eighteen hole round.
Hole 7
Par 4 - SI 14
Par 4 - SI 14
Par 4 - SI 14
Notes for hole 7
A short par four with a dry stone wall passing very close to the front of the green.
Avoid the sea on the left with your drive and the gorse bounding the fifth green on your right.
The main choice is how close you want to be to the wall — or indeed if you want to risk going for the green.
Hole 8
Par 5 - SI 6
Par 5 - SI 6
Par 5 - SI 7
Hole 9
Par 4 - SI 5
Par 4 - SI 5
Par 4 - SI 2
Hole 10
Par 4 - SI 17
Par 4 - SI 17
Par 4 - SI 15
Hole 11
Par 4 - SI 12
Par 4 - SI 12
Par 4 - SI 9
Hole 12
Par 4 - SI 7
Par 4 - SI 7
Par 4 - SI 11
Hole 13
Par 5 - SI 11
Par 5 - SI 11
Par 4 - SI 1
Notes for hole 13
This hole is a par five this time.
The gorse is more in play from the drive and can intimidate you into a mistake — there should be room to aim to the right without going too far towards the stream.
You can lay up with your second shot before the stream, leaving a simple wedge into the green.
Hole 14
Par 3 - SI 18
Par 3 - SI 18
Par 3 - SI 17
Hole 15
Par 4 - SI 2
Par 4 - SI 2
Par 4 - SI 5
Hole 16
Par 5 - SI 9
Par 5 - SI 9
Par 5 - SI 6
Hole 17
Par 4 - SI 4
Par 4 - SI 4
Par 4 - SI 8
Hole 18
Par 4 - SI 16
Par 4 - SI 16
Par 4 - SI 16
Notes for hole 18
A slightly longer hole may make the decision to lay up on top of the hill easier.
If you do go for it, there is a lot of trouble to the left, with the railway and greenkeeper’s sheds out of bounds — the clubhouse to the right is also out of bounds.
Straight drives required!
