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Classic Links Golf

Royal West Norfolk Golf Club (or ‘Brancaster’, as it is often referred to) was founded in 1892, and the course laid out by Mr Holcombe Ingleby. There has been little alteration to Ingleby’s design, and many of the original holes are still played today.

The Clubhouse is not accessible by car when the tide is high, and both the 8th and 9th holes are affected by the tides (see times). Walking across the beach to get from the clubhouse on to the course immediately gives one a pleasurable and relaxed feeling of anticipation.

At 6,457 yards and par 71, the course is not particularly long, but, situated as it is right on the North Norfolk coast, it is often subjected to very windy conditions. The outward 9 measures 3,409 yards, as against the 3,048 yards coming home, but the prevailing wind can make the inward 9 very hard. It is a fine example of a links course, predominantly going out inland and coming back along the coast.

  • Slope 123, Course Rating 71.2
  • Slope 121, Course Rating 69.9
  • Slope 133, Course Rating 74.8
Hole White
Yards
White
Yellow
Yards
Yellow
Par Stroke
Index
S.I.
Red
Yards
Red
Par Stroke
Index
S.I.
1 417 408 4 11 396 5 13
2 449 437 4 9 419 5 7
3 408 380 4 3 359 4 3
4 130 124 3 17 121 3 15
5 438 396 4 5 361 4 5
6 182 175 3 15 162 3 17
7 496 476 5 13 458 5 11
8 503 487 5 1 443 5 1
9 403 402 4 7 376 5 9
10 149 141 3 18 134 3 16
11 476 466 5 4 440 5 4
12 382 372 4 8 361 4 10
13 312 306 4 14 291 4 18
14 433 420 4 2 404 5 2
15 187 180 3 16 165 3 14
16 336 329 4 6 315 4 8
17 393 366 4 10 354 4 6
18 384 361 4 12 345 4 12
Out 3426 3285 36 3095 39
In 3052 2941 35 2809 36
Total 6478 6226 71 5904 75
Ranked #61
in the World Course
(You Can Play)
Golf World
Ranked #17
in England
Golf World
Ranked #29
in UK & Ireland
Golf World
“If you don’t like this place then you don’t like golf.”