Kingswood Golf Club

Q: Which hole is hardest at Kingswood Golf Club?

Hole 6 has stroke index 1 — the hardest hole on the scorecard.

Sydney, Australia

Par

Holes

Yards

6,673

Par 3 / 4 / 5

4 · 11 · 3

Course Layout

576 features mapped — fairways, greens, bunkers, tees, water. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fairway Green Bunker Tee Water

Hole-by-Hole Strategy

Dogleg and layup calls derived from hole centerline geometry. 24 doglegs · 10 layup holes.

#	Par	Yards	Plays Like	Shape	Call
1	4	362	367 +5y · +16ft	Slight dogleg right (15.6°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
1 South	4	383	370 -13y · -43ft	Slight dogleg left (17.7°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
2	3	166	369 +203y · +10ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
2 South	4	417	415 -2y · -7ft	Sharp dogleg left (41.6°)	LAYUP Sharp left-hand dogleg (41.6°). Driver runs through the corner — 3-wood or long iron off the tee.
2	4	366	369 +3y · +10ft	Slight dogleg left (17.6°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
3	5	547	207 -340y · +10ft	Slight dogleg left (15.9°)	LAYUP Par 5 at 547y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
3 South	3	220	222 +2y · +7ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
3	3	204	207 +3y · +10ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
4	4	401	570 +169y · +0ft	Slight dogleg right (23.0°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
4 South	4	432	429 -3y · -10ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
4	5	570	570 +0y · +0ft	Slight dogleg left (19.5°)	LAYUP Par 5 at 570y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
5	5	413	492 +79y · +0ft	Sharp dogleg left (40.9°)	Favor the right side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
5 South	5	484	485 +1y · +3ft	Slight dogleg right (24.6°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
5	5	492	492 +0y · +0ft	Slight dogleg left (14.7°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
6	4	323	417 +94y · -10ft	Slight dogleg left (15.9°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
6 South	4	453	451 -2y · -7ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
6	4	420	417 -3y · -10ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
7	3	164	421 +257y · +26ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
7 South	4	334	339 +5y · +16ft	Moderate dogleg right (34.9°)	Favor the left side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
7	4	413	421 +8y · +26ft	Slight dogleg right (16.0°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
8	4	355	330 -25y · -16ft	Moderate dogleg left (27.8°)	Favor the right side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
8 South	5	544	550 +6y · +20ft	Straight	LAYUP Par 5 at 544y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
8	4	335	330 -5y · -16ft	Moderate dogleg left (26.2°)	Favor the right side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
9	4	458	458 +0y · +0ft	Slight dogleg right (14.7°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
9 South	3	180	177 -3y · -10ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
10	4	462	459 -3y · -10ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
10 South	4	438	448 +10y · +33ft	Sharp dogleg right (43.3°)	LAYUP Sharp right-hand dogleg (43.3°). Driver runs through the corner — 3-wood or long iron off the tee.
11	4	374	378 +4y · +13ft	Slight dogleg left (14.7°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
11 South	4	366	374 +8y · +26ft	Slight dogleg right (14.4°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
12	4	392	387 -5y · -16ft	Slight dogleg left (13.5°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
12 South	4	323	317 -6y · -20ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
13	4	315	318 +3y · +10ft	Slight dogleg left (17.6°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
13 South	4	434	433 -1y · -3ft	Slight dogleg right (17.6°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
14	3	133	133 +0y · +0ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
14 South	3	133	138 +5y · +16ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
15	5	534	538 +4y · +13ft	Straight	LAYUP Par 5 at 534y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
15 South	5	533	537 +4y · +13ft	Straight	LAYUP Par 5 at 533y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
16	3	168	166 -2y · -7ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
16 South	5	558	561 +3y · +10ft	Straight	LAYUP Par 5 at 558y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
17	5	504	508 +4y · +13ft	Sharp dogleg left (53.8°)	LAYUP Par 5 at 504y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
17 South	3	132	136 +4y · +13ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
18	4	417	426 +9y · +30ft	Sharp dogleg left (63.6°)	LAYUP Sharp left-hand dogleg (63.6°). Driver runs through the corner — 3-wood or long iron off the tee.
18 South	4	418	412 -6y · -20ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
Total	173	16,070	Distances from OSM centerlines; elevation from SRTM (Open-Meteo).

Course by the Numbers

Calculated from 576 mapped features. Areas are measured directly from the polygon geometry.

285 bunkers

79,340 sq yd of sand — 15.8 bunkers per hole on average.

3680 sq yd

Largest bunker on the course — bigger than most tees.

730 sq yd avg green

Classification: Large greens (~6,500 sq ft avg) — tough 3-putt territory. Huge surfaces — a 40-ft putt is a common outcome even from a good shot.

1295 sq yd

Largest green on the course — a three-club difference front-to-back is possible.

41.78 ha of fairway

Total groomed playing surface across 55 fairway zones.

24 doglegs

5 sharp, 19 moderate. Plotting a line off the tee matters more here than pure distance.

10 layup holes

Best played as three-shot holes for anyone outside single figures — chasing them turns pars into doubles.

Hole 4: 570y

The longest hole on the card — par 5. Know your layup number before you tee off.

285 bunkers · 56 greens · 55 fairway zones · 61 tee boxes · 9 water hazards.

What Should You Expect to Shoot?

These expected scores use the World Handicap System formula: your handicap index × slope ÷ 113, plus course rating. Use them to set a realistic target before you tee off.

Championship

Rating 73.5 · Slope 135 · Par 72 · 6,800 yards

Your Handicap	Course HCP	Expected Score	Over Par
5	7	81	+9
10	13	87	+15
15	19	93	+21
20	25	99	+27
25	31	105	+33
30	37	111	+39

Men's

Rating 71.0 · Slope 128 · Par 72 · 6,200 yards

Your Handicap	Course HCP	Expected Score	Over Par
5	5	76	+4
10	10	81	+9
15	16	87	+15
20	22	93	+21
25	27	98	+26
30	33	104	+32

Ladies'

Rating 73.0 · Slope 130 · Par 74 · 5,400 yards

Your Handicap	Course HCP	Expected Score	Over Par
5	5	78	+4
10	11	84	+10
15	16	89	+15
20	22	95	+21
25	28	101	+27
30	34	107	+33

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	35	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	36	71
Yards	397	524	350	400	168	400	360	187	429	3,215	410	381	165	573	355	398	199	418	559	3,458	6,673
Stroke Index	7	3	13	11	17	1	9	15	5		8	4	16	2	10	6	18	12	14

Holes That Decide Your Round

Hardest Hole · SI 1

Hole 6

Par 4 · 400 yards

Play for the fat of the green and take bogey off the table. Build your pre-round plan →

Longest Hole

Hole 13

Par 5 · 573 yards

Three good shots beats two heroic ones. Bogey here is a solid result for anyone above 10 handicap.

Scoring Opportunity

Hole 12

Par 3 · 165 yards

Attack the pin — if your wedge game is on, this is where strokes get gained back.

Easiest Hole · SI 18

Hole 16

Par 3 · 199 yards

Expected par or better. If you drop a stroke here, it's usually a mental mistake — which is trackable.

Pre-Round Checklist for Kingswood Golf Club

Know your average distance off the tee — budget for 11 par-4 tee shots. Check 4 par-3 yardages — pick your go-to clubs now, not on the tee. Plan hole 6 (hardest) for bogey — don't chase birdie there. Hole 13 is long — know your layup number. Arrive 45 min early — 15 range, 10 short game, 10 putting, 10 to the tee.

Your Game Plan for Kingswood Golf Club

The scorecard tells you the course. The Grand Plan assessment tells you you — which part of your game is actually bleeding strokes. Pair both, and you have a pre-round strategy tailored to this course AND your weaknesses.

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Tee Sets

Championship

Yards:: 6,800
Par:: 72
Course Rating:: 73.5
Slope:: 135

Men's

Yards:: 6,200
Par:: 72
Course Rating:: 71.0
Slope:: 128

Ladies'

Yards:: 5,400
Par:: 74
Course Rating:: 73.0
Slope:: 130

The longest hole is hole 13, a par 5 playing 573 yards.

Which hole is hardest at Kingswood Golf Club?

Hole 6 has the lowest stroke index (1). It's a par 4 playing 400 yards.

What should I shoot at Kingswood Golf Club?

Use the expected-score table above — it's calculated from your handicap and this course's official WHS rating and slope. A 15 handicap typically shoots mid-80s to low-90s depending on the tee set; a 25 handicap mid-90s to low-100s. Track your actual scores against these targets to see how your game travels.