Royal Birkdale Golf Club: course map and yardages

18-hole course in Merseyside, England. 7,167 yards, par 72, with 127 bunkers and water in play on 9 holes.

18holes
7,167yards
72par
127bunkers
564yards, longest (hole 17)
172yards, shortest (hole 7)

Fairways, greens, bunkers and water at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, with the number of each hole at its tee.

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Yardages to the front, middle and back of the green from wherever you stand, with reach and carry for bunkers and water. On iPhone and Apple Watch, and free to play.

Hole by hole

Distances are from the tee end of each hole as it's mapped, so they won't match every set of tees. Reach is the distance to the near edge of a hazard and carry the distance over it.

Hole 1

Par 4 · 446 yards

Green 29 yards deep: front 432, back 461
Bunker: 225 to reach, 230 to carry
Water: 412 to reach, 456 to carry
Bunker: 412 to reach, 415 to carry
Greenside bunker: 413 to reach, 416 to carry
and 1 more

Hole 2

Par 4 · 419 yards

Green 34 yards deep: front 402, back 435
Bunker: 299 to reach, 303 to carry
Bunker: 309 to reach, 314 to carry
Bunker: 373 to reach, 378 to carry
Greenside bunker: 385 to reach, 390 to carry
and 4 more

Hole 3

Par 4 · 455 yards

Dogleg right
Green 41 yards deep: front 427, back 469
Bunker: 104 to reach, 108 to carry
Bunker: 191 to reach, 196 to carry
Bunker: 203 to reach, 208 to carry
Bunker: 301 to reach, 306 to carry
and 6 more

Hole 4

Par 3 · 197 yards

Green 39 yards deep: front 176, back 215
Greenside bunker: 170 to reach, 176 to carry
Greenside bunker: 182 to reach, 190 to carry
Greenside bunker: 186 to reach, 191 to carry
Greenside bunker: 195 to reach, 199 to carry

Hole 5

Par 4 · 341 yards

Dogleg right
Green 35 yards deep: front 320, back 355
Water: 219 to reach, 267 to carry
Water: 278 to reach, 287 to carry
Greenside bunker: 280 to reach, 284 to carry
Greenside bunker: 286 to reach, 291 to carry
and 5 more

Hole 6

Par 5 · 502 yards

Dogleg right
Green 38 yards deep: front 482, back 521
Water: 115 to reach, 207 to carry
Bunker: 223 to reach, 232 to carry
Bunker: 271 to reach, 276 to carry
Bunker: 297 to reach, 302 to carry
and 5 more

Hole 7

Par 3 · 172 yards

Green 29 yards deep: front 155, back 184
Water: 147 to reach, 187 to carry
Greenside bunker: 149 to reach, 153 to carry
Greenside bunker: 151 to reach, 160 to carry
Greenside bunker: 156 to reach, 160 to carry
and 6 more

Hole 8

Par 4 · 455 yards

Dogleg left
Green 40 yards deep: front 432, back 472
Bunker: 96 to reach, 101 to carry
Bunker: 96 to reach, 101 to carry
Water: 111 to reach, 125 to carry
Water: 113 to reach, 122 to carry
and 11 more

Hole 9

Par 4 · 413 yards

Dogleg right
Green 31 yards deep: front 397, back 428
Greenside bunker: 359 to reach, 364 to carry
Greenside bunker: 370 to reach, 375 to carry

Hole 10

Par 4 · 402 yards

Dogleg left
Green 33 yards deep: front 387, back 420
Bunker: 226 to reach, 231 to carry
Bunker: 235 to reach, 240 to carry
Bunker: 237 to reach, 242 to carry
Bunker: 274 to reach, 279 to carry
and 2 more

Hole 11

Par 4 · 430 yards

Green 36 yards deep: front 413, back 449
Bunker: 131 to reach, 136 to carry
Bunker: 145 to reach, 150 to carry
Bunker: 207 to reach, 213 to carry
Water: 224 to reach, 246 to carry
and 6 more

Hole 12

Par 3 · 186 yards

Green 32 yards deep: front 164, back 196
Bunker: 143 to reach, 148 to carry
Bunker: 148 to reach, 152 to carry
Greenside bunker: 163 to reach, 167 to carry
Greenside bunker: 167 to reach, 171 to carry

Hole 13

Par 4 · 503 yards

Green 40 yards deep: front 477, back 517
Bunker: 237 to reach, 246 to carry
Bunker: 251 to reach, 261 to carry
Bunker: 285 to reach, 293 to carry
Bunker: 323 to reach, 328 to carry
and 8 more

Hole 14

Par 3 · 200 yards

Green 36 yards deep: front 178, back 215
Bunker: 150 to reach, 154 to carry
Greenside bunker: 175 to reach, 179 to carry
Greenside bunker: 177 to reach, 183 to carry
Greenside bunker: 189 to reach, 193 to carry
and 1 more

Hole 15

Par 5 · 540 yards

Green 36 yards deep: front 519, back 555
Bunker: 85 to reach, 144 to carry
Water: 155 to reach, 217 to carry
Water: 159 to reach, 192 to carry
Bunker: 209 to reach, 214 to carry
and 14 more

Hole 16

Par 4 · 433 yards

Green 39 yards deep: front 417, back 455
Bunker: 234 to reach, 241 to carry
Bunker: 244 to reach, 253 to carry
Bunker: 357 to reach, 362 to carry
Bunker: 359 to reach, 364 to carry
and 6 more

Hole 17

Par 5 · 564 yards

Dogleg left
Green 42 yards deep: front 544, back 586
Bunker: 111 to reach, 115 to carry
Bunker: 315 to reach, 318 to carry
Bunker: 325 to reach, 329 to carry
Bunker: 435 to reach, 443 to carry
and 5 more

Hole 18

Par 5 · 509 yards · Stroke index 10

Green 38 yards deep: front 485, back 523
Bunker: 243 to reach, 255 to carry
Bunker: 312 to reach, 316 to carry
Bunker: 331 to reach, 337 to carry
Bunker: 381 to reach, 388 to carry
and 4 more

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