Course Tour

Jon Congdon is the Course Liaison Officer and a former Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well as being a member of 25 years’ standing. He has chosen six feature holes – do you agree with his choices?

Hole 1: No short, easy warm-up at Thetford. The 186-yard par-three demands at least a long iron if you are going to reach the green and varying wind conditions can mean you need more club than that.

Hole 1

Hole 5: Surely on anyone’s list of a composite of the best 18 holes in East Anglia. A dogleg left from the back tee requiring a drive down a chute of trees with two deep bunkers awaiting anything slightly off line or not well enough struck. A good drive still leaves an approach of some 150 yards to a sloping green where three putts are at least as common as two

Hole 12: From the back tee this is known as the pit hole. A gentle dogleg right from the back tee, the straight line takes you over a deep tree-lined pit which will capture all but the best-hit shots. Bail out to the left and trees await or a very long second shot. The finishing holes at Thetford are perfect for both medal and matchplay as anything can happen over the last three holes.

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Hole 16

Hole 17: Really what should be a “simple” par five, but standing on the back tee with the prevailing wind in your face and the fairway – which is actually much bigger than you can see from the tee – can shrink to something that seems very small.

Hole 16: Only just over 150 yards even from the back tee. However, miss the green and any score becomes possible.

Hole 18: Although index 6 on the card this is the toughest hole on the course, a par-four of over 470 yards uphill. Plenty of trouble awaits especially any second shots that are off line. Nobody is ever unhappy with a par on this hole to give an excuse for a celebratory drink at the 19th hole.