Baberton Golf Course Scorecard & Course Guide

How Baberton Golf Course plays

Baberton Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 70 golf course in Scotland. From the black tees it measures 6,046 yards, with a course rating of 70.1 and a slope of 128; the green tees are 5,437 yards.

There are five par 3s, ten par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 15th, a 523-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 14th at 119 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 12th (SI 1), 7th (SI 2) and 13th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, water is in play on hole 1 and bunkers guard the green on 16 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the purple tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5 and expects a score of about 89, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 12th, 6th and 7th; the best scoring chances are the 4th, 1st and 15th.

Baberton Golf Course scorecard

Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.

Front nine
Front nine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Black	276	512	364	303	222	374	393	186	312	2,942
Purple	269	500	361	262	219	362	377	177	303	2,830
Green	261	448	361	257	219	285	364	173	292	2,660
Blue	210	366	205	182	132	203	172	68	198	1,736
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	35
Stroke index	14	6	16	18	4	12	2	8	10
15 hcp expects	4.4	6.1	4.9	4.3	4.2	5.3	5.3	4.3	4.9	43.7

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Black	347	211	477	389	119	523	478	149	411	3,104	6,046
Purple	341	195	467	384	109	454	447	137	395	2,929	5,759
Green	341	179	439	384	101	441	414	124	354	2,777	5,437
Blue	192	135	346	229	95	271	243	115	225	1,851	3,587
Par	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	3	4	35	70
Stroke index	11	7	1	3	13	17	5	15	9
15 hcp expects	5.0	4.2	5.8	5.3	3.9	5.6	5.7	4.1	5.2	44.8	88.5

Baberton Golf Course scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	Black	Purple	Green	Blue
1	4	14	276	269	261	210
2	5	6	512	500	448	366
3	4	16	364	361	361	205
4	4	18	303	262	257	182
5	3	4	222	219	219	132
6	4	12	374	362	285	203
7	4	2	393	377	364	172
8	3	8	186	177	173	68
9	4	10	312	303	292	198
Out	35		2,942	2,830	2,660	1,736
10	4	11	347	341	341	192
11	3	7	211	195	179	135
12	4	1	477	467	439	346
13	4	3	389	384	384	229
14	3	13	119	109	101	95
15	5	17	523	454	441	271
16	5	5	478	447	414	243
17	3	15	149	137	124	115
18	4	9	411	395	354	225
In	35		3,104	2,929	2,777	1,851
Total	70		6,046	5,759	5,437	3,587

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
Black	6,046 yds	70	70.1	128
Purple	5,759 yds	70	68.8	126
Green	5,437 yds	70	67.2	120
Blue	3,587 yds	70	59.6	102

Hole-by-hole guide

Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the purple tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins, with the round matched to the course rating.

Hole 1

Par 4 · 269 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 14276 yds black269 yds purple261 yds greenScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 243 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 53 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.4shots expected, about 0.4 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 24%Rough or trees 72%Bunker 4%

In play off the tee: Water left, 73–89 yds; Bunker right, 171–178 yds; Bunker right, 181–189 yds; Bunker centre, 204–214 yds.

Green 8 m below the tee.

Plan hole 1 with your own bag →

Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 5 · 500 yards from the purple tees

Par 5Stroke index 6512 yds black500 yds purple448 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 230 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 293 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 87 yds in.

6.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 31%Rough or trees 68%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 214–222 yds; Bunker right, 237–245 yds; Bunker right, 248–255 yds.

Green 12 m above the tee.

Plan hole 2 with your own bag →

← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 361 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 16364 yds black361 yds purple361 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 246 yds, aim 30 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 132 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 43%Rough or trees 57%

Green 11 m below the tee.

Plan hole 3 with your own bag →

← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 4 · 262 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 18303 yds black262 yds purple257 yds greenScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 248 yds, aim 36 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 42 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.3shots expected, about 0.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 43%Rough or trees 56%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 249–258 yds; Bunker left of the green, 263–271 yds.

Green 12 m below the tee.

Plan hole 4 with your own bag →

← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 3 · 219 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 4222 yds black219 yds purple219 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver (plays like 227), aim 3 yds right of the pin, 4 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 10%Off the green 88%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 201–207 yds; Bunker right of the green, 204–209 yds.

Green 12 m above the tee.

Plan hole 5 with your own bag →

← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 362 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 12374 yds black362 yds purple285 yds greenOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 21 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 161 yds (plays like 164), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 33%Rough or trees 66%Out of bounds 1%

Plan hole 6 with your own bag →

← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 377 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 2393 yds black377 yds purple364 yds greenHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 41 yds left of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 175 yds (plays like 184), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 25%Rough or trees 68%Bunker 6%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 193–204 yds.

Green 10 m above the tee.

Plan hole 7 with your own bag →

← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 3 · 177 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 8186 yds black177 yds purple173 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 193), aim 12 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.

4.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 11%Off the green 78%Bunker 6%Out of bounds 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 154–162 yds; Bunker right of the green, 173–189 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee.

Plan hole 8 with your own bag →

← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 303 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 10312 yds black303 yds purple292 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 233 yds, aim at the corner.

Approach: Gap W from the fairway, about 103 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 31%Rough or trees 64%Bunker 4%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 218–228 yds.

Plan hole 9 with your own bag →

← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 4 · 341 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 11347 yds black341 yds purple341 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 247 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 122 yds (plays like 114), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 47%Rough or trees 53%

Green 17 m below the tee.

Plan hole 10 with your own bag →

← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 3 · 195 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 7211 yds black195 yds purple179 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

4 Hybrid, aim 6 yds left of the pin, 7 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 7%Off the green 90%Bunker 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 180–186 yds; Bunker right of the green, 189–197 yds; Bunker left of the green, 189–197 yds; Bunker right of the green, 199–206 yds.

Green 8 m above the tee.

Plan hole 11 with your own bag →

← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 467 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 1477 yds black467 yds purple439 yds greenHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 249 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 240 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 14 yds in.

5.8shots expected, about 1.8 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 34%Rough or trees 66%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 240–254 yds; Bunker centre, 267–281 yds.

Green 18 m below the tee.

Plan hole 12 with your own bag →

← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 384 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 3389 yds black384 yds purple384 yds greenHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 238 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 169 yds (plays like 179), aim 21 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 49%Rough or trees 51%

Green 8 m above the tee.

Plan hole 13 with your own bag →

← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 3 · 109 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 13119 yds black109 yds purple101 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Pitching W (plays like 114), aim 12 yds left of the pin.

3.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 12%Off the green 77%Bunker 11%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 79–84 yds; Bunker right of the green, 84–89 yds; Bunker right of the green, 93–100 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 96–101 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee.

Plan hole 14 with your own bag →

← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 5 · 454 yards from the purple tees

Par 5Stroke index 17523 yds black454 yds purple441 yds greenScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 240 yds, aim at the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 236 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 9 yds in.

5.6shots expected, about 0.6 over par

Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 66%Rough or trees 34%

Green 10 m below the tee.

Plan hole 15 with your own bag →

← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 5 · 447 yards from the purple tees

Par 5Stroke index 5478 yds black447 yds purple414 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 227 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 243 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 51 yds in.

5.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 66%Rough or trees 34%

Green 13 m above the tee.

Plan hole 16 with your own bag →

← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 3 · 137 yards from the purple tees

Par 3Stroke index 15149 yds black137 yds purple124 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

8 Iron (plays like 145), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 9%Off the green 89%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 116–123 yds.

Plan hole 17 with your own bag →

← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 395 yards from the purple tees

Par 4Stroke index 9411 yds black395 yds purple354 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, purple tees

Driver 240 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 183 yds (plays like 180), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 54%Rough or trees 46%

Green 7 m below the tee.

Plan hole 18 with your own bag →

← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Baberton Golf Course?

From the black tees Baberton Golf Course plays 6,046 yards. The other tees are the purple 5,759, the green 5,437 and the blue 3,587 yards. It is par 70 from every tee.

What is the course rating and slope at Baberton Golf Course?

Black tees: 70.1 rating, 128 slope. Purple tees: 68.8 rating, 126 slope. Green tees: 67.2 rating, 120 slope. Blue tees: 59.6 rating, 102 slope.

What is par at Baberton Golf Course?

Par is 70: 35 out and 35 in, with five par 3s, ten par 4s and three par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Baberton Golf Course?

The 12th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 477 yards from the black tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 12th the hardest against par.

What's a good score at Baberton Golf Course for a 15 handicap?

From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 89 from the purple tees, 19 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 12th, 6th and 7th.

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Baberton Golf Course

How Baberton Golf Course plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Baberton Golf Course scorecard

Hole-by-hole guide

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Hole 18

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