Balmore Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Balmore Golf Club plays

Balmore Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 66 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 5,542 yards, with a course rating of 67.3 and a slope of 118; the red tees are 5,073 yards.

There are six par 3s and twelve par 4s. The longest hole is the 3rd, a 448-yard par 4, and the shortest is the 16th at 150 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 4th (SI 1), 12th (SI 2) and 3rd (SI 3).

On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 14 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from eleven of the twelve par 4s and 5s and expects a score of about 86, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 4th, 5th and 3rd; the best scoring chances are the 7th, 2nd and 6th.

Balmore Golf Club 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
White	375	188	448	413	418	183	252	382	308	2,967
Yellow	362	176	431	401	395	156	245	370	301	2,837
Red	328	166	413	372	383	149	237	358	289	2,695
Par	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	34
Stroke index	9	11	3	1	7	13	17	5	15
15 hcp expects	5.5	4.0	5.9	6.7	6.0	4.0	4.6	5.4	5.0	47.1

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	344	163	409	186	376	217	150	384	346	2,575	5,542
Yellow	336	160	405	172	360	213	127	367	317	2,457	5,294
Red	344	154	398	161	341	209	106	359	306	2,378	5,073
Par	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	32	66
Stroke index	12	16	2	14	8	6	18	4	10
15 hcp expects	5.1	4.1	5.3	4.2	5.2	4.4	4.0	5.6	5.1	43.0	90.1

Balmore Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	4	9	375	362	328
2	3	11	188	176	166
3	4	3	448	431	413
4	4	1	413	401	372
5	4	7	418	395	383
6	3	13	183	156	149
7	4	17	252	245	237
8	4	5	382	370	358
9	4	15	308	301	289
Out	34		2,967	2,837	2,695
10	4	12	344	336	344
11	3	16	163	160	154
12	4	2	409	405	398
13	3	14	186	172	161
14	4	8	376	360	341
15	3	6	217	213	209
16	3	18	150	127	106
17	4	4	384	367	359
18	4	10	346	317	306
In	32		2,575	2,457	2,378
Total	66		5,542	5,294	5,073

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
White	5,542 yds	66	67.3	118
Yellow	5,294 yds	66	66.0	116
Red	5,073 yds	66	69.7	117

Hole-by-hole guide

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

Hole 1

Par 4 · 375 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 9375 yds white362 yds yellow328 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 227 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 185 yds (plays like 182), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 18%Rough or trees 79%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 147–153 yds; Bunker left, 220–232 yds; Bunker left, 245–258 yds.

Green 5 m above the tee.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 3 · 188 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 11188 yds white176 yds yellow166 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 12 yds left of the pin.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the green rarely. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 3%Off the green 97%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 83–92 yds.

Green 14 m below the tee.

Plan hole 2 with your own bag →

← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 448 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 3448 yds white431 yds yellow413 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 241 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 234 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 26 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 1.9 over par

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

Fairway 5%Rough or trees 89%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 88–96 yds; Bunker right, 122–127 yds.

Green 14 m below the tee.

Plan hole 3 with your own bag →

← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 4 · 413 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1413 yds white401 yds yellow372 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 226 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the trees, about 225 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 33 yds in.

6.7shots expected, about 2.7 over par

Finds the fairway rarely. Trouble about 4 in 10.

Rough or trees 57%Out of bounds 43%

Green 18 m below the tee.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 418 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 7418 yds white395 yds yellow383 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 245 yds, aim 33 yds right of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 229 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 9 yds in.

6.0shots expected, about 2.0 over par

Finds the fairway rarely. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 3%Rough or trees 94%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 154–176 yds; Bunker left, 179–191 yds.

Green 26 m below the tee.

Plan hole 5 with your own bag →

← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 3 · 183 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 13183 yds white156 yds yellow149 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid, aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 5%Off the green 95%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 187–196 yds.

Green 8 m below the tee.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 252 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 17252 yds white245 yds yellow237 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

3 Wood 209 yds, aim 35 yds left of centre.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 72 yds (plays like 77), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.6shots expected, about 0.6 over par

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

Fairway 30%Rough or trees 66%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 195–205 yds; Bunker right of the green, 230–238 yds.

Green 8 m above the tee.

Plan hole 7 with your own bag →

← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 382 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5382 yds white370 yds yellow358 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 177 yds (plays like 183), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

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

Fairway 42%Rough or trees 56%Out of bounds 2%

Green 7 m above the tee.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 308 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 15308 yds white301 yds yellow289 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.

Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 125 yds (plays like 128), 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 50%Rough or trees 48%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 198–213 yds.

Green 4 m above the tee.

Plan hole 9 with your own bag →

← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 4 · 344 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 12344 yds white336 yds yellow344 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 229 yds, aim down the middle.

Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 149 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 58%Rough or trees 40%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 190–208 yds; Bunker right, 245–264 yds.

Green 7 m above the tee.

Plan hole 10 with your own bag →

← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 3 · 163 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 16163 yds white160 yds yellow154 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Green 7%Off the green 88%Bunker 4%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 146–157 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 150–158 yds; Bunker right of the green, 162–170 yds.

Plan hole 11 with your own bag →

← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 409 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2409 yds white405 yds yellow398 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 242 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 179 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 43%Out of bounds 1%

Green 5 m below the tee.

Plan hole 12 with your own bag →

← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 3 · 186 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 14186 yds white172 yds yellow161 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 15 yds left of the pin, 10 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Green 4%Off the green 90%Bunker 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 136–154 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 172–182 yds; Bunker right of the green, 172–182 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 186–194 yds.

Green 10 m below the tee.

Plan hole 13 with your own bag →

← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 376 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8376 yds white360 yds yellow341 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 21 yds left of centre.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 165 yds (plays like 156), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 31%Rough or trees 69%

Green 7 m below the tee.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 3 · 217 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 6217 yds white213 yds yellow209 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

3 Wood (plays like 212), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 13 yds short.

4.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

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

Green 5%Off the green 94%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 198–203 yds; Bunker left of the green, 204–211 yds.

Green 8 m above the tee.

Plan hole 15 with your own bag →

← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 3 · 150 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 18150 yds white127 yds yellow106 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

9 Iron (plays like 129), aim at the pin, 4 yds short.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 18%Off the green 78%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 143–152 yds; Bunker right of the green, 151–161 yds.

Green 18 m below the tee.

Plan hole 16 with your own bag →

← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 384 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 4384 yds white367 yds yellow359 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 197 yds (plays like 190), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

5.6shots expected, about 1.6 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 43%Rough or trees 49%Out of bounds 8%

Green 6 m below the tee.

Plan hole 17 with your own bag →

← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 346 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 10346 yds white317 yds yellow306 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 248 yds, aim 15 yds left of centre.

Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 135 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 37%Rough or trees 58%Bunker 4%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 232–250 yds.

Green 10 m below the tee.

Plan hole 18 with your own bag →

← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Balmore Golf Club?

From the white tees Balmore Golf Club plays 5,542 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,294 and the red 5,073 yards. It is par 66 from every tee.

What is the course rating and slope at Balmore Golf Club?

White tees: 67.3 rating, 118 slope. Yellow tees: 66.0 rating, 116 slope. Red tees: 69.7 rating, 117 slope.

What is par at Balmore Golf Club?

Par is 66: 34 out and 32 in, with six par 3s and twelve par 4s.

Which is the hardest hole at Balmore Golf Club?

The 4th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 413 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 4th the hardest against par.

What's a good score at Balmore Golf Club for a 15 handicap?

From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 86 from the white tees, 20 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 4th, 5th and 3rd.

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Straight-line distance

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Balmore Golf Club

How Balmore Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Balmore Golf Club 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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