Duddingston Golf Course Scorecard & Course Guide

How Duddingston Golf Course plays

Duddingston Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 72 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 6,466 yards; the red tees are 5,701 yards.

There are four par 3s, ten par 4s and four par 5s. The longest hole is the 8th, a 539-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 14th at 149 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 11th (SI 1), 3rd (SI 2) and 13th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17 and 18 and bunkers guard the green on 16 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 11th, 3rd and 12th; the best scoring chances are the 9th, 1st and 4th.

Duddingston 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
White	494	166	409	486	335	202	376	539	316	3,323
Yellow	486	152	374	457	319	187	364	525	300	3,164
Red	476	135	363	437	304	173	355	447	282	2,972
Par	5	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	37
Stroke index	10	16	2	18	8	14	4	6	12
15 hcp expects	5.9	4.0	5.3	5.9	5.0	4.1	5.1	6.2	4.7	46.2

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	181	437	407	412	149	314	382	511	350	3,143	6,466
Yellow	172	416	398	401	139	302	374	499	343	3,044	6,208
Red	135	396	300	387	132	281	292	470	336	2,729	5,701
Par	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	35	72
Stroke index	11	1	7	3	17	15	5	13	9
15 hcp expects	4.0	5.6	5.3	5.2	4.0	5.0	5.1	6.3	5.0	45.5	91.7

Duddingston Golf Course scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	5	10	494	486	476
2	3	16	166	152	135
3	4	2	409	374	363
4	5	18	486	457	437
5	4	8	335	319	304
6	3	14	202	187	173
7	4	4	376	364	355
8	5	6	539	525	447
9	4	12	316	300	282
Out	37		3,323	3,164	2,972
10	3	11	181	172	135
11	4	1	437	416	396
12	4	7	407	398	300
13	4	3	412	401	387
14	3	17	149	139	132
15	4	15	314	302	281
16	4	5	382	374	292
17	5	13	511	499	470
18	4	9	350	343	336
In	35		3,143	3,044	2,729
Total	72		6,466	6,208	5,701

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
White	6,466 yds	72	–	–
Yellow	6,208 yds	72	–	–
Red	5,701 yds	72	–	–

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.

Hole 1

Par 5 · 494 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 10494 yds white486 yds yellow476 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim at the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 275 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 54 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 70%Rough or trees 29%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Water left, 58–346 yds; Bunker left, 200–221 yds; Bunker left, 214–221 yds; Bunker left, 236–250 yds.

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Hole 2

Par 3 · 166 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 16166 yds white152 yds yellow135 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

5 Iron (plays like 173), aim at the pin, 5 yds long.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 17%Off the green 79%Bunker 3%Water 1%

In play off the tee: Water left, 60–192 yds; Bunker right of the green, 147–153 yds; Bunker left of the green, 162–174 yds; Water left, 191–477 yds.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 409 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2409 yds white374 yds yellow363 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 12 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 197 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

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

Fairway 59%Rough or trees 41%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 114–120 yds; Water left, 161–444 yds; Bunker left, 225–236 yds.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 5 · 486 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 18486 yds white457 yds yellow437 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 12 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 272 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 73 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 66%Rough or trees 33%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 91–101 yds.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 335 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8335 yds white319 yds yellow304 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 127 yds, aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 27%Rough or trees 71%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 101–116 yds; Bunker left, 110–121 yds; Bunker left, 124–134 yds; Water left, 146–280 yds.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 3 · 202 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 14202 yds white187 yds yellow173 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

3 Wood (plays like 210), 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 2 in 10.

Green 14%Off the green 70%Bunker 10%Water 6%

In play off the tee: Water right, 50–181 yds; Bunker centre, 158–170 yds; Water right, 178–222 yds; Bunker left of the green, 203–212 yds.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 376 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 4376 yds white364 yds yellow355 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 168 yds (plays like 171), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 73%Rough or trees 27%

In play off the tee: Water centre, 72–93 yds; Water right, 89–181 yds.

Green 4 m above the tee.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 5 · 539 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 6539 yds white525 yds yellow447 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 241 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 307 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 115 yds in.

6.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 42%Water 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 110–118 yds; Bunker right, 111–119 yds; Bunker right, 195–202 yds; Bunker right, 206–213 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 316 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 12316 yds white300 yds yellow282 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Gap W from the fairway, about 106 yds, aim at the pin.

4.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 39%Bunker 3%Water 2%

In play off the tee: Water right, 54–306 yds; Bunker right, 90–98 yds; Bunker right, 105–113 yds; Bunker right, 202–211 yds.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 3 · 181 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 11181 yds white172 yds yellow135 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 189), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 11%Off the green 78%Bunker 10%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Water left, 0–193 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 153–162 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 153–161 yds; Bunker right of the green, 170–178 yds.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 4 · 437 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1437 yds white416 yds yellow396 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 238 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 219 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 39 yds in.

5.6shots expected, about 1.6 over par

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

Fairway 27%Rough or trees 71%Water 1%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Water left, 47–131 yds; Bunker left, 108–117 yds; Bunker left, 111–117 yds.

Green 5 m above the tee.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 407 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 7407 yds white398 yds yellow300 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 231 yds, aim 66 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 188 yds (plays like 194), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Fairway 58%Rough or trees 34%Bunker 8%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 123–137 yds; Bunker left, 124–135 yds; Bunker right, 189–201 yds; Bunker right, 192–211 yds.

Green 10 m above the tee.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 412 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 3412 yds white401 yds yellow387 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 242 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 180 yds, aim 15 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 61%Rough or trees 36%Bunker 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 149–162 yds; Bunker left, 177–196 yds; Bunker left, 187–199 yds; Bunker right, 255–270 yds.

Green 7 m below the tee.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 3 · 149 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 17149 yds white139 yds yellow132 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

8 Iron, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 18%Off the green 65%Bunker 6%Water 11%

In play off the tee: Water right, 91–170 yds; Bunker right of the green, 127–134 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 129–136 yds; Bunker right of the green, 134–143 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 4 · 314 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 15314 yds white302 yds yellow281 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 230 yds, aim 21 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 113 yds (plays like 116), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 19%Rough or trees 80%Water 2%

In play off the tee: Water left, 0–161 yds; Water centre, 252–327 yds.

Green 8 m above the tee.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 4 · 382 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5382 yds white374 yds yellow292 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 171 yds (plays like 178), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 65%Rough or trees 33%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 149–164 yds; Bunker left, 219–233 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 5 · 511 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 13511 yds white499 yds yellow470 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 244 yds, aim 27 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 297 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 76 yds in.

6.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

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

Fairway 33%Rough or trees 64%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 87–97 yds.

Green 12 m below the tee.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 350 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 9350 yds white343 yds yellow336 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 231 yds, aim 66 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 140 yds (plays like 136), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 46%Rough or trees 54%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 244–251 yds; Water left, 256–308 yds.

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← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Duddingston Golf Course?

From the white tees Duddingston Golf Course plays 6,466 yards. The other tees are the yellow 6,208 and the red 5,701 yards. It is par 72 from every tee.

What is par at Duddingston Golf Course?

Par is 72: 37 out and 35 in, with four par 3s, ten par 4s and four par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Duddingston Golf Course?

The 11th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 437 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 11th the hardest against par.

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Straight-line distance

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Duddingston Golf Course

How Duddingston Golf Course plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Duddingston 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

Questions golfers ask

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