Glenrothes Golf Course Scorecard & Course Guide

How Glenrothes Golf Course plays

Glenrothes Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in Scotland. From the gold tees it measures 6,406 yards; the silver tees are 6,223 yards.

There are four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 7th, a 564-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 3rd at 149 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 12th (SI 1), 7th (SI 2) and 10th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 16 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the gold tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 5th, 7th and 9th; the best scoring chances are the 11th, 13th and 3rd.

Glenrothes 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
Gold	373	340	149	359	228	385	564	343	430	3,171
Silver	365	330	136	352	210	377	564	335	420	3,089
Par	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	35
Stroke index	10	8	18	14	6	12	2	16	4
15 hcp expects	5.1	4.9	3.9	4.9	4.5	5.2	6.5	5.1	5.5	45.6

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Gold	210	351	444	361	474	192	501	333	369	3,235	6,406
Silver	200	343	437	357	464	160	491	323	359	3,134	6,223
Par	3	4	4	4	5	3	5	4	4	36	71
Stroke index	3	13	1	11	7	5	15	17	9
15 hcp expects	4.1	4.8	5.5	4.8	5.9	4.0	6.1	4.9	5.1	45.2	90.8

Glenrothes Golf Course scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	Gold	Silver
1	4	10	373	365
2	4	8	340	330
3	3	18	149	136
4	4	14	359	352
5	3	6	228	210
6	4	12	385	377
7	5	2	564	564
8	4	16	343	335
9	4	4	430	420
Out	35		3,171	3,089
10	3	3	210	200
11	4	13	351	343
12	4	1	444	437
13	4	11	361	357
14	5	7	474	464
15	3	5	192	160
16	5	15	501	491
17	4	17	333	323
18	4	9	369	359
In	36		3,235	3,134
Total	71		6,406	6,223

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
Gold	6,406 yds	71	–	–
Silver	6,223 yds	71	–	–

Hole-by-hole guide

Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the gold tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins.

Hole 1

Par 4 · 373 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 10373 yds gold365 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 229 yds, aim 66 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 164 yds (plays like 175), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 45%Rough or trees 54%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 162–169 yds; Bunker right, 174–181 yds; Bunker left, 188–198 yds.

Green 14 m above the tee.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 4 · 340 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 8340 yds gold330 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 131 yds (plays like 136), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 45%Rough or trees 54%

Green 4 m above the tee.

Plan hole 2 with your own bag →

← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 3 · 149 yards from the gold tees

Par 3Stroke index 18149 yds gold136 yds silverScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

8 Iron, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

3.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Green 20%Off the green 79%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 141–147 yds; Bunker left of the green, 152–158 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee.

Plan hole 3 with your own bag →

← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 4 · 359 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 14359 yds gold352 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 6 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 8 Iron from the rough, about 135 yds, aim at the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 59%Rough or trees 41%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 228–234 yds.

Plan hole 4 with your own bag →

← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 3 · 228 yards from the gold tees

Par 3Stroke index 6228 yds gold210 yds silverOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

3 Wood (plays like 220), aim at the pin, 4 yds short.

4.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Green 9%Off the green 90%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 197–203 yds; Bunker right of the green, 215–221 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee.

Plan hole 5 with your own bag →

← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 385 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 12385 yds gold377 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 177 yds (plays like 180), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 11 yds short.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 52%Rough or trees 48%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 162–170 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee.

Plan hole 6 with your own bag →

← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 5 · 564 yards from the gold tees

Par 5Stroke index 2564 yds gold564 yds silverHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 238 yds, aim 30 yds right of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 348 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 121 yds in.

6.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 55%Rough or trees 43%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 188–195 yds.

Green 10 m below the tee.

Plan hole 7 with your own bag →

← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 343 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 16343 yds gold335 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 36 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 149 yds (plays like 154), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 53%Rough or trees 47%

Green 7 m above the tee.

Plan hole 8 with your own bag →

← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 430 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 4430 yds gold420 yds silverOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 244 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 215 yds (plays like 210), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 59%Rough or trees 41%

Green 12 m below the tee.

Plan hole 9 with your own bag →

← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 3 · 210 yards from the gold tees

Par 3Stroke index 3210 yds gold200 yds silverHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

3 Wood (plays like 218), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Green 10%Off the green 87%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 160–167 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 184–194 yds.

Green 9 m above the tee.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 4 · 351 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 13351 yds gold343 yds silverScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 259 yds, aim 21 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 117 yds (plays like 128), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

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

Fairway 70%Rough or trees 26%Bunker 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 216–223 yds.

Green 13 m below the tee.

Plan hole 11 with your own bag →

← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 444 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 1444 yds gold437 yds silverHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 246 yds, aim 15 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 220 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 14 yds in.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 62%Rough or trees 38%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 112–121 yds.

Green 3 m above the tee.

Plan hole 12 with your own bag →

← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 361 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 11361 yds gold357 yds silverScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 252 yds, aim 72 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the rough, about 106 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

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

Fairway 31%Rough or trees 69%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 95–107 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 294–301 yds.

Green 16 m below the tee.

Plan hole 13 with your own bag →

← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 5 · 474 yards from the gold tees

Par 5Stroke index 7474 yds gold464 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 30 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 265 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 94 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 36%Rough or trees 63%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 226–234 yds.

Green 13 m above the tee.

Plan hole 14 with your own bag →

← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 3 · 192 yards from the gold tees

Par 3Stroke index 5192 yds gold160 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

4 Hybrid, aim 12 yds left of the pin.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 13%Off the green 83%Bunker 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 160–167 yds; Bunker right of the green, 183–193 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 192–207 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee.

Plan hole 15 with your own bag →

← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 5 · 501 yards from the gold tees

Par 5Stroke index 15501 yds gold491 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 231 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 293 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 88 yds in.

6.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 29%Rough or trees 67%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 194–202 yds.

Plan hole 16 with your own bag →

← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 333 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 17333 yds gold323 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 239 yds, aim 21 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 122 yds, aim 21 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 41%Rough or trees 54%Bunker 3%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 189–197 yds; Bunker right, 233–243 yds.

Plan hole 17 with your own bag →

← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 369 yards from the gold tees

Par 4Stroke index 9369 yds gold359 yds silver

The plan for a 15 handicap, gold tees

Driver 239 yds, aim 24 yds left of centre.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 155 yds (plays like 168), aim 18 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 46%Rough or trees 54%

Green 8 m above the tee.

Plan hole 18 with your own bag →

← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Glenrothes Golf Course?

From the gold tees Glenrothes Golf Course plays 6,406 yards. The other tees are the silver 6,223 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.

What is par at Glenrothes Golf Course?

Par is 71: 35 out and 36 in, with four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Glenrothes Golf Course?

The 12th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 444 yards from the gold tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 5th the hardest against par.

Where is Glenrothes Golf Course?

Golf Course Road, Glenrothes, KY6 2LA.

Courses near Glenrothes Golf Course

Straight-line distance

Leslie Golf Club1.3 mi Cluny Golf2.2 mi Balbirnie Park Golf Club2.9 mi Thornton Golf Club3.6 mi Auchterderran Golf Course3.6 mi Dunnikier Park Golf Course3.7 mi Ladybank Golf Club7.7 mi Leven Links Golf Course8.9 mi

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Glenrothes Golf Course

How Glenrothes Golf Course plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Glenrothes 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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