Helensburgh Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Helensburgh Golf Club plays

Helensburgh Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 69 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 5,960 yards; the green tees are 5,343 yards.

There are four par 3s, thirteen par 4s and one par 5. The longest hole is the 13th, a 502-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 9th at 125 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 10th (SI 1), 7th (SI 2) and 14th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, 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 2nd, 10th and 7th; the best scoring chances are the 5th, 1st and 9th.

Helensburgh 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	279	422	175	366	255	405	403	362	125	2,792
Yellow	262	407	146	362	249	364	392	352	118	2,652
Green	259	401	141	351	221	338	389	345	101	2,546
Par	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	34
Stroke index	14	4	8	12	18	6	2	10	16
15 hcp expects	4.7	5.5	4.1	4.9	4.4	5.2	5.3	5.1	3.9	43.1

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	439	203	336	502	397	371	146	373	401	3,168	5,960
Yellow	410	167	285	482	384	354	138	359	389	2,968	5,620
Green	403	162	266	423	375	346	136	301	385	2,797	5,343
Par	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	35	69
Stroke index	1	9	13	15	3	7	17	11	5
15 hcp expects	5.5	4.1	4.9	6.0	5.3	5.2	4.1	5.1	5.3	45.5	88.6

Helensburgh Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Green
1	4	14	279	262	259
2	4	4	422	407	401
3	3	8	175	146	141
4	4	12	366	362	351
5	4	18	255	249	221
6	4	6	405	364	338
7	4	2	403	392	389
8	4	10	362	352	345
9	3	16	125	118	101
Out	34		2,792	2,652	2,546
10	4	1	439	410	403
11	3	9	203	167	162
12	4	13	336	285	266
13	5	15	502	482	423
14	4	3	397	384	375
15	4	7	371	354	346
16	3	17	146	138	136
17	4	11	373	359	301
18	4	5	401	389	385
In	35		3,168	2,968	2,797
Total	69		5,960	5,620	5,343

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
White	5,960 yds	69	–	–
Yellow	5,620 yds	69	–	–
Green	5,343 yds	69	–	–

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 4 · 279 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 14279 yds white262 yds yellow259 yds greenScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 217 yds, aim 21 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 86 yds (plays like 91), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.7shots expected, about 0.7 over par

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

Fairway 32%Rough or trees 63%Bunker 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 161–169 yds; Bunker centre, 172–185 yds; Bunker right, 188–197 yds; Bunker right of the green, 243–248 yds.

Green 18 m above the tee.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 4 · 422 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 4422 yds white407 yds yellow401 yds greenOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 229 yds, aim 9 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 218 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 7 yds in.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 44%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 81–90 yds; Bunker right, 139–149 yds.

Green 10 m above the tee.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 3 · 175 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 8175 yds white146 yds yellow141 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

5 Iron, aim 3 yds left of the pin, 4 yds short.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Green 6%Off the green 85%Bunker 5%Out of bounds 4%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 150–157 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 150–157 yds; Bunker left of the green, 171–178 yds; Bunker right of the green, 177–185 yds.

Green 6 m above the tee.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 4 · 366 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 12366 yds white362 yds yellow351 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 252 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.

Approach: 9 Iron from the fairway, about 138 yds (plays like 134), aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 52%Rough or trees 48%

Green 20 m below the tee.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 255 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 18255 yds white249 yds yellow221 yds greenScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 217 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 60 yds (plays like 64), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.4shots expected, about 0.4 over par

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

Fairway 35%Rough or trees 65%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 230–236 yds; Bunker right of the green, 238–245 yds.

Green 19 m above the tee.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 405 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 6405 yds white364 yds yellow338 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 247 yds, aim 24 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 167 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 33%Rough or trees 64%Out of bounds 4%

Green 11 m below the tee.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 4 · 403 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2403 yds white392 yds yellow389 yds greenHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 242 yds, aim 18 yds right of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 189 yds (plays like 186), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

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

Fairway 34%Rough or trees 66%Out of bounds 1%

Green 7 m below the tee.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 362 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 10362 yds white352 yds yellow345 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 228 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 162 yds (plays like 168), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 44%Rough or trees 56%

Green 10 m above the tee.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 3 · 125 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 16125 yds white118 yds yellow101 yds greenScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

8 Iron (plays like 139), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

3.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Green 15%Off the green 83%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 110–120 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 150–156 yds; Bunker left, 151–158 yds.

Green 9 m above the tee.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 4 · 439 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1439 yds white410 yds yellow403 yds greenHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 243 yds, aim down the middle.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 222 yds (plays like 217), aim at the pin.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 57%Rough or trees 43%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 110–117 yds; Bunker right, 192–198 yds.

Green 12 m below the tee.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 3 · 203 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 9203 yds white167 yds yellow162 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 196), 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 9%Off the green 85%Bunker 6%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 150–157 yds; Bunker right, 150–162 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 175–182 yds.

Green 11 m below the tee.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 4 · 336 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 13336 yds white285 yds yellow266 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 229 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 130 yds (plays like 137), 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 40%Rough or trees 60%

Green 12 m above the tee.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 5 · 502 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 15502 yds white482 yds yellow423 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 240 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 287 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 83 yds in.

6.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 55%Rough or trees 44%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 211–219 yds.

Green 4 m below the tee.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 397 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 3397 yds white384 yds yellow375 yds greenHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 232 yds, aim 9 yds right of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 191 yds, aim 18 yds left of the pin, 8 yds short.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

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

Fairway 51%Rough or trees 47%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 209–217 yds; Bunker left, 221–235 yds.

Plan hole 14 with your own bag →

← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 4 · 371 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 7371 yds white354 yds yellow346 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 24 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 170 yds, aim 24 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 53%Rough or trees 46%Out of bounds 1%

Plan hole 15 with your own bag →

← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 3 · 146 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 17146 yds white138 yds yellow136 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

7 Iron (plays like 157), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Green 10%Off the green 79%Bunker 9%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 110–116 yds; Bunker right of the green, 122–128 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 129–138 yds; Bunker right of the green, 134–144 yds.

Green 9 m above the tee.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 373 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 11373 yds white359 yds yellow301 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.

Approach: 5 Iron from the rough, about 164 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 42%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 193–207 yds.

Plan hole 17 with your own bag →

← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 401 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5401 yds white389 yds yellow385 yds green

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the fairway, about 188 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

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

Fairway 51%Rough or trees 46%Out of bounds 3%

Plan hole 18 with your own bag →

← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Helensburgh Golf Club?

From the white tees Helensburgh Golf Club plays 5,960 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,620 and the green 5,343 yards. It is par 69 from every tee.

What is par at Helensburgh Golf Club?

Par is 69: 34 out and 35 in, with four par 3s, thirteen par 4s and one par 5.

Which is the hardest hole at Helensburgh Golf Club?

The 10th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 439 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 2nd the hardest against par.

Where is Helensburgh Golf Club?

25 East Abercromby Street, Helensburgh, G84 9HZ.

Courses near Helensburgh Golf Club

Straight-line distance

The Carrick Golf Course3.2 mi Cardross Golf Club4.1 mi Wee Demon golf course4.1 mi Loch Lomond Golf Course4.6 mi Dumbarton Golf Club6.7 mi Kilmacolm Golf Club9.4 mi Ranfurly Castle Golf Club11.8 mi Milngavie Golf Club14.7 mi

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Helensburgh Golf Club

How Helensburgh Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Helensburgh 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

Questions golfers ask

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