Leven Links Golf Course Scorecard & Course Guide

How Leven Links Golf Course plays

Leven Links Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 6,551 yards; the red tees are 5,775 yards.

There are four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 6th, a 569-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 5th at 163 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 12th (SI 1), 4th (SI 2) and 13th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 13 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 5th, 4th and 18th; the best scoring chances are the 13th, 10th and 3rd.

Leven Links 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	426	379	352	450	163	569	182	350	171	3,042
Yellow	408	346	333	434	141	555	162	352	166	2,897
Red	383	314	290	380	115	542	114	345	140	2,623
Par	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	4	3	34
Stroke index	10	8	16	2	18	4	14	6	12
15 hcp expects	5.5	5.2	5.0	5.8	5.1	6.5	4.1	5.0	4.2	46.4

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	338	368	504	482	363	189	393	416	456	3,509	6,551
Yellow	328	350	493	471	339	182	383	409	457	3,412	6,309
Red	295	301	440	439	308	157	368	399	445	3,152	5,775
Par	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	37	71
Stroke index	11	17	1	3	15	7	13	5	9
15 hcp expects	4.9	5.1	6.1	5.8	5.0	4.0	5.2	5.4	5.7	47.2	93.6

Leven Links Golf Course scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	4	10	426	408	383
2	4	8	379	346	314
3	4	16	352	333	290
4	4	2	450	434	380
5	3	18	163	141	115
6	5	4	569	555	542
7	3	14	182	162	114
8	4	6	350	352	345
9	3	12	171	166	140
Out	34		3,042	2,897	2,623
10	4	11	338	328	295
11	4	17	368	350	301
12	5	1	504	493	440
13	5	3	482	471	439
14	4	15	363	339	308
15	3	7	189	182	157
16	4	13	393	383	368
17	4	5	416	409	399
18	4	9	456	457	445
In	37		3,509	3,412	3,152
Total	71		6,551	6,309	5,775

Tee	Length	Par	Course rating	Slope
White	6,551 yds	71	–	–
Yellow	6,309 yds	71	–	–
Red	5,775 yds	71	–	–

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 · 426 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 10426 yds white408 yds yellow383 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 214 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 15 yds in.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 63%Rough or trees 36%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 98–102 yds; Bunker right, 212–216 yds.

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Hole 2

Par 4 · 379 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8379 yds white346 yds yellow314 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

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

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

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 30%Rough or trees 67%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 88–101 yds; Bunker right, 205–209 yds; Bunker centre, 208–214 yds; Bunker left, 226–230 yds.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 4 · 352 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 16352 yds white333 yds yellow290 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 142 yds, 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 22%Rough or trees 77%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 240–245 yds.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 4 · 450 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2450 yds white434 yds yellow380 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 243 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 43 yds in.

5.8shots expected, about 1.8 over par

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

Fairway 25%Rough or trees 71%Out of bounds 5%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 88–98 yds; Bunker left, 95–101 yds; Bunker left, 234–238 yds.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 3 · 163 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 18163 yds white141 yds yellow115 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

5 Iron (plays like 168), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

5.1shots expected, about 2.1 over par

Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 7 in 10.

Green 25%Off the green 4%Bunker 3%Out of bounds 69%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 131–136 yds; Bunker right of the green, 141–145 yds; Bunker left of the green, 163–172 yds; Bunker right of the green, 179–183 yds.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 5 · 569 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 4569 yds white555 yds yellow542 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 74 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 369 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 219 yds in.

6.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

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

Fairway 66%Rough or trees 32%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 127–130 yds; Bunker right, 182–187 yds; Bunker left, 214–219 yds; Bunker right, 232–240 yds.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 3 · 182 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 14182 yds white162 yds yellow114 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Green 16%Off the green 80%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 78–84 yds; Bunker right, 85–89 yds; Bunker right, 86–89 yds; Bunker right, 113–119 yds.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 4 · 350 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 6350 yds white352 yds yellow345 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 36 yds left of centre.

Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 139 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 35%Rough or trees 62%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 210–215 yds; Bunker left, 239–249 yds.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 3 · 171 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 12171 yds white166 yds yellow140 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 168), aim 21 yds left of the pin, 4 yds short.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Green 10%Off the green 79%Bunker 2%Out of bounds 9%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 144–149 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 162–169 yds.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 4 · 338 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 11338 yds white328 yds yellow295 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 238 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 123 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

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

Fairway 33%Rough or trees 66%

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 4 · 368 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 17368 yds white350 yds yellow301 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 161 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 51%Rough or trees 49%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 252–257 yds.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 5 · 504 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 1504 yds white493 yds yellow440 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 292 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 74 yds in.

6.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

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

Fairway 53%Rough or trees 45%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 191–197 yds; Bunker left, 199–208 yds; Bunker left, 239–244 yds; Bunker left, 244–256 yds.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 5 · 482 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 3482 yds white471 yds yellow439 yds redHardest by stroke indexScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

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

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 260 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 57 yds in.

5.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

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

Fairway 58%Rough or trees 42%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 194–199 yds; Bunker left, 195–200 yds; Bunker right, 210–215 yds; Bunker right, 239–243 yds.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 363 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 15363 yds white339 yds yellow308 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 36 yds left of centre.

Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 149 yds, aim at the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Fairway 53%Rough or trees 46%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 177–183 yds; Bunker centre, 184–188 yds; Bunker right, 185–190 yds; Bunker left, 198–202 yds.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 3 · 189 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 7189 yds white182 yds yellow157 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 196), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.

4.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

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

Green 21%Off the green 78%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 133–139 yds; Bunker left of the green, 158–163 yds; Bunker left of the green, 164–169 yds; Bunker left of the green, 180–184 yds.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 4 · 393 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 13393 yds white383 yds yellow368 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 84 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 172 yds, aim 18 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

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

Fairway 41%Rough or trees 57%Bunker 2%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 99–103 yds; Bunker left, 154–159 yds; Bunker right, 155–163 yds; Bunker right, 204–212 yds.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 416 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 5416 yds white409 yds yellow399 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 3 yds left of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 205 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

5.4shots expected, about 1.4 over par

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

Fairway 54%Rough or trees 45%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 175–179 yds; Bunker left, 203–209 yds; Bunker left, 205–213 yds; Bunker left, 254–262 yds.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 456 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 9456 yds white457 yds yellow445 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 237 yds, aim 36 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 242 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 39 yds in.

5.7shots expected, about 1.7 over par

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

Fairway 63%Rough or trees 35%Bunker 1%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 94–98 yds; Bunker right, 209–213 yds; Bunker right, 259–263 yds.

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← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Leven Links Golf Course?

From the white tees Leven Links Golf Course plays 6,551 yards. The other tees are the yellow 6,309 and the red 5,775 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.

What is par at Leven Links Golf Course?

Par is 71: 34 out and 37 in, with four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Leven Links Golf Course?

The 12th is stroke index 1, a par 5 of 504 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 5th the hardest against par.

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Straight-line distance

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Leven Links Golf Course

How Leven Links Golf Course plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Leven Links 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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