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The Niddry Castle Golf Course scorecard for every tee, with ratings and slope, and how it plays hole by hole, with a plan for every tee shot.
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Niddry Castle Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 70 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 5,914 yards, with a course rating of 69.4 and a slope of 126; the red tees are 5,022 yards.
There are four par 3s, twelve par 4s and two par 5s. The longest hole is the 6th, a 524-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 3rd at 159 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 6th (SI 1), 11th (SI 2) and 9th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, water is in play on holes 8, 9, 13 and 15 and bunkers guard every green.
For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from thirteen of the fourteen par 4s and 5s and expects a score of about 89, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 9th, 11th and 18th; the best scoring chances are the 2nd, 13th and 14th.
Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.
| Front nine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 248 | 159 | 334 | 353 | 524 | 310 | 304 | 413 | 2,843 |
| Yellow | 187 | 229 | 154 | 308 | 298 | 512 | 288 | 295 | 354 | 2,625 |
| Red | 174 | 225 | 151 | 288 | 290 | 426 | 237 | 266 | 346 | 2,403 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Stroke index | 10 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 44.2 |
| Back nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 480 | 437 | 237 | 312 | 310 | 353 | 186 | 352 | 404 | 3,071 | 5,914 |
| Yellow | 450 | 431 | 225 | 288 | 289 | 337 | 169 | 341 | 384 | 2,914 | 5,539 |
| Red | 420 | 422 | 210 | 259 | 247 | 327 | 131 | 327 | 276 | 2,619 | 5,022 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Stroke index | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 15 hcp expects | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 44.8 | 89.0 |
| Hole | Par | SI | White | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 10 | 198 | 187 | 174 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 248 | 229 | 225 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 159 | 154 | 151 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 334 | 308 | 288 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 353 | 298 | 290 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 524 | 512 | 426 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 310 | 288 | 237 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 304 | 295 | 266 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 413 | 354 | 346 |
| Out | 35 | 2,843 | 2,625 | 2,403 | |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 480 | 450 | 420 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 437 | 431 | 422 |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | 237 | 225 | 210 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 312 | 288 | 259 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 310 | 289 | 247 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 353 | 337 | 327 |
| 16 | 3 | 11 | 186 | 169 | 131 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 352 | 341 | 327 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 404 | 384 | 276 |
| In | 35 | 3,071 | 2,914 | 2,619 | |
| Total | 70 | 5,914 | 5,539 | 5,022 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,914 yds | 70 | 69.4 | 126 |
| Yellow | 5,539 yds | 70 | 67.7 | 123 |
| Red | 5,022 yds | 70 | 69.8 | 118 |
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.
Par 3 · 198 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 195), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 130–136 yds; Bunker left, 139–147 yds; Bunker right of the green, 188–194 yds; Bunker left of the green, 198–208 yds.
Green 5 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 248 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
3 Wood 202 yds, aim 73 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 38 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 216–230 yds; Bunker right of the green, 226–233 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee.
Par 3 · 159 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron (plays like 147), aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 154–162 yds; Bunker right of the green, 164–171 yds.
Green 12 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 334 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 249 yds, aim 27 yds left of centre.
Approach: Pitching W from the rough, about 108 yds, aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 150–157 yds.
Green 14 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 353 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 27 yds left of centre.
Approach: 7 Iron from the fairway, about 143 yds (plays like 148), aim 15 yds left of the pin, 14 yds short.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 114–125 yds; Bunker right, 214–221 yds.
Par 5 · 524 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 242 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 304 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 88 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 203–211 yds.
Par 4 · 310 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.
Approach: Gap W from the rough, about 101 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 91–97 yds; Bunker left, 238–245 yds.
Green 3 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 304 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim at the corner.
Approach: Gap W from the fairway, about 102 yds (plays like 107), aim 6 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Water left, 171–199 yds; Bunker right, 180–184 yds; Bunker right, 211–220 yds; Bunker left, 246–251 yds.
Par 4 · 413 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 3 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 202 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 9 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 87–100 yds.
Green 3 m above the tee.
Par 5 · 480 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 231 yds, aim 6 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 276 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 58 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 6 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 437 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 15 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 217 yds (plays like 213), aim 24 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 7 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 6 m below the tee.
Par 3 · 237 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver (plays like 242), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 214–222 yds; Bunker right of the green, 230–243 yds.
Par 4 · 312 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 232 yds, aim 50 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 64 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Water right of the green, 221–243 yds; Bunker right of the green, 248–255 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 310 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 233 yds, aim 41 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Pitching W from the rough, about 102 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 83–92 yds; Bunker right, 256–263 yds.
Green 4 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 353 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim down the middle.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 142 yds (plays like 137), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 112–117 yds; Bunker right, 135–143 yds; Water right, 151–176 yds.
Green 5 m below the tee.
Par 3 · 186 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
4 Hybrid (plays like 191), aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 149–158 yds; Bunker left of the green, 164–172 yds; Bunker right of the green, 175–184 yds.
Green 6 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 352 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 142 yds, aim 3 yds right of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 117–125 yds.
Par 4 · 404 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 44 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 197 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 40 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 96–101 yds.
Green 7 m above the tee.
From the white tees Niddry Castle Golf Course plays 5,914 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,539 and the red 5,022 yards. It is par 70 from every tee.
White tees: 69.4 rating, 126 slope. Yellow tees: 67.7 rating, 123 slope. Red tees: 69.8 rating, 118 slope.
Par is 70: 35 out and 35 in, with four par 3s, twelve par 4s and two par 5s.
The 6th is stroke index 1, a par 5 of 524 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 9th the hardest against par.
From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 89 from the white tees, 19 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 9th, 11th and 18th.
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