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The Royal Musselburgh 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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Royal Musselburgh Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 70 golf course in Scotland. From the white tees it measures 6,254 yards; the red tees are 5,587 yards.
There are three par 3s, fourteen par 4s and one par 5. The longest hole is the 9th, a 477-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 14th at 149 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 13th (SI 1), 7th (SI 2) and 15th (SI 3).
On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 15 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 13th, 15th and 6th; the best scoring chances are the 2nd, 14th and 5th.
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 | 349 | 295 | 368 | 365 | 329 | 176 | 391 | 420 | 477 | 3,170 |
| Yellow | 309 | 280 | 349 | 352 | 320 | 147 | 363 | 410 | 465 | 2,995 |
| Red | 293 | 269 | 306 | 335 | 309 | 128 | 350 | 410 | 460 | 2,860 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Stroke index | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 45.7 |
| Back nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 373 | 370 | 362 | 452 | 149 | 440 | 176 | 352 | 410 | 3,084 | 6,254 |
| Yellow | 352 | 351 | 342 | 435 | 127 | 419 | 148 | 334 | 377 | 2,885 | 5,880 |
| Red | 346 | 331 | 300 | 413 | 118 | 409 | 141 | 300 | 369 | 2,727 | 5,587 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Stroke index | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | ||
| 15 hcp expects | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 44.9 | 90.6 |
| Hole | Par | SI | White | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 349 | 309 | 293 |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | 295 | 280 | 269 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | 368 | 349 | 306 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 365 | 352 | 335 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 329 | 320 | 309 |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 176 | 147 | 128 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 391 | 363 | 350 |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 420 | 410 | 410 |
| 9 | 5 | 14 | 477 | 465 | 460 |
| Out | 36 | 3,170 | 2,995 | 2,860 | |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 373 | 352 | 346 |
| 11 | 4 | 15 | 370 | 351 | 331 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 362 | 342 | 300 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 435 | 413 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 149 | 127 | 118 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 440 | 419 | 409 |
| 16 | 3 | 9 | 176 | 148 | 141 |
| 17 | 4 | 13 | 352 | 334 | 300 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 377 | 369 |
| In | 34 | 3,084 | 2,885 | 2,727 | |
| Total | 70 | 6,254 | 5,880 | 5,587 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6,254 yds | 70 | – | – |
| Yellow | 5,880 yds | 70 | – | – |
| Red | 5,587 yds | 70 | – | – |
Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the white tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins.
Par 4 · 349 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 141 yds, aim 15 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 220–235 yds; Bunker right, 233–244 yds.
Par 4 · 295 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 3 yds left of centre.
Approach: Gap W from the bunker, about 89 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 206–213 yds; Bunker right, 206–213 yds; Bunker centre, 231–241 yds; Bunker left, 239–247 yds.
Par 4 · 368 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 160 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 213–225 yds; Bunker left, 215–225 yds; Bunker right, 221–243 yds.
Par 4 · 365 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 234 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 141 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 150–173 yds; Bunker right, 177–190 yds; Bunker left, 198–211 yds.
Par 4 · 329 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 44 yds left of centre.
Approach: 9 Iron from the rough, about 121 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 213–229 yds.
Par 3 · 176 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
6 Iron (plays like 167), aim 12 yds left of the pin, 10 yds short.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 142–149 yds; Bunker right of the green, 155–163 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 157–166 yds.
Par 4 · 391 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 237 yds, aim 12 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 174 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 188–195 yds; Bunker right, 195–202 yds; Bunker right, 197–204 yds; Bunker left, 200–206 yds.
Par 4 · 420 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 239 yds, aim at the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 203 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 12 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 188–203 yds; Bunker right, 207–219 yds; Bunker right, 219–232 yds; Bunker right, 224–240 yds.
Par 5 · 477 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 272 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 54 yds in.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 207–223 yds; Bunker right, 214–220 yds; Bunker right, 221–234 yds; Bunker right, 225–232 yds.
Par 4 · 373 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 240 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 6 Iron from the fairway, about 161 yds, aim 9 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
Green 6 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 370 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 9 yds right of the line to the corner.
Approach: 5 Iron from the fairway, about 171 yds, aim at the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 222–230 yds; Bunker right, 223–242 yds.
Green 4 m below the tee.
Par 4 · 362 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 231 yds, aim 84 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 130 yds (plays like 137), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 103–109 yds; Bunker left, 103–110 yds; Bunker centre, 111–118 yds.
Green 10 m above the tee.
Par 4 · 452 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 242 yds, aim 12 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 236 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 58 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 154–161 yds; Bunker right, 213–224 yds.
Green 11 m below the tee.
Par 3 · 149 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
8 Iron, aim at the pin.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 55–64 yds; Bunker right, 99–112 yds; Bunker right of the green, 128–135 yds; Bunker left of the green, 131–140 yds.
Par 4 · 440 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 6 yds right of the line to the corner.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 229 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 11 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right, 220–230 yds.
Par 3 · 176 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
5 Iron, aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 140–148 yds; Bunker centre of the green, 145–153 yds; Bunker left of the green, 160–168 yds; Bunker right of the green, 166–174 yds.
Par 4 · 352 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 238 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.
Approach: 8 Iron from the fairway, about 136 yds, aim 6 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left, 125–136 yds; Bunker left, 128–134 yds; Bunker right, 262–270 yds.
Par 4 · 410 yards from the white tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees
Driver 235 yds, aim 3 yds right of centre.
Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 199 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 20 yds in.
Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
From the white tees Royal Musselburgh Golf Course plays 6,254 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,880 and the red 5,587 yards. It is par 70 from every tee.
Par is 70: 36 out and 34 in, with three par 3s, fourteen par 4s and one par 5.
The 13th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 452 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 13th the hardest against par.
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