Scorecard and course guide
The St Andrews Links Balgove Course scorecard for every tee, with ratings and slope, and how it plays hole by hole, with a plan for every tee shot.
Plan this course freeYour own bag, your own miss, today's tees and conditions. Free to try, no account needed.
St Andrews Links Balgove Course is a 9-hole, par 30 golf course in Scotland. From the Main tees it measures 1,520 yards.
There are six par 3s and three par 4s. The longest hole is the 6th, a 298-yard par 4, and the shortest is the 7th at 103 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 6th (SI 1), 1st (SI 3) and 2nd (SI 5).
On the planned lines, bunkers guard the green on 5 of the 9 holes.
For a typical 15 handicap from the Main tees, our plan hits driver from two of the three par 4s and 5s. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 4th, 5th and 6th; the best scoring chances are the 2nd, 1st and 3rd.
Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | 220 | 219 | 104 | 194 | 161 | 298 | 103 | 116 | 105 | 1,520 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Stroke index | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | |
| 15 hcp expects | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 35.7 |
| Hole | Par | SI | Main |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 220 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 219 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 104 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 194 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 161 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 298 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 103 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 116 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 105 |
| Total | 30 | 1,520 |
| Tee | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | 1,520 yds | 30 | – | – |
Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the Main tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins.
Par 4 · 220 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
3 Wood 210 yds, aim 3 yds left of centre.
Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 34 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 197–202 yds.
Par 4 · 219 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
Driver 237 yds, go for the green. Your drive finds the green about 2 in 10.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Par 3 · 104 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
Gap W (plays like 100), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Par 3 · 194 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
4 Hybrid, aim at the pin.
Finds the green about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 170–174 yds.
Par 3 · 161 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
7 Iron (plays like 157), aim 3 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 137–142 yds.
Par 4 · 298 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
Driver 236 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.
Approach: Gap W from the rough, about 88 yds, aim at the pin.
Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
Par 3 · 103 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
Gap W (plays like 107), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 85–89 yds.
Par 3 · 116 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
9 Iron (plays like 125), aim 9 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.
Finds the green about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.
Par 3 · 105 yards from the Main tees
The plan for a 15 handicap, Main tees
Gap W (plays like 97), aim 9 yds left of the pin.
Finds the green about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.
In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 76–80 yds.
From the Main tees St Andrews Links Balgove Course plays 1,520 yards. It is par 30 from every tee.
Par is 30, with six par 3s and three par 4s.
The 6th is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 298 yards from the Main tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 4th the hardest against par.
Straight-line distance
Course map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pars, stroke indexes, yardages and ratings from the club's scorecard. Plans are simulations for a typical 15 handicap, not a guarantee. Spotted something wrong? Improve this course map.