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Portlethen Golf Club
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The course is maturing into one of the more popular parkland courses in the North East of Scotland having been blessed with natural features the principal one being the Findon burn which, lined with mature broadleaf trees, crosses 5 of the holes on the first nine influencing either tee or approach shots.
The par 5 485 yard fourth hole poses a problem of choice of second shots as the burn crosses 90 yards short of the green, the wayward shot punished by ending up in the burn or in the trees. The inward 9 holes carry fewer hazards but the Findon burn continues to create problems at the fifteenth and eighteenth.
Arguably the fifteenth is the 'signature hole' of the course. First, the tee shot has to be accurate to cope with the right to left dog leg and then the approach shot, from a down hill lie, has to carry the Findon burn which, moat like, guards the entrance to the green. The par 507 yd par 5 eighteenth is a challenging closing hole featuring a drystone dyke on the left running all the way from tee to green with the risk of out of bounds with even' shot. The Findon burn. 1(K) yards short of the green creates a further dilemma of second shot selection; to carry or not to carry.
Senior golfers and visitors normally play the shorter par 70 'Blue Tee' course.
Course development has seen the planting of around 21.000 carefully selected trees, restoration of drystone dykes. construction of stone bridges, new tees at several holes and a pond at the short fifth. There is an extensive practice area, part of which is the site of approved plans to build a 15 bay driving range. The substantial putting green is conveniently sited near the first tee. Both golf trolleys and buggies are available for hire.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6663 yards | 72.4 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6468 yards | 71.0 | 129 |
| Yellow | 70 | 5773 yards | 68.3 | 123 |
| Yellow (W) | 70 | 5773 yards | 70.0 | 125 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5608 yards | 73.2 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.9/133 | 388 | 495 | 417 | 460 | 146 | 380 | 431 | 178 | 439 | 3334 | 235 | 341 | 183 | 522 | 364 | 402 | 365 | 415 | 502 | 3329 | 6663 |
| White M: 72.0/131 W: 78.6/139 | 374 | 487 | 404 | 455 | 131 | 368 | 412 | 167 | 430 | 3228 | 222 | 331 | 171 | 510 | 356 | 394 | 356 | 408 | 492 | 3240 | 6468 |
| Red M: 68.1/122 W: 73.9/129 | 332 | 400 | 352 | 425 | 104 | 323 | 359 | 145 | 328 | 2768 | 198 | 308 | 146 | 483 | 301 | 305 | 332 | 345 | 422 | 2840 | 5608 |
| Handicap | 12 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
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Big year ahead
Course in march is already looking great and good to see some changes to the course since the last time I played, I think summer 2025 the course will be looking and playing fantastic
Golf Buddies outing
Had not played the course before but ! Absolute hidden gem and never mentioned before by anyone. Would highly recommend it. Stunning conditions with pacey beautiful greens. Green keeper's and staff very polite nice people. Will definitely go back.
Game in the sun at Portlethen
Course in great conditions. Pace of play was slow but no complaints apart from that.
Course was in excellent condition. Great and fair test for all level of golfers! Will be back for another round in the near future for sure!
Very nice course
Really nice good value course!
Challenging but not too extreme. Some really nice holes. Will play again.
Brilliant layout
Long sweeping fairways . Great turf . Some very tricky approach to greens. Still good fun and you can play off fwd tees to take the sting out of some monster par 4's . Well worth the money. Cored and sanded greens didn't spoil the day . Staff were helpful and cheery . Don't drive past this course .
Phenomenal
What a great course this is. It’s in fantastic condition. Greens were soft but great for being aggressive, but still fast for putting. Great layout and the tee boxes were in great condition and the signage about the hole on the box was great and informative. Very polite staff. Looked to have had a range (I didn’t use it) and an excellent putting green (I did use). Honestly a 10/10 and can’t wait to come back and play again
Excellent course
This is a fantastic course which is extremely well looked after. Definitely recommend
Nice course
Well presented and in good condition for the time of year. Would be good to be able to use fairway mats as they are very wide. Happy to play here again.
Cracking day out
Portlethen was an easy course to find, I was able to get out ahead of my time meaning I wouldn’t be behind a 4-ball. The course was immaculate and thoroughly enjoyable
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