Dalmahoy Hotel, GCC - East: #17
A view of the 17th hole at East Course from Dalmahoy Hotel, Golf & Country Club.
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4.5
144 Reviews (144)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
50
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12
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3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
95.7%
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137 out of 144 reviews
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4.8
12 Reviews (12)
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9
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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12 out of 12 reviews
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4.5
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4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.5%
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21 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
Dalmahoy's championship layout impresses with a wide-open front nine and a demanding, tightly-wooded back nine that challenges all skill levels. Friendly staff, excellent value, and stunning Scottish scenery consistently draw visitors back to this standout course near Edinburgh.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7334 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.7

The Dalmahoy Golf and Country Club bills itself as "the only golf resort in the local Edinburgh area." It makes a good base to reach other Scottish golf destinations. Dalmahoy is a top draw, designed by James Braid in 1927. It hosts upper-tier golf events and has featured names such as Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Lee Trevino, and Colin Montgomerie. Two golf courses sit on 1,000 acres of some of Scotland's most magnificent landscape, encircled by woods, waters and the Pentland Hills. Each offers unique tests for all levels of golfers.

Dalmahoy Golf and Country Club's East Course - site of the 2006-08 Scottish Senior Open and several Scottish PGA Championships - offers 18 holes and 7,475 yards of par-72 golf. A 2005 redevelopment of the course ran about $2 million. On Ye Go from the very first hole, as it is called, a monster of a starter, a par-5 that measures 532 yards from the blue tees.

Battle the Devil's Table, The Ha Ha and the marathon 605-yard par-5 Braids Brawest, and you'll reach Solheim, the final hole on the Dalmahoy Golf and Country Club's East Course, where you'll need to finish the day by clearing 460 yards in four strokes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Golf Season Year round
Architect James Braid (1927) European Golf Design (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - £35
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.5
144 Reviews (144)
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Conditions Excellent
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5.0
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Castle Golf

What a wonderful view of the castle the weather was perfect friendly staff around Pro Shop shirts average around 50 bucks very reasonable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Not seen at its best

I would really like to play Dalmahoy East course again, but during the summer. We didn't see it at its best as most of the tees were positioned well forward, with tee markers plonked on the fairways and only a few off mats. There were also quite a few temporary greens. I think it probably is a good layout with plenty of bunkers, but not during the winter.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
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Frosty Round

Blue skies but heavy frost made the ground very hard and the greens where they weren't temps, covered in ice. The sun did clear most of this by the 9th. Mostly temp tees too. Bunkers like concrete, again due to the frost.

Scenery was great with occasional views of the QE2 bridge and the Firth of Forth.

The frost ruined the round even more than my golf. This would be far better in slightly warmer conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 2
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course, location and hotel

I'm play in very windy day (up to 45m/h wind gusts) but course was in very good condition and very dry after previous rainy day. Good location, little boring front 9 quite easy, challenging back 9 especially 18 hole, lots of blind spots and unfortunately no bells ( only 1 working). Generally, a nice place for play. However, when you pay £50 to play championship course you expect some quality, l know it's winter but temporary greens on the front 9 it's a joke (guys it's a championship course!) so please...., some £20 - £15 course has a much better temporary greens.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Great test of golf.

Played the East Course at Dalmahoy with two friends. It's a great test of golf. We played it off winter tees which made it considerably shorter than it would normally be. Even so it was a very enjoyable. The greens were a little bumpy as you'd expect in February - that didn't detract from our enjoyment. I'm sure we'll be back. I'd definitely recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Championship course

Played the East course , excellent day, challenging and in fantastic condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dalmahoy East

I booked this course last minute on a golf now hot deal and I came recommended by a local taxi driver. The course is FSI and laid out nicely and well maintained. An abnormally warm few weeks made the course hard and the balls ran on the fairways and greens. Overall I really enjoyed playing this course and wound up playing with 3 locals whom were very nice and made the round enjoyable. I was able to walk 18 and I’ve had a knee replacement in the last few years. If you’re in town it’s a well priced local course. I would go back again. One more thing the course does play long so be ready.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Grand Day Out

Treated ourselves to a round on the Championship East Course since could afford it using all my Golfpass credits! Course was excellent condition. Facilities at the hotel are good and the the starter was friendly and helpful. Once we save up will do it again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in good condition for time of year but winter tees were very far up many of the fairways

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Walked

Dalmahoy during the winter.

Negatives - Long walks between greens and winter tees, From normal tees this would have been a challenging course, but shortened the day I played with the odd winter green thrown in. The actual greens were slow but that suits my game LOL.

Positives - Warm welcome by all the staff, and Jimmy at the starter box was very knowledgeable and sent me out with a spring in my step.Nice way to start a round with Jimmys positive thoughts. Lucky to play on a lovely day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value golf

Thoroughly enjoyable round on the testing East Course..

Understandable, given the time of year, there were a number of winter tees in operation but it didn’t detract from our day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not informed of course situation

I played a round and after trying to upload it to the Scottish golf app it said that the course was not available. Therefore the round became null and void and did not count towards my handicap. I wasnot told this prior to teeing off.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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