Glencorse Golf Club in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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4.8

104 Reviews (104)

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Conditions

4.7

Value

4.7

Layout

4.6

Friendliness

4.9

Pace

4.7

Amenities

4.5

98.9%

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96 out of 104 reviews

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4.8

6 Reviews (6)

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4.8

Value

4.7

Layout

4.5

Pace

4.5

Amenities

4.5

StaffFriendliness

5.0

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6 out of 6 reviews

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4.8

10 Reviews (10)

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Conditions

4.6

Value

4.7

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4.6

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4.7

Amenities

4.4

StaffFriendliness

5.0

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About

Holes 18

Type

Style Parkland

Par 64

Length 5217 yards

Slope 113

Rating 65.8

Glencorse Golf Club was voted a hidden Scottish hidden gem by Sports Illustrated. It's not hard to see why: Founded in 1890, the club was designed by Willie Park and claims top golfers as members. Among them are the former Walker Cup Captain George Macgregor and the former Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallagher.

Glencorse Golf Club offers 18 holes and 5,217 yards of parkland golf that, even with eight par 3s, provides a hearty challenge: Only one hole of this octet measures less than 200 yards. The golf course provides a solid day for golfers of all levels.

As a bonus for golf tourists who are also regular tourists, Glencorse Golf Club sits nine miles from Edinburgh Castle and the city center, and a mile from Rosslyn Chapel, featured in "The Da Vinci Code."

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Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
White	64	5217 yards	65.8	113
Yellow	64	4874 yards	64.4	110
Red (W)	69	4800 yards	68.7	119

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Scorecard for Glencorse Golf Club

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White M: 65.8/113 W: 71.4/125	225	355	208	451	237	273	308	164	331	2552	335	211	211	434	329	236	375	215	319	2665	5217
Yellow M: 64.4/110 W: 69.3/121	207	336	186	431	170	266	287	153	303	2339	311	203	192	418	316	230	366	189	310	2535	4874
Red M: 64.1/109 W: 68.7/119	206	327	181	425	162	260	291	141	316	2309	300	196	177	408	309	228	363	201	309	2491	4800
Handicap	11	4	16	1	7	13	9	18	5		6	14	15	2	8	12	3	17	10
Par	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	32	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	32	64
Handicap (W)	12	2	8	10	4	16	14	18	6		11	5	13	3	7	15	1	17	9

Course Details

Year Built 1890

Golf Season Year round. Weather permitting.

Architect Willie Park (1890)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Pull-carts Yes

Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes - half a mile from the course

Teaching Pro Yes

Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Delta, Mastercard

Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge

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Reviews

4.8

104 Reviews (104)

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McAslan77

Played On 08/31/2025

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

First Time Playing

A hidden gem!

A short, hilly in places courses that provides wonderful scenery to the entrants and 18 memorable, unique holes. Absolutely loved it!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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u314159764794

Played On 08/17/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Great course

Fantastic course with some challenging holes (especially the par 3's). Course was in great condition and the lunch before hand was superb.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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gn25575143

Played On 08/15/2025

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Really enjoyed this course

Really enjoyed playing this course even with some long par 3 holes. Course was in great condition. It’s got a few quirky holes with big elevation changes that were fun to play for the first time. There were some practice nets tucked away around the side of the clubhouse which I missed. Stayed behind afterwards for some food and drink which was good and well priced. Everyone we met at the club was nice and polite. A very good day out.

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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Celia53

Played On 08/06/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Beginner

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Excellent

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lee3873

Played On 07/28/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Previously Played

Great Course

Great course with all different challenges for all types of golfer. Some big hills though so be prepared!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

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DannyOlver

Played On 07/08/2025

Reviews 26

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Previously Played

Great course, greens were very fast

Course was very good, played in a nice summers day and the greens was like putting on ice very quick!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

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Andrew101083

Played On 02/28/2025

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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Jockeq51

Played On 01/23/2025

Reviews 4

Skill Beginner

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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u091125229

Played On 11/03/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

First Time Playing

Great short course

Lots of interesting par 3s made for a fun round. Very good value for money and course in good condition for early November. Views on the 18th tee were great. I'll look out for rounds at glencorse on golfnow in the future!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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Maxwellj

Played On 11/01/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once every three months

4.0

First Time Playing

Great day, lovely members

Had a wonderful time. Lovely course. Only problem was the lack of a bacon butty.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

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gSlqSjtedwhvnQ0gwD3E

Played On 09/01/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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u314165378525

Played On 07/16/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Twice a year

4.0

First Time Playing

Short course with some fantastic holes.

Value for money but not a course for the big hitters. Skill and accuracy required. Some of the holes were visually attractive.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Average

Friendliness Good

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

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cunningham1967

Played On 06/18/2024

Reviews 5

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

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steveweatherley

Played On 06/02/2024

Reviews 8

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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Colin2

Played On 05/21/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Beginner

Plays Twice a year

5.0

First Time Playing

Colin 2

Great day out in the sunshine 🌞 course playing well green's where fast,my driver let me down, lost 2 or something balls😫

A nice 3 and half hour's

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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Colin2

Played On 05/22/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Beginner

Plays Twice a year

5.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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Colin2

Played On 05/21/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Beginner

Plays Twice a year

5.0

First Time Playing

Colin

We had a lovely day 😊, my golf was terrible but, 😫

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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Gasman35

Played On 03/24/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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wardy8

Played On 11/11/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once every three months

5.0

First Time Playing

Fun course with lots of features

Brilliant course. Lots of features to deal with and lots of tree lined holes making it challenging to play. Visited in November and course was in great condition for this time of year. Will definitely visit again!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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SRoegolf

Played On 11/06/2023

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Good course

Really nice course in very pleasant setting ,

Also worth noting every person we met was very nice and helpful keen to interact and tell us we would enjoy course that was from starter to every golfer we encountered so overall really nice experience ,

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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