The Cowden at Muckhart Golf Club
About
The Cowden's nine holes at Muckhart Golf Club are the original nine where golf has been played for nearly 100 years at the foot of the Ochil Hills. Virtually no changes have been made to the layout during this time.
Muckhart Golf Club has 27 holes comprising three courses of 18 holes on a rotating basis. The Cowden Course measures 3,251 yards from the medal tees, and par is 36 for the nine holes.
Cowden's signature holes are the fifth and ninth. No. 5 is a challenging par 4 crossing two valleys, with the green backed by the Ochil hills. No. 9 is normally the last hole in an 18-hole round and is considered one of the finest finishing holes in Scottish golf. The drive has to be steered between a stream and a water hazard, and only the very longest hitters will consider taking on the burn in front of the green with their second shot.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 36 | 3251 yards | ||
| Yellow | 36 | 3121 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 36 | 2739 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 70.2/130 | 288 | 307 | 290 | 168 | 361 | 195 | 530 | 487 | 195 | 2821 | 6072 |
| Yellow M: 69.1/128 | 278 | 287 | 290 | 165 | 361 | 192 | 469 | 475 | 195 | 2712 | 5833 |
| Red M: 66.9/123 W: 71.5/131 | 270 | 275 | 280 | 156 | 361 | 157 | 469 | 475 | 135 | 2578 | 5317 |
| Handicap | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
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Great course in a beautiful setting
Very interesting course with each of the three 9 hole courses being very distinct from each other in character which keeps it interesting. Beautiful scenery, friendly members and staff.
Quality courses
Would recommend Muckhart to anyone who's thinking about playing there!
Played it on a yearly basis for the last few years, usually play earlier in the year and ot is always in great condition.
Was very pleased with the condition of the course, especially the greens for the time of year.
Really good value for money, most courses have increased their prices this year, but we had a great days golf for £30 each.
Beautiful course, I will be back
Amazing round, throughly enjoyed it
Refused to accept GolfNow price!!
I turned up 20 minutes early for a quick warm up, went to the pro shop to check in and was asked how much I had paid. I said I got a hot deal and paid £34.99 and was told they wouldn’t accept the booking at this price. The Pro came in “Wolfie” and clearly couldn’t be bothered as he was playing a round himself. He said he has no idea why Golf Now has given me that price as it’s too low and left. They also turned away a 3 ball for the same reason saying we’d all have to contact golf now for a refund and if we wanted to play we had to pay full price in the pro shop. I called Golf Now to check I could get the refund before booking to play at full price.
Golf Now were very helpful and refunded me instantly, they also told me the club choose what tee times are hot deals and set the price themselves. Golf Now just facilitated the booking in their app. When I went back in to the pro shop I hear the assistant saying they had been turning people away all week and having them pay full price. At this point I decided to walk away, it was only £20 extra but either the pro shop don’t get the fact their club signed up to golf now and set the price themselves or they are getting people to their course and then bumping the price up forcing them to pay more than advertised.
The Pro was no help, more interested in his tee off time, the young assistant didn’t know what was going on (not his fault, the senior staff member should have dealt with it). All in all a waste of an hours round trip on a Sunday!
Nice course
Played the Naemoor and Cowden courses, both in good condition all over and some nice holes. Clubhouse could do with a bit of modernising but overall a decent time
Full course despite being December, course was in good condition for the time of year.
Very good, worth the money
Course in good condition, well forth the money
Great views. Fairway and greens in very good condition.
Course was in very good condition considering recent rain. Very scenic all the way round. Greens ran true.
Great day out
Played all 27 holes, 9 in the morning, lunch then 18 in the afternoon. Played with my son and hired a buggy. Perfect weather and the course was in excellent condition. Starter lady was very accomodating allowing for a very relaxed day adjusting our tee off times to suit us. Tight off the tee on some holes but very forgiving on others giving a nice variation throughout the day. Also know that they try to keep big greens all year so can see a bit of winter golf here.
Great value
Tee time after 5pm so it was only £25
Great value for money, will defo be back
Good
Interesting layout ….Greens good…nice scenery……some 9 holers feel like 9 holers…..this felt like an 18 holer that happened to be a 9 holer….which I believe it is.
Great day
Played all 27 holes. Glad we had the buggie. Super condition and excellent layout. Challenging in bits. Staff very helpful. Stay out of the long rough. Brutal but good fairway width and good light rough for the slightly wayward shots.
Good wee 9
Good wee course
First green was not very good condition
But 9 holes with 2 par 5s and great views
Going back to play the other one soon
So overall for me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️