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Kinghorn Golf Club
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Forget the golf, visit Kinghorn Golf Club for the views. Okay, maybe you don't want to forget the golf altogether, but you'll certainly want to pack a camera along with your golf clubs. Located in Fife, this 18-hole links golf course plays with a backdrop of the Firth of Forth. From the course you can see the Forth Bridge, Edinburgh and its landmarks, and Bass Rock.
The course at Kinghorn Golf Club is 5,166 yards and a par 65. You get tested right away on No. 2, a 219-yard par 3 that's trickier than it looks, what with an uphill shot that's normally straight into the wind. No. 3, another par 3, offers not a metaphoric wall but a literal one. Your tee shot has to clear it and stop on the green.
There are no par 5s at Kinghorn, but maybe there should be. The par 4s waver from the short - a 262-yard sixth that relies on you hitting your drive to the right place and your second shot accurately - and the ridiculously long, like the 462-yard eighth. Here you have to hit it long, but avoid the out of bounds on the left and hold on the sloping fairway.
Eight and No. 13 are generally considered the hardest at Kinghorn Golf Club. Thirteen - nicknamed "Lang Whang" - is a 439-yard par 4. The length is manageable, it's the "hitting into the wind" part that makes it tough. You finish on 18, the menacingly named "Cryin' Hill," a challenging 196-yard par 3.
Kinghorn Golf Club was founded in 1887, making it one of the oldest golf courses in Scotland. Starting as a nine-hole course, the final nine were finalized in 1947.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (W) | 66 | 5157 yards | 68.6 | 120 |
| White | 66 | 5157 yards | 65.6 | 114 |
| Yellow | 65 | 4637 yards | 63.5 | 108 |
| Yellow (W) | 67 | 4637 yards | 65.4 | 114 |
| Red | 65 | 4347 yards | 62.4 | 106 |
| Red (W) | 67 | 4347 yards | 64.6 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens White M: 65.6/114 | 338 | 218 | 205 | 314 | 316 | 255 | 387 | 458 | 281 | 2772 | 277 | 242 | 425 | 433 | 202 | 150 | 290 | 171 | 195 | 2385 | 5157 |
| Ladies White W: 68.6/120 | 338 | 218 | 205 | 314 | 316 | 255 | 387 | 458 | 281 | 2772 | 277 | 242 | 425 | 433 | 202 | 150 | 290 | 171 | 195 | 2385 | 5157 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 66 |
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Great views across The Forth Photo submitted by BoabMac11 on 05/01/2021
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Great fun on historic course
We had a fantastic time playing this course on windy day. The views across the forth are excellent and every hole is different. The staff were very friendly on our arrival despite us running late.
The course has lots of "half" holes, with long par 3s and short par 4s making it have a very old, traditional links feel. A lot of fun and I highly recommend.
Nice and steady
Was very windy when we played, as you’re high up on the fife coast. if you are able to play to the conditions and keep the ball in play all well and good if not you’re gonna struggle
Hidden gem of a course
stunning course in great condition. Unique layout and brilliant greens.
Great layout / speedy greens / hidden gem
Course is full of crazy cool holes, especially the Old Tom Morris front 9. Greens were in amazing condition
Golf outing
14 of us played this course and was a great day from start to finish. Staff very helpful and friendly and couldn’t have been more welcoming. Course was fantastic, great layout and the scenery is out of this place world. Already planning next trip back fantastical
Brilliant All Round
Absolutely brilliant day. Course was in great condition, really entertaining track and greens rolling very well. Beautiful views as well. Good mix of difficulty for the holes making it playable for every type of golfer we had playing.
Members and staff could not have been any better, very accommodating to us. Staff behind the bar in particular excellent for drinks and bacon rolls. Will be back.
Spectatular Setting
A short and very tight course, too many holes criss cross each other, did not feel safe.
Catering facilities minimal.
Challenging with stunning views
A really interesting links course, with ups and downs galore, lots of gorse to lose your ball in, and stunning views over the Forth and out to the North Sea.
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