Kinghorn Golf Club
About
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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Bonnie Scotland! Photo submitted by Sp4rky61 on 07/17/2025
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Great views across The Forth Photo submitted by BoabMac11 on 05/01/2021
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Challenging test of golf
Very friendly staff, great course condition and challenging course. Overall a fun day out and a classic Scottish course which I would play again..
Best value anywhere
Greens were in perfect condition
Very fast and true
If on wrong side of hole it was lighting fast coming back downhill
Excellent value for money
Not a long course but definitely more than what the slope rating states
Real Gem
A tough evening round with some gusting wind added to the fun. Greens which will test everyone but before you get that chance making the right shot selection is vital
Quirky and fun
A great short course with lots of challenging holes . Great views too . Fairways a bit burnt and a couple of tees off mats but it’s fantastic value for money so no complaints from me
Shocking
Booked a T time for 12:20, drove a hour from Glasgow to find the course closed.
Why accept payment for T times and not have the course open is beyond me
Kinghorn GC
Excellent course, with stunning views over the Forth.
Clubhourse staff were excellent.
This course may not be the most challenging course on the Fife circuit but there are at least 6 very unique holes which makes this a course well worth a play, if nothing else the scenery and friendly atmosphere is worth it alone.
Great Value
Noticed a deal on GolfNow and played with a mate. Great value for money, great views and a tricky short course.
Due to the shortness of the course and some shared fairways this caused the play to be slow at times.
Will definitely look to at arranging a larger outing with friends.
Challenging golf round great experience
A good course, very friendly and helpful staff and members. Excellent value on food and drinks which were of a great standard and quality. Would recommend and play it again.
A little gem
Played Kinghorn on a windy day….. which is fairly normal for the course. Although not a long course, it presents challenges and enjoyment to all categories of golfers.
Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Would happily play this little gem again.
A Wee Gem
Well worth the money, 9 holes on winter greens and 9 regular, The regular greens at the end on Feb are what you would expect mid summer, excellent.
Good course
The course is in great condition for the time of year. Bit disappointed that we had to use mats on fairways as this had not been highlighted. The clubhouse was also closed on a Tuesday.
Start of course surprisingly winter greens but did have heavy rain overnight. Mats to play on again surprisingly a
Pitch & Putt
Played when it was cold so ground was hard. Winter greens and winter tees were being used. Winter greens were poor and regulation hole on a fairway that wasn’t cut much different to the rest of the fairway meant any decent golf was out of the question. Clubhouse wasn’t open either so poor amenities. Course is short so was like a pitch and putt. The 18th was a joke and I could have used my putter. Not a fan of the layout. A lot of holes cross each other so players in front and behind need to wait.
Amazing views however but sadly not my type of course.
Also £17 for playing winter greens and tee’s is poor value for money. Golf Now need to be more involved when winter green and tees are on. We also had to play with a mat. I ended up hitting from the rough instead.
Kinghorn
Excellent course, short but very tricky especially in the wind. Would definitely play again.
Golf course
On arrival greeted by a very friendly lady in the starter's office who gave us some course information before we teed off very windy when played which made the course very challenging green's in great condition only thing that let it down very slow play but would definitely play again great value for money.