Leven Links Golf Course
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About
Golf has been played at Leven Links Golf Course since 1846, making it one of the oldest clubs in the world. It has a unique landscape of parallel dune ridges that provides the ideal setting for links golf. The slopes and undulations of the terrain are used throughout the golf course, including the fairways that were molded from the valleys created by the dunes. The prevailing winds that blow through the course are often another challenging factor that is added to the game. The first four holes, all par 4s, play long but as the holes continue they become more up-and-down. The golf course opens with a tricky hole where the green sits on a ridge plateau and it finishes with what some have boasted is one of the best finishing holes in the country. It is another difficult par 4 with a burn stretching across the front of the green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 71 | 6551 yards | 72.4 | 132 |
| Yellow | 70 | 6309 yards | 71.4 | 129 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5775 yards | 73.8 | 134 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 72.4/132 | 426 | 379 | 352 | 450 | 163 | 569 | 182 | 350 | 171 | 3042 | 338 | 368 | 504 | 482 | 363 | 189 | 393 | 416 | 456 | 3509 | 6551 |
| Red W: 73.8/134 | 383 | 314 | 290 | 380 | 115 | 542 | 114 | 345 | 140 | 2623 | 295 | 301 | 440 | 439 | 308 | 157 | 368 | 399 | 445 | 3152 | 5775 |
| Handicap | 10 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
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Not a good experience of golf in Scotland at the price charged for the round
The Ladies changing rooms were closed for refurbishment. The only access for visiting Ladies to the clubhouse was through the men’s locker room!
We had to wait at every tee after the third behind club matches, resulting in very slow and disrupted play.
We followed the treatment of greens and fairways causing further disruption The mixed and generally poor condition of the fairways etc did not justify the price being charged for the round when compared with other courses played in the area
A number of tee boxes were close to the previous greens compromising safe play
Not a good advert for golf in Scotland
Great winter golf
Great value, course in excellent condition for time of year, greens were faster than most in summer. Mats in play on fairways & first-cut, no issues with that, helps protect course for the main season. Ideal course for this time of year, proves length not required to have a challenging, enjoyable round of golf.
Disappointing
Having paid £37, I didn’t expect to only be able to play 16 holes (two par 3s were out of play) and for all of those I did play to be on temporary greens. I appreciate the need for temps when there’s a frost but it had largely cleared by the time I played and I assumed that most if not all would be on full greens; I would not have booked if I’d known, let alone paid that price.
A shame, because Leven is a good quality links which is well worth the price for the full experience.
Superb Scottish Links
A great old Scottish links course on the Fife coast offering challenging golf in the wind. Excellent condition and playable all year round with superb catering on offer across two clubhouses.
Great course but choose your time wisely
Thoroughly enjoyable and challenging golf course but we spent the front 9 serenaded by football chanting from a nearby stadium. Very off putting and would not play on a Saturday afternoon again.
LEVEN LINKS
Dissappointed with the fairways they were badly cut up.
Greens were superfast and true, wind was gusting up to 50kph!
Pro was very helpful and friendly
Clubhouse did not let us in after the round which was the most disappointing thing!
Save your best til last
Last played here as a youth and was good to play the Links again some 40 years later. Course as then a true links test and in good condition. So enjoyable to play a course where most holes are easily reachable in regulation and don’t require you to hit ,pro, distance. It Was great however to still be able to go for (and make) the carry over the burn on the 18th. Highly recommend a visit.
Choose Leven Links
One of the best links courses that lve played over the past few months, course set up was difficult but fair , it was in great condition, and the weather favourable with the cool westerly breeze, staff and members made us very welcome, a great visit!. Great value for money.
Great golf course
Had a great 4 ball on this fantastic golf course
Staff were friendly and even although covid restrictions were in place made it feel as normal as you could expect
Greens were perfect, of I had to find fault it would be the fairways condition on some holes but preferred lies were in place ,only reason I didn't award 5 stars
Excellent
Really good round at Leven Links, greens were superb and general conditions first class, even after some recent poor weather.
Friendly staff in pro shop and would recommend as one of the best courses in the area.
Terrible condition
The course condition was shocking. It was almost Impossible to distinguish between rough and fairway, at times you just had no idea what direction to drive in.. The fairways were shocking condition. Green were acceptable. Many better courses than this for much less cost. Some of the design of holes were just crazy, first hole is bizarre par four with no fairway that was obvious to hit.
Not worth the money
The course layout is awful! People walking about walking their dogs, teeing off right next to a caravan park, some sort of farm next to the 6th with a big squeaky gate on your back swing! Not the place for a quiet, private round of golf
Great layout
Some really interesting holes with virtually no two holes being alike. Great links test. Preferred the layout to Lundin Links across the wall.
Great value for money - the course only being let down by patchy fairways and greens at the moment which may be down to lack of maintenace during the past few months.
Leven links
Course is in great condition and greens are amazingly fast for this time of the year with all the rain that’s fell this month .
Staff in shop were very friendly including the old guy keeping him company
Not what was expected
Very busy on the day hence slow play . Missed the last two holes as we lost interest.
For an open qualifying course it was poor quality and we thought the terrain was not true links . Lundin links over the wall looked in better condition.
Sorry but have no intention of returning .
Enjoyable course
Well layed out course which presents a good challenge, let down only slightly by the condition of the fairways and greens compared to its neighbour at lundin, overall enjoyable and would recommend
