Swanston Golf Club
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Short but very demanding, small well kept plateau greens. Some very memorable holes.
Swanston G.C is a very testing course set on the North facing slopes of the pentland hills. There are some tough climbs when playing this course and your stance will rarely be level. The main hazards here are gorse bushes, not trees particularly on the 8th hole which is a 216yrd par 3 played from an elevated tee over a sea of gorse bushes, with more down the right hand side. There are six par threes and no par fives, but don't let that give you the impression that this is an easy course. Another memorable hole is the seventh which is 435yrds slightly uphill and with slight dog-leg to the left, and is nearly always playing in to a stiff breeze.
The clubhouse is small in comparison to most golf clubs but you are guaranteed a warm, friendly atmosphere and some good food once inside. All in all, this is a very good days golf for all levels of play.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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White | 69 | 5696 yards | 68.3 | 115 |
Yellow | 67 | 5401 yards | 66.8 | 113 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5209 yards | 71.0 | 115 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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White M: 68.3/115 | 318 | 377 | 175 | 398 | 443 | 211 | 143 | 254 | 352 | 2671 | 414 | 463 | 192 | 501 | 209 | 370 | 298 | 165 | 413 | 3025 | 5696 |
Red W: 71.0/115 | 307 | 341 | 135 | 369 | 416 | 163 | 140 | 212 | 288 | 2371 | 391 | 428 | 165 | 490 | 187 | 362 | 286 | 156 | 373 | 2838 | 5209 |
Handicap | 9 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 69 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
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Amazing views
Lovely course with amazing views of Edinburgh across to Fife and down the East Lothian coast
Some interesting holes, hilly but worth playing
Nice views, some cracking par 3's. For the time of year it was in good condition and good value for money. I would definitely play again soon.
Great course great views
Great course to play was well kept especially given most courses this time of year are water logged and mushy underfoot. The greens were nice, barely any winter greens . Some quirky holes and definitely a fun course to play .
Stormy and Slope
As non Scottish visitors ,we were very pleased to play in such stormy weathers and Slopes, amazing!.
Only orientation wasn’t always easy. Should install signs and a chart for players not knowing the course.
Fantastic views, well kept course
This is a hilly well kept course with spectacular views. It has a great clubhouse and very friendly staff. Greens were good and layout challenging.
Top course
One of best parkland courses I’ve played in Scotland. Highly recommend. Some great holes
Very surprised
Very surprised that it wasn't as hilly that I thought it would be.... Lots of beautiful challenging holes that make you think.... Fantastic views.... Fantastic clubhouse... Only negative is about the rocky paths... If they could be resurfaced with soft red ash or something the whole swanston golf experience would be perfect.
Hill
The weather was a bit wet now and again so we hired a buggy to hide from
Wind and drizzle but it ran out petrol
At 3 hole had to walk back to pro shop
They got it fill up in 25 min
And gave us a refund of hire
And offer coffee
These things happen and they sorted
It out for us so all in all I go back to play
As good service thanks
Great value golf
Played Swanston with a friend. We were both members many years ago so it was fun to play the course again and see all the significant changes that have been made.
The course was great value and all the staff we dealt with were excellent.
Great value game
My friend and I played Swanston for the first time in over 30 years.
The course layout had completely changed and the extremely windy conditions made playing, never mind scoring difficult but we had a great day & thoroughly enjoyed the course.
Great test of golf.wekl kept fairways. Greens excellent. Tees weren't great I'd I'm being honest. But great course course overall