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4.8
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4.6
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4.7
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3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Parkland
Par 69
Length 6021 yards
Slope 125
Rating 69.5

At Torwoodlee Golf Club, you'll be ensconced with the warmest Scottish Borders hospitality at this private club that also caters to visitors. A scenic golf course with more than a century of history, Torwoodlee is just outside the town of Galashiels and provides golfers of all levels a stern yet fair test.

Torwoodlee plays to 6,021 yards and has a par of 69. Designed by Willie Park and John Garner, Torwoodlee is at once a test of a player's golf skills and a delight to their senses. With the River Gala to one side, Torwoodlee is set betwixt a combination of mature woodlands and rolling parkland, making it the perfect combination of nature and challenging play.

Less than an hour away from Scotland's capital, Torwoodlee hosts several golf tournaments throughout the year. And one more area where this gem shows off its class is with its green fees, which always run less than 50 euros. Torwoodlee is a true prize in the Scottish Borders golf scene, and a course many consider a true must play.

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Course Details

Year Built 1895
Architect James Braid

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - £25
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed Spikes may be worn but not in the Clubhouse Lounge.
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.5
27 Reviews (27)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

MUD

Just a wee bit muddy on the 4th& 5th holes
Apart from that we really enjoyed our round

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course, ruined by inconsiderate members.

Played this course on Sunday in practice for the upcoming scrambles tournament. Genuinely lovely course with some nice challenging holes and some really nice holes, the hole down the hill is one of my favorite holes of any golf course I've played, a driveable par 4 that will punish people who try to hard and mess the drive up.

Our round was quite enjoyable until we got to the 14th. Suddenly what was a very quiet round looked now to be a very busy round, every hole from the 14th was packed, members were jumping on and playing the first 3 holes then heading to the 14th just to get a quick 8 or 9 holes. This absolutely ruined our experience, we were now stuck behind a 3 ball with a child who was just hacking away at the ball, I normally don't mind this but when they've jumped in front let us play through.. Needless to say they did not let us through. What was really the cherry on top of the cake was the 18th, I was setting up for my second shot 125 yards out from the green and someone runs on to the green to speak to this 3 ball. FIVE MINUTES I had to wait while they had a chat on the green.

A really pleasurable round ruined by total disregard of golf or course etiquette. If this was my local club I would have been asking for their membership to be stripped if they done it again.

While I will play here again in the future, I will probably never pay for a full price slot for this reason, it also settles the debate I was having about moving from my home club near Hawick to this one to save on travel. Safe to say I will not be taking up membership at this club if that is how the members play, with total disregard for anyone else but themselves.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Best way to spend a Friday!

First time on this lovely course. I joined a couple of very friendly locals for a round and had a great time. You get a real nice feeling driving into the course car park as you enter off the main road through a large wooded area. The course is a green oasis surrounded by hills and does look a pretty picture. Booking in was simple and a warm greeting was had from the staff. The course it’s self is nicely laid out with some spectacular holes and views. It is not overly long, which suits my game, but certainly presents some challenges, with some fantastic tee shots to savour! The Borders to Edinburgh train line passes through the course creating two sides to the it, you have to cross an old stone bridge to enter one side. The train line is in a cutting, so you will barely notice any trains, which themselves are not frequent. This simply adds to the charm of the course, indeed it would have been quite something to have seen a steam train passing through! The greens were in very good condition as were the fairways, the whole course is well presented (credit to the green staff).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Borders Break

This is a challenging course--not somewhat nor very--because it is all up and down and sideways. It is scenic, and not too long, but my wife found it hard to get any rhythm and distance. Well, I did too. The greens were pretty good, consistent and not too fast. Tees, though, were quite messy and uneven. They bring down the rating. Even so, the fantastic walk and variety leave a positive impression. Some might need a buggy...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A gem in The Birders

We booked on Friday for Saturday morning. It was a great day and the course was in fantastic condition. There was no one to talk to when we arrived and the concession was not open so we couldn’t get anything to eat or drink before we went out. It was open when we came back though and the staff were lovely.

The setting is beautiful some memorable holes and great pace of play. Have already told friends about it and we will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Outstanding

Horrible day weather wise as it rained from 1st tee to 18th green. First time at course and will definitely be going back. Excellent layout and challenging holes. Can’t wait to play again in the sunshine 👍

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Nice course to play. Course was good to play considering the time of year. Nice views as well. Bonus is I won

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Wee Hidden Gem

Was pleasantly surprised with the condition and layout of this course. Greens have recently been cored but still very playable. We had the course to ourselves and enjoyed some quirky holes. Love to play this in summer

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Nice course, few tricky holes, and some nice views

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Booking system

Initial search was for Sunday and booked on this basis - only during the confirmation my initial search had changed to Friday
After discovering this error I cancelled Friday and rebooked for Sunday
Cancellation was confirmed on the system but no refund provided by Golfpass

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great course & friendly staff

Really enjoyed playing this course. Lots of interesting holes, lovely fairways and decent greens. Will definitely be back to play this one again.

Staff were very helpful with trolley hire and made us some lovely sandwiches after our game. Lovely people :)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well kept course

Friendly welcome and lucked out with the weather. We'll kept course and the ball is generally in play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Torwoodlee golf course

Lovely little course set in lovely surroundings. Only gripe is the eleventh and fifteenth holes need a next tee arrow by the previous green as it’s not easy to work out where they are and I ended up wandering around cursing. That said a lovely little course. The fifteenth has something I’ve never seen before A shared green, I think it was shared with the first hole but was the only one and was different

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Torwoodlee- first time

A challenging course with many different hole designs, don’t let the the first deceive you and gentle start leading to some more challenging holes (6th hole). Par threes have small ish greens and scoring is a bonus. Think my favourite hole was the par 5 14th a swinging dog leg right off the tee to a two tiered green going away from you.

This is very covid safe venue all measures in place for a safe experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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