Portlethen Golf Club
- 18 holes
- Parkland
- Par: 72
- 6670 yards
The course is maturing into one of the more popular parkland courses in the North East of Scotland having been blessed with natural features the principal one being the Findon burn which, lined with mature broadleaf trees, crosses 5 of the holes on the first nine influencing either tee or approach shots.
The par 5 485 yard fourth hole poses a problem of choice of second shots as the burn crosses 90 yards short of the green, the wayward shot punished by ending up in the burn or in the trees. The inward 9 holes carry fewer hazards but the Findon burn continues to create problems at the fifteenth and eighteenth.
Arguably the fifteenth is the 'signature hole' of the course. First, the tee shot has to be accurate to cope with the right to left dog leg and then the approach shot, from a down hill lie, has to carry the Findon burn which, moat like, guards the entrance to the green. The par 507 yd par 5 eighteenth is a challenging closing hole featuring a drystone dyke on the left running all the way from tee to green with the risk of out of bounds with even' shot. The Findon burn. 1(K) yards short of the green creates a further dilemma of second shot selection; to carry or not to carry.
Senior golfers and visitors normally play the shorter par 70 'Blue Tee' course.
Course development has seen the planting of around 21.000 carefully selected trees, restoration of drystone dykes. construction of stone bridges, new tees at several holes and a pond at the short fifth. There is an extensive practice area, part of which is the site of approved plans to build a 15 bay driving range. The substantial putting green is conveniently sited near the first tee. Both golf trolleys and buggies are available for hire.
Portlethen
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
AB12 4YA P: +44 (0) 1224 782575
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W: portlethengolfclub.com
(based on 2 reviews) Par, yardages and ratings
| Tee | Par | Yardage | SSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 72 | 6670 | 0 |
| Yellow | 72 | 6443 | 0 |
| Blue | 70 | 5743 | 0 |
| Red | 73 | 5597 | 0 |
Portlethen Golf Club at a glance
- Holes: 18
- Designed by: Donald Steel
- Style: Parkland
- Built in: 1989
- Golf Season:
- Visitor Policy: Welcomed, however due to Club Competitions, the course is not available for play on Saturday until after 4pm.
- Tee times welcomed:
Practice facilities & tuition
- Driving range: Yes
- Putting green: Yes
- Teaching pro: Yes
- Golf school / golf academy:
Services
- Pro: Yes
- Clubs for hire:
- Buggies for hire: Yes - £24
- Trolleys for hire:
Green fees
- Week days: £24
- Week-ends: £36
Reader Ratings / Reviews
- i have been a member of portlethen for 6 years now and the improvement of the course has been excelent which has coincided with the arrival of neil sadler the new green keeper,it has turned into a very good golf course and is now a good test of all golfing skills,it now looks like a golf course and not something that "only looks onto an industrial estate"with the on going improvements to the course it can get only betterThe course is lacking in character, with the only views beyond the fairways of the adjacent industrial estate. I was also rudely accused, falsely, by a member claiming to be a "past-captain", of jumping in at the 10th hole. He was part of a 4-ball whom refused to let me, a single-ball, play through from the 12th onwards, meaning i finished the round in darkness.
