The Hirsel Golf Club
About
Hirsel Golf Club, founded in 1948, appeals to all levels of golfers. The historic and picturesque golf course was referred to in one magazine as "The Augusta of the North."
Hirsel, a parkland golf course nestled on the Scottish border on the outskirts of Coldstream, offers great natural beauty and breathtaking views over the Cheviot Hills and surrounding countryside. It features 18 very different holes strategically designed to make the most of the undulations of the hills and valleys and the natural hazards presented by a very large number of majestic, mature trees and the winding Leet River.
The golf course measures 6,024 yards. Par is 70 for men and 72 for women, with both par 5s in the last seven holes.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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White | 70 | 6024 yards | ||
Yellow | 70 | 5872 yards | ||
Red (W) | 72 | 5349 yards |
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: 69.7/125 | 292 | 290 | 243 | 310 | 381 | 355 | 167 | 345 | 413 | 2796 | 98 | 330 | 531 | 440 | 177 | 437 | 333 | 375 | 507 | 3228 | 6024 |
Yellow M: 68.8/124 | 282 | 278 | 206 | 300 | 369 | 350 | 162 | 340 | 398 | 2685 | 93 | 325 | 520 | 435 | 170 | 430 | 302 | 363 | 497 | 3135 | 5820 |
Red W: 71.4/121 | 274 | 218 | 177 | 300 | 313 | 314 | 110 | 335 | 398 | 2439 | 93 | 320 | 445 | 385 | 130 | 397 | 273 | 332 | 488 | 2863 | 5302 |
Handicap | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Scotland (2022 #16)
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Outstanding course
This course is truly spectacular and great fun to play. A lot of blind holes playing for position surrounded by breathtaking scenery and excellent course condition. Members were all very friendly.. Can’t wait to come back and play again!
Hugely enjoyable
A cracking place to play. Not the longest but still plenty of difficulty. Straight hitting is required off the tee, a good short game to score well. Every hole has some interest to it, lots of fun to be had. Condition of the course was excellent.
A friendly welcome in the pro shop and bar. Very good value food and drink pre and post round as well.
We will be back to play again shortly, highly recommended.
Great course
Excellent course would recommend this to anyone.great value for money and friendly starter
Great Parkland course
Enjoyed playing Hirsel for the first time. Winter season had just begun so winter tees were in operation along with fairway mats. There were no winter greens being used on this day. Weather was typical autumnal cool but dry with little wind.
Accepting all of this I thoroughly enjoyed the round. The course was a little heavy after a lot of recent rain but this simply added to the challenge.
There are some great holes on the course and a good variety. Greens were in excellent condition for any time of the year, let alone the beginning of November.
As a mid handicapper I found the course relatively challenging but highly enjoyable.
I hope to return to The Hirsel to play it in all it’s Summer glory next year.
Excellent greens and spongy fairways.
Played course in what was hottest September day in a century in Scottish Borders, course has matured with the trees lining fairways which has made it tighter, but fairways and greens in Excellent condition, and sand in bunkers ,softest I've came across.played many times in past and it's one course I,ll always play again when in the borders, had an excellent game and was a pleasure to play.
Brilliant
The course is in great condition. First tee is a bit daunting with people watching you from the clubhouse balcony… fortunately I smashed it down the middle. There’s quite a few blind tee shots
All good
Course in very good condition. Greens running true. Fantastic value for money paid a lot more money for so called bigger named courses that were far worse than this gem. Will play again soon
Great course
First time playing here whilst away on holiday. Course was in great condition and some interesting holes. Course layout was a little confusing (particularly a short par 3 where another hole would tee off through the green) but there were signs explaining what was happening and how to approach. Greens in excellent condition and an all round enjoyable experience. Would recommend
Tined and sanded greens today
Arrived at the course in good time only to find that the greens had been tined and were covered with sand and to find that everyone else was only paying £15.00 per round whereas we had been charged £ 30.00 plus the £1 booking fee. We thus feel very cheated.
The Pro shop however did recommend that we approach Golf Now for reimbursement of those overcharges on the day. Very disappointed.
Disappointing Greens
Lovely course. However, it was 'greens week' and the majority of the greens were unplayable. The course Pro said he was only charging 50% to visitors. How do I go about receiving a refund of £45 (3 players)?
Little gem
Excellent course, really impressed with the layout etc…will definitely play again.
Stunning
I live 30 minutes away from the course and have done for 20 years - but had never heard of it! Is this a deliberate ploy for the members to keep it a secret or am I just deaf and blind?
Great course - really enjoyed the game and the weather was great when we played.
You won't be disappointed
What a course can't reccomend this course enough I you haven't played it give it a try you won't be disappointed
would recommend to anyone whos looking for a game of golf
nice coarse to play having played hear before .it was alot easier to read the coarse .alot of blind holes .but very enjoyable. freinds enjoyed it as it was there first time .would recommend it.