9
The Balloch
Par 4 · 456 yards
Arguably the hardest par four here.
The Championship Course
The Alyth Course
Eighteen holes of classic heathland golf — 6,264 yards, Par 70 — laid out through pines, silver birch and heather. Precision, not power.
18
Holes
70
Par
6,264
Yards
1894
Established
The layout
A course that rewards the thinking golfer.
A classic heathland eighteen laid out through pines, silver birch and heather. Old Tom Morris drew the original nine in 1894; James Braid completed the course in 1934. It rewards precision over power — position off the tee is everything.
Five holes carry out-of-bounds down the right, and the greens — kept true all year — ask for a deft touch. It is a course you can play a hundred times and never quite tame.
Designed by Old Tom Morris (1894) · James Braid (1934)
Signature holes
Three that stay with you.
16
Windy Ridge
Par 5 · 545 yards
Longest on the course.
18
The Clubhouse — Kevin McAlpine
Par 4 · 356 yards
Named for the 2006/07 Scottish champion.
The card
Full scorecard
Yardages shown from the medal tees. Every hole carries a name earned over a century and more of play.
| Hole | Name | Par | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Over the Brae | 4 | 398 |
| 2 | Ship Ahoy | 4 | 417 |
| 3 | The Teuchats' Tryst | 3 | 169 |
| 4 | Horse Shoe | 4 | 368 |
| 5 | The Brig | 4 | 358 |
| 6 | The Kirrie Road | 4 | 392 |
| 7 | BirnieShortest hole on the course | 3 | 130 |
| 8 | Heathery Muir | 4 | 255 |
| 9 | The BallochArguably the hardest par four here | 4 | 456 |
| Out | 34 | 2943 | |
| Hole | Name | Par | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kinpurnie | 4 | 436 |
| 11 | Loyal | 5 | 504 |
| 12 | Pitcrocknie | 4 | 308 |
| 13 | Tyke's Shank | 4 | 326 |
| 14 | The Birks | 3 | 198 |
| 15 | The Steeple | 4 | 446 |
| 16 | Windy RidgeLongest on the course | 5 | 545 |
| 17 | The Cairn | 3 | 202 |
| 18 | The Clubhouse — Kevin McAlpineNamed for the 2006/07 Scottish champion | 4 | 356 |
| In | 36 | 3321 | |