Glencorse Golf Club in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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All Time
Last 6 Months
Last 12 Months

4.7

87 Reviews (87)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.5

Value

4.8

Layout

4.6

Friendliness

4.8

Pace

4.6

Amenities

4.5

94.0%

Recommend this course

79 out of 87 reviews

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Average Rating

Avg Rating

5.0

3 Reviews (3)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

5.0

Value

5.0

Layout

5.0

Pace

5.0

Amenities

4.7

StaffFriendliness

5.0

100.0%

Recommend this course

3 out of 3 reviews

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Average Rating

Avg Rating

4.8

13 Reviews (13)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

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Conditions

4.7

Value

4.8

Layout

4.5

Pace

4.7

Amenities

4.3

StaffFriendliness

4.8

92.3%

Recommend this course

12 out of 13 reviews

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Holes 18

Type

Style Parkland

Par 64

Length 5217 yards

Slope 113

Rating 65.8

Glencorse Golf Club was voted a hidden Scottish hidden gem by Sports Illustrated. It's not hard to see why: Founded in 1890, the club was designed by Willie Park and claims top golfers as members. Among them are the former Walker Cup Captain George Macgregor and the former Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallagher.

Glencorse Golf Club offers 18 holes and 5,217 yards of parkland golf that, even with eight par 3s, provides a hearty challenge: Only one hole of this octet measures less than 200 yards. The golf course provides a solid day for golfers of all levels.

As a bonus for golf tourists who are also regular tourists, Glencorse Golf Club sits nine miles from Edinburgh Castle and the city center, and a mile from Rosslyn Chapel, featured in "The Da Vinci Code."

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Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
White	64	5217 yards	65.8	113
Yellow	64	4874 yards	64.4	110
Red (W)	69	4800 yards	68.7	119

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Scorecard for Glencorse Golf Club

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White M: 65.8/113 W: 71.4/125	225	355	208	451	237	273	308	164	331	2552	335	211	211	434	329	236	375	215	319	2665	5217
Yellow M: 64.4/110 W: 69.3/121	207	336	186	431	170	266	287	153	303	2339	311	203	192	418	316	230	366	189	310	2535	4874
Red M: 64.1/109 W: 68.7/119	206	327	181	425	162	260	291	141	316	2309	300	196	177	408	309	228	363	201	309	2491	4800
Handicap	11	4	16	1	7	13	9	18	5		6	14	15	2	8	12	3	17	10
Par	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	32	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	32	64
Handicap (W)	12	2	8	10	4	16	14	18	6		11	5	13	3	7	15	1	17	9

Course Details

Year Built 1890

Golf Season Year round

Architect Willie Park (1890)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Clubs Yes

Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes - half a mile from the course

Teaching Pro Yes

Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Delta, Mastercard

Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge

Reviews

4.7

87 Reviews (87)

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Gasman35

Played On 03/24/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

wardy8

Played On 11/11/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once every three months

5.0

First Time Playing

Fun course with lots of features

Brilliant course. Lots of features to deal with and lots of tree lined holes making it challenging to play. Visited in November and course was in great condition for this time of year. Will definitely visit again!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Photo submitted by wardy8 on 11/13/2023

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SRoegolf

Played On 11/06/2023

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Good course

Really nice course in very pleasant setting ,

Also worth noting every person we met was very nice and helpful keen to interact and tell us we would enjoy course that was from starter to every golfer we encountered so overall really nice experience ,

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

u3106692

Played On 08/30/2023

Reviews 10

Handicap 20-24

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once every three months

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

u297384336

Played On 07/26/2023

Reviews 2

Handicap 15-19

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

First Time Playing

Perfect weather

Walked

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

jack1874

Played On 07/24/2023

Reviews 1

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Photo submitted by jack1874 on 07/25/2023

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Rafascott

Played On 06/30/2023

Reviews 91

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Top 500 Contributor

First Time Playing

Tough Par 3’s

Glencorse appears like it may be an easy short course when checking the scorecard but beware….the par 3 holes are not short and streams are in play on quite a few holes. Course in lovely condition after the dry spell with smooth greens. Food in clubhouse after round was excellent and staff very friendly. Highly recommend visiting this course

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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u813920559

Played On 06/12/2023

Reviews 16

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Great quirky wee course

A short course but far from easy with lots of water hazards and trees to punish wayward or under hit shots . Staff and members were very friendly . Will definitely return

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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natalielouise

Played On 05/24/2023

Reviews 4

Skill Beginner

Plays Once a month

4.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Fair

Friendliness Average

Pace Average

Amenities Poor

Comment

u314163122480

Played On 05/19/2023

Reviews 24

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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u2116691200

Played On 05/02/2023

Reviews 3

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Absolute Gem

I was a member of this fantastic course years ago before moving house to a different location. Going back there and taking two friends to play it was a real treat. From meeting Cliffe in the pro-shop again to playing this fantastic course it was a totally enjoyable day. Not a long course but one you need to pick your way round and lots of tricky, long Par 3’s. All of us said we can’t wait to get back again. Thanks to Cliffe and his staff for the friendly welcome and the greens staff for having the course in such a great condition. Would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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hib497

Played On 04/28/2023

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

u044128732

Played On 04/21/2023

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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Gasman35

Played On 04/05/2023

Reviews 6

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

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steveweatherley

Played On 02/27/2023

Reviews 6

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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u314160866751

Played On 02/19/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

3.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

The course has great features

Was disappointed to have booked a tee time on Sunday to turn up and find out we would be playing winter tees and winter greens, I think this would have at least been communicated given the £15 to play it. Looks like it will be a fantastic course in the summer and would definitely come back and play when the course is fully open.

Conditions Average

Value Poor

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

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babbleoftongues

Played On 02/18/2023

Reviews 3

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

u314163668609

Played On 01/27/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

u314161918081

Played On 01/26/2023

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

u314162855409

Played On 01/06/2023

Reviews 2

Handicap Don't know

Skill Beginner

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Wet weather

Walked

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

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