The Cowden at Muckhart Golf Club
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The Cowden's nine holes at Muckhart Golf Club are the original nine where golf has been played for nearly 100 years at the foot of the Ochil Hills. Virtually no changes have been made to the layout during this time.
Muckhart Golf Club has 27 holes comprising three courses of 18 holes on a rotating basis. The Cowden Course measures 3,251 yards from the medal tees, and par is 36 for the nine holes.
Cowden's signature holes are the fifth and ninth. No. 5 is a challenging par 4 crossing two valleys, with the green backed by the Ochil hills. No. 9 is normally the last hole in an 18-hole round and is considered one of the finest finishing holes in Scottish golf. The drive has to be steered between a stream and a water hazard, and only the very longest hitters will consider taking on the burn in front of the green with their second shot.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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White | 36 | 3251 yards | ||
Yellow | 36 | 3114 yards | ||
Red (W) | 36 | 2776 yards |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
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White M: 70.0/129 | 288 | 307 | 290 | 168 | 361 | 195 | 530 | 487 | 195 | 2821 | 6072 |
Yellow M: 68.8/126 | 278 | 287 | 290 | 165 | 361 | 192 | 469 | 475 | 195 | 2712 | 5833 |
Red M: 66.9/123 W: 71.3/129 | 270 | 275 | 280 | 156 | 361 | 157 | 469 | 475 | 135 | 2578 | 5317 |
Handicap | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
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Muckhart Good course but slow round
Great course, but short in places but very interesting.
Couple of slow groups in front of us meant it took 4 hours 30 to go round.
Great course
Played 18 holes over the Arndean and Cowden 9's. Courses were in fantastic condition after the recent very wet weather.
Club pro (I think!) in shop was extremely helpful on our arrival, making us aware of where everything was and giving a brief history of the 3 9 hole loops.
No hold ups on the course even though it was reasonably busy for the early morning start.
Good mix of holes and every one had something different about it.
Not the longest course (we played off the yellows) but the greens were small and tricky (not many straight putts).
Highly recommended and will definitely return later in the season.
The best value course I’ve ever played.
This course is an absolute gem. Practically every other course in Scotland was closed due to the recent rain but Muckhart was in great condition. Rolling fairways, raised tees and greens, wide fairways it’s just a joy to play and the views are spectacular. It’s a more manageable and vastly more affordable Gleneagles type course. Easy to get to and sitting at the foot of the spectacular Ochills it will definitely be revisited many times. No doubt, the best value golf course I have ever played. Thank you.
Amazing friendly pro!!!
A warm welcoming by the pro!!!!
Great Course and Club
It's been a while since I played Muckhart and had always enjoyed playing there in the past. What great condition the courses are in, couldn't fault it at all. Staff were really friendly and helpful, particularly Steve in the Pro shop. Thanks to all concerned for making our visit a memorable one.
Jim
You have the choice of playing any of the 3 9hole courses we played 2 of them and they were excellent, greens were perfect and the views were stunning, the gentleman in the pro shop was really helpful.
Muckhart Golf Course
Haven’t played Muckhart since before Covid. I was pleased to see that it is still a well manicured and scenic setting to play golf. Pro was very welcoming and most helpful. Only slight negative was the greens although OK to putt on, they we’re not at their best. Thoroughly enjoyed our round of golf and the welcome we received. I can highly recommend this course…
Robert Cooper MBE
Excellent course and facilities.
For £10 you can't go wrong. Played at 6pm so the course was very quiet- good for getting some practice in. Was pleasantly surprised the Pro Shop was open- the Pro was extremely friendly and helpful. The course played well, grass was a tad long and greens slower than I'm used to but you can't really complain for £10. I will definitely be back.
Great course
Great little course in a lovely setting with views of the Ochil Hills from just about every hole.