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Balcomie Links is a golf course in the United Kingdom. 14 holes are surveyed here from OpenStreetMap, 4,425 m of playing length in total, at par 56. The longest hole is number 12 at 473 m, the shortest number 14 at 140 m. Worked out in advance: the distance to the front and the back edge of the green for 12 holes as well as the carry distance over 38 bunkers for 13 holes. For 14 holes the elevation change between tee and green is on record as well.
Yardage book for Balcomie Links. In OpenYardage every hole is a drawing, with distance rings, your own notes hole by hole and your club choice. Books by other players can be read, copied and printed as an A6 booklet.
OPEN THE COURSE IN THE APPReading needs no account. Writing your own book does.
In OpenStreetMap this club has more holes than a single round, or hands out numbers more than once. Which hole belongs to which course is not in the data: the holes carry no golf:course:name. Where that tag is present we separate the courses and show them one by one. Here all holes stand together, and whoever writes the book makes the choice. Tagging the holes in OpenStreetMap settles it for everyone.
| TAG | MISSING ON | WHAT FOR |
|---|---|---|
| handicap | 13 of 14 holes | Stroke index, net scoring |
In OpenStreetMap this belongs on the individual hole, not on the course; anyone who plays here can add it there for everyone: look at the course in OpenStreetMap · open the editor right away.
All figures in metres. The length follows the line of play from the back tee to the middle of the green and takes a dogleg with it. Carry distances count from the tee to the near edge and to the far edge of the hazard. The stroke index ranks the holes by difficulty from 1 to 18 and decides where net strokes fall.
TABLE SCROLLS SIDEWAYS
| HOLE | PAR | STROKE INDEX | LENGTH | GREEN FRONT · MIDDLE · BACK | GREEN DEPTH | ELEVATION | CARRY DISTANCES FROM THE TEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | · | 286 m | 259 · 277 · 297 m | 38 m | -14 m | Bunker 149 to 181 m right · Bunker 251 to 255 m left · Bunker 273 to 277 m right · and 1 more |
| 2 | 5 | · | 462 m | 446 · 460 · 471 m | 25 m | 0 m | Bunker 449 to 452 m right · Bunker 453 to 455 m left |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 341 m | 331 · 347 · 359 m | 28 m | +3 m | Bunker 319 to 324 m left · Bunker 334 to 345 m right · Bunker 336 to 353 m left |
| 4 | 4 | · | 303 m | 290 · 306 · 321 m | 31 m | +2 m | Bunker 295 to 299 m right · Bunker 305 to 309 m left |
| 5 | 4 | · | 388 m | 372 · 387 · 399 m | 28 m | +5 m | Bunker 301 to 310 m left · Bunker 364 to 367 m right |
| 6 | 3 | · | 170 m | 150 · 165 · 176 m | 27 m | 0 m | Bunker 150 to 169 m left |
| 7 | 4 | · | 305 m | 290 · 304 · 318 m | 28 m | -7 m | Bunker 301 to 305 m right · Bunker 313 to 317 m left |
| 8 | 4 | · | 371 m | 354 · 370 · 387 m | 33 m | -4 m | Bunker 206 to 220 m left · Bunker 252 to 255 m left · Bunker 364 to 369 m left |
| 9 | 4 | · | 222 m | 205 · 221 · 238 m | 32 m | +2 m | Bunker 151 to 154 m right · Bunker 191 to 200 m left · Bunker 215 to 218 m left · and 1 more |
| 10 | 4 | · | 309 m | 288 · 305 · 322 m | 34 m | +5 m | Bunker 36 to 40 m left · Bunker 209 to 214 m left · Bunker 274 to 278 m right · and 1 more |
| 11 | 5 | · | 451 m | · | · | -3 m | Bunker 437 to 441 m left · Bunker 443 to 446 m right |
| 12 | 5 | · | 473 m | 458 · 473 · 490 m | 32 m | +3 m | Bunker 218 to 227 m left · Bunker 260 to 265 m right · Bunker 294 to 298 m right · and 4 more |
| 13 | 3 | · | 204 m | · | · | +11 m | · |
| 14 OSM 3 | 3 | · | 140 m | 121 · 138 · 158 m | 38 m | +2 m | Bunker 101 to 105 m right · Bunker 109 to 120 m left |
| 14 HOLES | 56 | 4,425 m |
For 14 of the 14 holes the elevation change between tee and green is calculated. Hole 13 climbs the most, by 11 m between tee and green. Hole 1 drops the most, by 14 m. The basis are official elevation models (EU-DEM).
The basis is the map of this course in OpenStreetMap. Lengths, distances to the green edge and carry distances are calculated from it, not copied: every hole is projected onto its line of play and the arc length from the tee is counted. This replaces neither an official course measurement nor the club's scorecard. If you spot a mistake you can report it through the course page in the app or correct it in OpenStreetMap straight away. Data as of 2026-07-31.
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