Established in 1909, Loudoun Gowf Club came into being following the demise of Galston Golf Club, which had only been in operation for a few years before it folded around the turn of the century.
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Established in 1909, Loudoun Gowf Club came into being following the demise of Galston Golf Club, which had only been in operation for a few years before it folded around the turn of the century.
Loudoun Gowf
Established in 1909, Loudoun Gowf Club came into being following the demise of Galston Golf Club, which had only been in operation for a few years before it folded around the turn of the century.
A deal was agreed with Lord Loudon to lease part of his estate for a new golf course and before long, a Mr Hydes had set out a full 18-hole course for the members, with a Mr Robertson from Troon engaged to look after the maintenance of the new holes.
Various changes have been made to the course since then but it remains a modest layout, extending to just over 6,000 yards, with only one par five at the 512-yard 5th, “Castle”. A burn crosses the fairway as it veers left and rises towards the green so beware a rather benign stroke index of 9 for this hole.
“Big Wood,” the 163-yard 4th is one of the newer holes on the course, added in the mid-1990s, with trees to the left of the green and a couple of bunkers to the right. The remaining four short holes at Loudoun are all located on the back nine and, rather unusually, they’re played back-to-back at the 10th and 11th then at the 16th and 17th.
The signature hole at Loudon is regarded as “Marsh,” the short par four 12th, where the fairway is split by a burn that then runs round the right side of the green. This burn is the same one that hampers golfers on the 3rd hole, as it carries along the right side of the hole before slashing across the front of the green so first time visitors beware!