Southerness Golf Club

Southerness Golf Club
Southerness
Dumfries
DG2 8AZ

Coursetype: This is a true Championship Links course, the terrain is level allowing for easy walking with no hills to climb. Being totally remote from large centres of population you are far away from the madding crowd which is enhanced by the course design which means that players are seldom aware of others on the course.

Number Of Holes: 18

Yardage: From the white tees 6566 yards

Par: 69

TeeYardsParSlope Rating
Choose Blue Tee as slope rating playing option.672869133
Choose White Tee as slope rating playing option.656669131
Choose Yellow Tee as slope rating playing option.611069127
Choose Red Tee as slope rating playing option.M 562269122
Choose Red Tee as slope rating playing option.F 562273132

Clubhouse Facilities

Bar/Restaurant: For formal dining there is a spacious dining room or if you prefer the informal setting in the lounge there is a well stocked bar with very competitive prices where you will find a selection of meals available from a bar menu

Drinks/Snacks: An All-Day snack menu available from the lounge

Changing Facilities: The Ladies and Gents locker rooms provide changing facilities for the visitor

Shower Facilities: Ladies and Gents showers available for visitors use

Scorecard and layout

Southerness Golf Club Scorecard and Course layout. Click or Tap Image to see full size

Golf Facilities

Pro-Shop: There is no Pro Shop but golfers essentials are availble from the clubhouse

Golf Club Hire: No golf club hire facility available

Buggy Hire: There are no buggys available to hire

Trolley Hire: Pull trolleys available to hire

Practice Area: Practice net and pitching area

Putting Practice: Two Practice putting greens available

Weather Summary

Southerness Golf Club

Location and Route Planning

In their Words…….

Southerness Golf Course in Dumfries and Galloway was designed by MacKenzie Ross, and built in 1947. In 1946 Major Oswald decided to create a golf course on the land which he considered suitable due to sandy base. Southerness Golf Course was laid out by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, the greens were sown from seed. It measured 6,250 yards but tiger tees were available which increased the length to over 7,000 yards. The course was built for the amazing sum of just £2,000.

The course is situated on the Solway coast giving panoramic views of the Solway Firth, the Cumbrian Lake District to the south, and the Galloway Hills to the west. The terrain is level allowing for easy walking with no hills to climb. Being totally remote from large centres of population a feeling of being well away from the rat race is engendered.

This feeling is enhanced by the course design which means that players are seldom aware of others on the course. MacKenzie Ross’s brilliant design has been complemented by an excellent Head Greenkeeper and staff, who have now had a settled period of several years together which has brought the course into tip top condition.

The 12th hole is generally regarded as the signature hole. This is a 421 yard par four with a left to right dog leg. Fairway bunkers right and left require an accurate tee shot. Having split the fairway the hole then opens out to view a green, protected by bunkers on the right, a pond to the left, a large mound guarding front left entry, and the beach ten yards behind the green.

The clubhouse also contains a large bar lounge, television lounge, and a dining room, which serves a very high quality of food at more than reasonable prices.

Southerness Golf Club