Ladybank Golf Club

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Price Guide: £££££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

Ladybank Golf Club, Fife is an 18 hole, par 71 (6754 yard), heathland championship golf course established in 1879.

18 holes | Par 71 | 6754 yards | Private | Heathland

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Address: Annsmuir, Ladybank, Fife, KY15 7RA United Kingdom

Tel: 01337 830814

Golf Pro: Sandy Smith | Tel: 01337 830725

Website: http://www.ladybankgolf.co.uk/

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Visitor Times
Monday to Friday & Sunday 9.30 a.m - 4.00 p.m.
Saturday 11.30-12 noon

Midweek Guide: £60.00 per round - High Season *

Weekend Guide: £90.00 per round - High Season *

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

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Midweek Guide: £60.00 per round - High Season *

Weekend Guide: £90.00 per round - High Season *

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

Review Information

GOLFSHAKE RATING

4.32

AVERAGE RATING 4.5
(based on 30 reviews)

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HIGHLY RATED

100%

would play again or recommend

4.6

The Course

4.5

Course Conditions

4.2

Value For Money

4.3

Pace of Play

4.6

Facilities & Service

4.6

Hospitality

4.4

Practice Facilities

4.6

Food & Drink

What the club says: A classic heathland course of Championship status (Par 71) set amongst heather, pine trees and silver birch. The Championship course (6754 yards) has two loops of nine holes. An Open Championship Final Qualifying venue on eight occasions and a Senior Open Championship Final Qualifying venue currently.

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Graeme H rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 15 2024

Ladybank

Facilities excellent club house really nice friendly staff course
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Mike R rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 3 2023

Stunning but brutally difficult course

It's easy to see why this was a loong-standing Open qualifying course. A classic heathland which was bone-dry and rockhard when we played it. I'm not sure I have every played on firmer greens which made it nearly impossibly to get up and down if you missed the many raised greens anywhere other than below the hole. The layout is fantastic and condition was great. Greens were super quick and treacherous, almost too much so but we did play it the afternoon after the women's Scottish matchplay had been staged in the morning. It is hard to lose a golf ball with the tree-lined fairways but even without that, it is one of the most difficult golf courses I have ever played. I am despreate to go back and give it another go.

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Michael Ness rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed May 26 2022

Stunning

Get there early for a warm up at the impressive short game/range. As you go through the course you’ll be met with fantastic scenery and wildlife. The course conditions are second to none. From a distance the entrance to most greens look tight. They are actually deceivingly tighter due to run off areas that feed the impressive bunkers.There are no two holes the same where especially the last four or five could make or break any scorecard. A real hidden gem in Fife where quality golf courses come in abundance.

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Steven K rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 5 2021

Brilliant golf course

Third trip to Ladybank, always a pleasure. Course in great condition, greens stunning. Lovely mix of holes, tight in places yet a fair test. Luckily got to see some red squirrels this time! Definitely worth a drive to when visiting St Andrews & when compared with some of the local courses, is very reasonably priced.

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Andy H rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 4 2021

Weather not fantastic with drizzle forecast, but the course was in excellent condition and played true. A great start to a golf tour.

(Round played: May 2021 - Score: 92 Handicap: 10.9)

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Steven K rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 14 2020

Add to your trip if off to St Andrews

Played here twice and really enjoyed both rounds - it adds a different dynamic if visiting the links courses of St Andrews and the surrounding area. Always in good condition, a nice mix of holes as you meander through tree lined fairways. Was quite a slow pace on Sunday morning, but the sun shone so we were happy!

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Pro Alison / Ripon rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 5 2019

We played this course on a dreich October morning - well it certainly brightened up our day!

The back nine was slightly more of a challenge than the front 9 especially the closing 5 holes which are all par 4's through the tree lined heathland surroundings.
The course was in fantastic condition, what a credit to the Greens Staff.

We ate in the Clubhouse after our game and we can not fault anything, the food was great, staff friendly and we were made to feel very welcome by a group of members who were in.

We have already booked this gem of a course for when we return to the area in July 2021 for the British Open Championship.

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David Tracey, Dunshelt rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 29 2019

Must play course

One of the best courses in the east of Scotland. Pro Shop always friendly and welcoming and willing to give advice.

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Paul Smith, Auchtermuchty rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 29 2019

Brilliant

No better courses around the Fife area. A must visit in my opinion.

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Steven K rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 4 2019

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Played Ladybank on the way home from St Andrews. Stunning course, real mix of testing par 3s, tight drives, dog-legs etc. Greens in great condition, club house food (& prices) were excellent. Would recommend highly.

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Mark W rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 22 2019

Beautifully presented course

My first round in Fife. Nervous, which probably showed in the course. Would love to have played it again.

(Round played: Jul 2019 - Score: 104 Handicap: )

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Ian W rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 29 2019

Trees, well-guarded greens and a variety of dog legs all combine to produce a parkland course that you have to plot your way around. Tight lines off the tee will be rewarded on fast-running heathland turf but beware of running off into heather or tree roots. Holes would be more memorable if there were more variations in altitude (the terrain is flat) or panorama (all holes are tree-lined) but these are minor gripes for a course very much in the Blairgowrie mould. The bunkers had perhaps too much sand and the early season greens were a little scuffed and seemed less than true, but I'd hope a visit later in the summer would see an improvement. I played with a member and, despite the course being fully booked, pace of play was excellent for a busy Friday afternoon, with no sense of the course being crowded.

(Round played: Mar 2019 - Score: 91 Handicap: 12.2)

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Colin C rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed May 14 2018

Gem in Fife

Well presented parkland course. Tree lined holes draws your eyes to the greens which vary between flat, slopes and dual tiers. Flat course spread out in fantastic woodland in the middle of Fife.clubhouse welcoming to all who arrive.

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Colin M rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 27 2017

Fine test of golf

Warm welcome on arrival. Very challenging golf course in great condition. Very hospitable club house afterwards. A fine day out enjoyed by all members of our group. We will be back. Well worth the trip from Edinburgh.

(Round played: Jul 2017 - Score: 91 Handicap: 16.3)

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John L rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 4 2017

Played Ladybank on our way up to St Andrews from London. The course was in excellent condition even though it had been raining all the way. We were greeted with sunshine and smiles at the course, very friendly. Most holes are tree lined and very attractive. Rewards for good shots and punishment for bad ones, but very fair. Greens were in great condition and fairways obviously drain really well. The only downside is I live over 450 miles away from the course. I will be back.

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