Hole	Name	Medal Yards	Par	Gents Yards	Ladies Yards	Par	Hole guides by kind permission of Pro-Guide
1	Slains	415	4	390	385	4

A difficult start with out of bounds on the left and whins on the right. A tee shot to the plateau needs to be followed by an accurate approach shot to the green.

On the first tee.
Looking back from the 1st green to the clubhouse.

The plateau green is the feature of this hole with bunkers on the left and a big fall away on the right.

Up the second to the plateau green
Looking back from the 2nd green

A blind drive through the dunes, but driveable for big hitters and a birdie chance for all golfers. The green is placed in a hollow and is tricky to read.

Going down the 3rd, with Port Erroll village in the background

Demanding par 3 playing straight towards the sea off an elevated tee, sometimes requiring a driver to carry the deep grassy hollow and reach the elevated green.

Teeing off
A view from behind the green back towards the tee

The plateau tee offers a beautiful view. You will need two long accurate shots to reach the green.

On top of the 5th tee
and along the fairway
Looking from the 5th green towards the clubhouse

A testing par 5 - a full "3 shotter" and a great hole. In front of the tricky plateau green is the "Bluidy Burn".

Just short of the "Bluidy Burn"
Looking back from behind the 6th green

A dog-leg to the left - big hitters will be tempted to cut the corner. Approach shot to a long narrow green beyond two large sandhills.

Looking back from the 7th green

A short par 4, but accuracy off the tee is paramount, and your next shot to the green needs fine judgement. You may have to contend with a treacherous putt should you finish above the hole.

On the 8th tee
Looking back from behind the 8th green towards Slains Castle

A good driving hole with out of bounds on the right and bunkers on the left. The highest hole on the course.

The 9th green with the Scaurs in the distance

When you stand on the tee all you will want to do is admire the view - camera required here. Your drive needs to fall short of the burn, and your second shot below the hole, as anything past is 3-putt territory.

Hole 11 - Mishanter - 149 yards - par 3
A short but tricky par 3 over the burn, with bunkers front, left and short right.

Out of bounds on the right and rough stuff on the left, but with the wind in your back and a bit of run a driveable hole. The green is not too receptive and hard to read so birdies are not as common as you might expect.

From behind the green at the 12th

Another great par 5, with the burn crossing the fairway some 280 yards from the tee. The green nestles behind a large hillock, so you will probably just see the top of the pin as you play your approach shot.

Views of  the 13th from the elevated 10th tee

A great driving hole, with the North Sea on the right as a lateral water hazard. The pin position is indicated by a "box" at the tee as the second shot to the sunken green is completely blind.

Heading up the 14th fairway
A view from the back of the sunken 14th green

Yes it is a blind par 3! You drive over a large hill to a green tucked in a hollow at the base of the dunes.

A view from the 15th tee towards the Scaurs
And in the opposite direction looking over to Slains Castle
Off the tee	And on towards the green

From above the 16th tee taking in the 15th and 16th greens
Towards the 16th green

The "coffins" are the grassy hollows to the right and back of the green which slopes away from you, so your tee shot needs to land short and it will run down on to the green.

You need to decide to play right or left of the big mound in the middle of the fairway - playing left leaves an easier shot to the green, which is slightly elevated with deep bunkers short left and right.

Onto the 17th tee, heading towards the mounds
And up the fairway towards the green

A good finishing hole with out of bounds on the left and a burn to the right - trust your swing! The pin position on the big green determines the choice of club for your approach shot.

Looking from the practice chipping green back down the 18th
Last green, then back to the clubhouse