- 9Holes
- 3Rated tees
- 3Greens mapped
- 50Contours
- 39.2%Steepest slope
About Forres
Forres is a 9-hole golf course in Forres, Scotland. James Braid, Willie Park designed it, and it opened in 1889. GolfCore has mapped 3 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 3 rated tees with yardages for all 9 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
Edgehill Road, Forres
+44 1309 672250
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 3 greens at Forres from 1-meter national lidar elevation data, with 50 elevation contours at a 8-centimeter interval. The steepest measured slope is 39.2 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 3.12 m.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hcp | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| Hole | Par | Hcp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 17 |
| 2 | – | 5 |
| 3 | – | 13 |
| 4 | – | 1 |
| 5 | – | 11 |
| 6 | – | 9 |
| 7 | – | 7 |
| 8 | – | 3 |
| 9 | – | 15 |
| Out | – |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6,236 | 70 | 70.4 / 130 |
| Yellow | 5,906 | 70 | 68.9 / 127 |
| Red | 5,403 | 70 | 71.7 / 130 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Address
- Edgehill Road, Forres
- Phone
- +44 1309 672250
- Website
- forresgolfclub.co.uk
- Architect
- James Braid, Willie Park
- Opened
- 1889
- Holes
- 9
- Tees on the card
- 3, 3 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 3
- Elevation contours
- 50
- Contour interval
- 8-centimeter
- Largest green elevation span
- 3.12 m
- Steepest measured slope
- 39.2%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-13
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Staff at Forres can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.