The Promenade,
Leven, Fife KY8 4HS
Office
+44 (0)1333 428 859Pro shop
+44 (0)1333 421 390 (starter)Fax
+44 (0)1333 428 859Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Chris GallowayThe Course:
18 holes. Seaside links. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland.
Designer:
Unknown
56.198348
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10 miles NE of Kirkcaldy
From the A915 (Kirkcaldy-St Andrews road) in Leven, turn onto the A955 (Scoonie Road) direction Leven Town Centre. Continue on A955 (Scoonie Rd, Durie St, School Ln) to the seafront. At roundabout, turn right onto the Promenade. After 600 yds, Pro Shop/Starter is on your left, Promenade parking is on your right.
Leven
Leven Links Golf Course: Located to the west of Lundin Golf Club, and separated from it by a small stream at Mile Dyke, Leven Links golf course is a busy and popular layout. In prehistoric times, wind and tide combined to produce a series of parallel dune ridges, which now give the links their unique signature. From start to finish you'll notice the fairways run along the valleys between these ancient dunes.
The front-nine loops you counter-clockwise around the course perimeter, the opening few holes running closest to, but not always in sight of, the seashore. At the short and fiercely bunkered par-3 5th, the also short and fiercely bunkered short par-3 5th of Lundin Golf Club is immediately on your right.
Leven's back-nine inner-loop continues its journey between the open, grass-topped ridges, with the often tightish fairways leading you towards good-sized greens. Invariably a gathering of revetted, pot bunkers threaten approach shots into the greens. If you've picked your way between the bunkers, and avoided the out-of-bounds that lies in wait on the right-hand side of a few holes, then try not to let the challenging closing stretch trip you up.
With only occasional sea views, less undulation and more variable upkeep, Leven is sometimes seen as the "poorer relation" to Lundin Links, but don't underestimate Leven's depth of character and the many subtleties of its layout.
Pick of the holes: toughest of all is the long par-4 18th; its green is only reached once you've crossed the deep and wide Scoonie Burn, which loops around the front and right side of this prodigiously sloping putting surface.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Proof of handicap may be requested.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].
Players generally walk this course. One golf cart available if required on medical grounds. Caddies available if booked 48 hrs in advance.
Visitors playing Leven Links are made most welcome in the clubhouses of Leven Golfing Society or Leven Thistle, the two golf clubs next to the start and finish of the Links.
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Leven (said "Leeven") is home to the 11th oldest golf club in the world, The Leven Golfing Society. The Leven course originally comprised nine holes, which were extended to 18 in 1868 by adding nine more to the east of Mile Dyke (a small stream). The new course, the "Innerleven Links", now connected the towns of Leven and Lundin Links.
With the Leven players starting at the western end of the course and Lundin players at the eastern end, and with golf growing in popularity through the 1890s, the inevitable result was a heavily congested course.
In 1907 the decision was taken to create two separate 18-hole courses, from the original 18-hole "Innerleven" layout. The original nine holes that lay west of Mile Dyke were extended inland to create the 18-hole Leven course (still home to the Leven Golfing Society and Leven Thistle GC). The more dramatic easterly nine was also extended inland, forming today's 18-hole Lundin Links.
Scotland's 60th best course (Golf World, 2024).
Leven Road, Lundin Links, Fife KY8 6AJ
+44 (0)1333 320 368
Visit websiteThis country house hotel offers warm hospitality and friendly accommodation in a picturesque seaside village, overlooking Largo Bay. The Old Manor Hotel is an ideal location for a short break with safe sandy beaches, great golf all around, coastal walks and excellent fishing.
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Lundin; Leven; Dumbarnie Links.
Elie; Ladybank; St Andrews (Dukes course); St Andrews Links (x7 courses); Fairmont St Andrews; Kingsbarns
Balbirnie Park, Markinch Village, Glenrothes, Fife KY7 6NE
+44 (0)1592 610 066
Visit websiteRecognised as one of Scotland's finest Grade A listed historic houses, this wonderful Georgian mansion (built in 1777) is set within a 416 acre country estate. Privately owned and personally managed, Balbirnie is acknowledged as one of Scotland's top small luxury hotels. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection.
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Lundin; Leven; Elie; Ladybank; St Andrews Links (x7 courses); St Andrews (Duke's).
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Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7).
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Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
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Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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