Muirfield - The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers

Muirfield Hole Guide - 5th Hole

One of the most critical tee shots on the course, coming into the fairway at a slight angle over a row of five bunkers on the right. Play too safely and you can run out of fairway, and into more sand, on the left. Down the prevailing wind the green is in easy reach, but the entrance is narrowed by bunkers left and right. In good conditions in 1992 there were 21 eagles and 234 birdies here. Into a headwind five years earlier it gave up just one eagle and 84 birdies.
Hole White Tees Par Red and Yellow Tees Par SI Blue Tees Par SI
1 450 4 446 4 5 404 5 3
2 367 4 365 4 17 338 4 13
3 379 4 377 4 11 336 4 15
4 229 3 182 3 13 136 3 11
5 561 5 510 5 7 463 5 17
6 469 4 440 4 3 399 5 5
7 187 3 147 3 15 131 3 9
8 445 4 443 4 1 419 5 7
9 558 5 505 4 9 454 5 1
OUT 3645 36 3415 35   3080 39  
10 472 4 470 4 4 416 5 4
11 389 4 354 4 18 315 4 16
12 382 4 380 4 16 356 4 12
13 193 3 156 3 14 133 3 14
14 478 4 449 4 2 395 5 2
15 447 4 394 4 8 362 4 10
16 188 3 186 3 12 139 3 8
17 578 5 506 5 10 460 5 18
18 473 4 418 4 6 324 4 6
IN 3600 35 3313 35   2900 37  
OUT 3645 36 3415 35   3080 39  
TOT 7245 71 6728 70   5980 76  

Standard Scratch Score 73