The Course
The Course
Course Information
This beautiful course is well known in Scotland and is considered to be one of the best in the region. The course has all the features you would expect to find on a parkland course including a mixture of flat and gently sloping fairways that are wide, undulating and lined with a variety of trees.
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Practice Area
Caldwell provides comprehensive practice facilities. In addition to a driving range and numerous Flags at which to aim your irons and woods, we also have practice nets and a short game chipping area with a greenside bunker. You therefore have the opportunity of practising all aspects of your game. Our PGA certified Professional is also available to offer customised coaching sessions.

Caldwell Videos
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Front 9
Westward Ho’, White 393, Yellow 382 yds, Par 4, Index 6, Ladies 386 yds, Par 5, Index 8
Lugton Water, White 422, Yellow 409 yds, Par 4, Index 4, Ladies 372 yds, Par 4, Index 6
Risk an’ Hope, White 160, Yellow 147 yds, Par 3, Index 16, Ladies 106 yds, Par 3, Index 18
O’er to Ayr,White 346, Yellow 293 yds, Par 4, Index 8, Ladies 287 yds, Par 4, Index 10
Shutterflats, White 519, Yellow 452 yds, Par 5/4, Index 2, Ladies 444 yds, Par 5, Index 2
Lugton Ridge, White 353, Yellow 324 yds, Par 4, Index 14, Ladies 267 yds, Par 4, Index 16
Crow Wood, White 196, Yellow 182 yds, Par 3, Index 10, Ladies 180 yds, Par 3, Index 12
Caldwell Hall, White 309, Yellow 289 yds, Par 4, Index 12, Ladies 272yds, Par 4, Index 14
Lang Drap, White 336, Yellow 294 yds, Par 4, Index 18, Ladies 317 yds, Par 4, Index 4
Back 9
Eastward Ho’, White 383, Yellow 339, Par 4, Index 3, Ladies 312 yds, Par 4, Index 7
Fair View, White 395, Yellow 339 yds, Par 4, Index 3, Ladies 312 yds, Par 4, Index 7
Crossburn, White 344, Yellow 307 yds, Par 4, Index 15, Ladies 277 yds, Par 4, Index 15
Ouplaymoor, White 359, Yellow 356 yds, Par 4, Index 11, Ladies 349 yds, Par 4, Index 5
Libo View, White 279, Yellow 262 yds, Par 4, Index 17, Ladies 258 yds, Par4, Index 17
Canty Lie, White 428, Yellow 388 yds, Par 4, Index 1, Ladies 385 yds, Par 4, Index 1
The Avenue, White 551, Yellow 491 yds, Par 5, Index 5, Ladies 483 yds, Par 5, Index 3
Tower Brae, White 404, Yellow 378 yds, Par 4, Index 9, Ladies 325 yds, Par 4, Index 9
History
The possibility of forming a golf club in Uplawmoor was first formally discussed at a meeting of interested gentlemen in the Old School House in the village on April 2, 1903. Major William Mure, the owner of the Caldwell Estate, had already been interviewed by two of those in attendance that evening after an area of his land had previously been identified as the most advantageous site for a course. Mr D Howatson and Mr D G Nicholson told the meeting Major Mure was “favourably disposed towards the venture and had granted the use of certain fields within the policies of Caldwell Estate for a golf course on the understanding that suitable terms could be arranged with the grazing tenant, Mr Raeside, of Westerland.” Major Mure even pledged £20, a generous donation indeed in those days and also promised to assist further by helping to put the grounds in order. Just a few short weeks after the clubs formation, Willie Fernie had laid out his original course and golfers started to play over it. So it is hardly surprising the condition of the course left a great deal to be desired in those formative years. A month after the course was opened the club minutes show the club captain, Mr Howatson, had “procured a man to cut grass over the course.” The minutes continued: “This man would work two days a week to keep the green in order over the summer months.” One of his first tasks was to erect fences around the greens. Farmyard animals grazing across the land, an absence of properly qualified greenkeeping staff and the first members being blissfully unaware of the game’s etiquette all added up to a recipe for disaster. In short, the course was nothing more than a glorified farmer’s field with tees and greens. All the above information are excepts from a softback book produced for the 100 year anniversary of the club – Caldwell Golf Club: The First Hundred Years – 1903 -2003. This was printed by Akros printers and if you are interested, a copy is available in the clubhouse for you to view.