Cliff-edge hole glowing in late sun

Hole 9: Borg

Not long. Never simple. On Brautarholt the sea, the rock and the wind are the defence, and they change their minds every hour.

70Par
5,323metres · white tees
6 · 8 · 4Par 3s · 4s · 5s
2012First holes · 18 since 2025

The makers

Laid on the land, not carved into it.

Icelandic architect Edwin Roald routed the course around the edge of Músarnes to meet the sea as often as the land allowed. Michael Kelly shaped the original holes onto the rock and water rather than flattening them. Since 2022 Tony Ristola has shaped the newest holes by hand, heading north along a ridge of ancient basalt.

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Distances in metres from each tee. Select a hole to view it.
HoleOutInTotal
Par534434435353445344353570
HCP513915111317761410162124188
Red (m)35882207228174195261933521,95014319626738593275301993802,1394,089
Blue (m)38598232282198252287993982,2311482002884091242753431494472,3834,614
Yellow (m)4091252652962113223251194222,4941582573144341322903541644552,5585,052
White (m)4181252862962243273451194922,6321642573154591402944071654902,6915,323
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Diagram of hole 9

Playing this hole

Borg · The Haunted FarmProposed name
Par 5 · Stroke index 7
492 mfrom the white tees
  • Red 352 m
  • Blue 398 m
  • Yellow 422 m
  • White 492 m

A par 5 home to the clubhouse. A mound in the fairway asks you to choose a side; the right is the line if you want to reach the green in two.

Local knowledge · from the clubGo right or left of the mound you see from the tee. Right gives the best line if you're going for the green in two.

The nameThe ruins beside the clubhouse, said to have had eighteen doors on iron hinges.

Photo of this hole coming soon.
Slow pass over the 9th green toward the sea · muted, sound off by default

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Hole names are proposals drawn from local places and the saga, pending the club's confirmation.

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