Golf Vacations in Scotland
Playing Golf in Scotland is like playing tennis at Wimbledon. Its
St Andrews Old Course is the home of golf and a pilgrimage worth
making for the passionate golfer.
Scotland provides a stunning backdrop to golf vacations. With its
craggy ranges contrasting with the pristine lushness of the golf
course, Scotland is proving an increasingly popular golf vacation
destination.
10 Top Golf Courses of Scotland
[ordered alphabetically]
Carnoustie - is a public links course and another
great opportunity for the amateur golfer to play a Championship
course. The many local golf clubs have playing rights over the course
and the region has a proud broad and deep history in Golf.
Gleneagles – designed by James Braid, opened
in 1919 as The King's Course. This course has hosted the aristocracy
of golf, both professional and amateur.
Cruden Bay Golf Course – the relaxing seascape
backdrop to the contoured greens of Cruden Bay betrays how challenging
this course is; demanding precision play for even the best golfers.
Sure to be a game to be remembered.
Kingsbarns Golf Links – a short distance
from St Andrews Old Course, this links course is a stunning seaside
course, that dominates many links courses worldwide.
Muirfield - is one of the first golf courses in
the world to use the design concepts of two loops of nine running
contrary to each other.
Old Prestwick – is a seaside links course
and one of the best known and most distinguished clubs in Scotland.
The Club is situated just half an hour south west of Glasgow on
the famous golfing Ayrshire coast.
Royal Troon – this Scottish golf course
has a humour of its own, with challenging north-westerly winds on
the back nine adding a testing component to even the best golfers.
The beauty of the Royal Troon golf course is in its rough gorse
and broom vegetation lining the fairways. A great encouragement
to keeping shots accurate.
St Andrews Old Course – the granddaddy of
them all, the St Andrews Old Course is the home of Golf. Golf was
first played on St Andrews some 600 years ago and still remains
a true test of golfers today. This course is a public course of
great status; one of six public courses on St Andrews Links.
Turnberry Ailsa - came into international focus
with the famous golf battle between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson
spanning four days of the 1977 Open. Turnberry Ailsa is now regarded
as one of the finest courses in the world.
Western Gailes Golf Club - is located on the
Ayrshire coast of Scotland where many other top Scottish golf links
are found.
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