Golf Courses in Scotland
Arbroath Golf Links
Arbroath Golf Course, designed by Tom Morris in 1877, is a deceiving links course at first view. It appears to offer flat open fairways, however, in true links style the undulating greens are well protected by testing bunkers. Read more about Arbroath Golf Links Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Belleisle Golf Club
The Belleisle Golf Club is located in Ayrshire and boasts beautiful views over Arran. This 18-hole parkland course was designed by James Braid and uses the natural landscape to great effect. The course is kept in fantastic condition and can be enjoyed by golfers of all abilities. Read more about Belleisle Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Cardrona Golf Club
Designed by former Ryder Cup player Dave Thomas in 2001, the Par 72 parkland and woodland Cardrona golf course nestles into the surrounding countryside. Wide undulating USGA greens and a distance of over 7,000 yards from the medal tees make Cardrona a truly enjoyable challenge for golfers at every level. Read more about Cardrona Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Carnoustie Golf Club
Widely recognised as the toughest test in Open Championship golf, the Carnoustie Championship Course is a par 72, but with a Standard Scratch Score for amateurs of 75! WOW! The Burnside is often overshadowed by it’s illustrious neighbour, but it oozes character and from the back tees is a splendid test of golf. The third golf course at Carnoustie, Buddon Links, is a relatively new golf course having been opened in 1979. It was designed by Peter Allis and Davis Thomas although there have been significant changes since. What a 54 hole package! Read more about Carnoustie Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Carrick at Cameron House, Loch Lomond
This is a real beauty of a golf course, designed by acclaimed Doug Carrick and magnificently maintained, with greens like the finest of lawns. Nine holes stick to classic Scottish Lowland along the banks of Loch Lomond, while the other nine make you climb to tackle Highland heath and tee off on sloping fairways. If, by any chance, you need to take your mind off a poor shot, the views over the Loch are incredible. A golf experience par excellence. Read more about Carrick at Cameron House, Loch Lomond Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Castle Stuart Golf Links
Opened in 2009, Castle Stuart Golf Links is a new championship links course overlooking the Moray Firth, Kessock bridge and the Chanonry Lighthouse. Designed by Mark Parsinen and Gil Hanse, the course has well-placed bunkers, is in fantastic condition and is set to become one of Scotland's 'must-play' courses. Read more about Castle Stuart Golf Links Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Craibstone Golf Club, Aberdeen
Here you will find a warm welcome and an opportunity to play on a well-maintained course, with spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. Craibstone Golf Course was built in 2000 on part of the Scottish Agricultural College’s estate. The Club is close to Aberdeen and a few minutes from Aberdeen Airport. The 18 hole, par 69 golf course is set in attractive parkland and measures 5,780 yards and provides a fair and enjoyable test for all levels of golfers. Read more about Craibstone Golf Club, Aberdeen Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Craigielaw Golf Club
Craigielaw Golf Club is located on the south east coast of Scotland, only 30 minutes from Edinburgh. Designed by Donald Steel & Co. this fantastic championship links course opened in 2001 and boasts challenging greens, cavernous bunkers and spectacular views over the Firth of Forth, Gullane Hill and out towards Edinburgh and Fife. Read more about Craigielaw Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Crail Golfing Society
The Crail Golfing Society boasts two incredible golf courses. The Balcomie Links course is a traditional, classic links course with stunning coastal views. Balcomie has the unusual combination of three par fives, six par threes and nine par fours, producing a tough par of 69. Craighead Links is a challenging cliff - top course built in the style of a traditional links course. With no trees protecting golf shots from the wind and with no two consecutive holes facing in the same direction, managing the wind is a significant factor in playing the course. Read more about Crail Golfing Society Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Cruden Bay Golf Club
The golf course at Cruden Bay Golf Club creates unique challenges demanding the skills of power, placement and fine judgement upon the discerning golfer. Set against a backdrop of subtly contoured greens and magnificent panoramic views, the course truly justifies its world Top 100 ranking. Read more about Cruden Bay Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Dalmahoy Golf, Edinburgh
With 36 holes on two very good James Braid designed courses, Dalmahoy offers an excellent venue for a golf break very close to Edinburgh. Read more about Dalmahoy Golf, Edinburgh Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Fairmont Kittocks Course
The Kittocks is a par 72 course that stretches to 7, 192 yards and boasts some of the most beautiful holes in Scottish golf, with unparalleled vistas as the course hugs the dramatic Fife coastline. This fantastic course has been rated number 40 in Golf Weekly ratings and is an enjoyable course for golfers of all abilities. Read more about Fairmont Kittocks Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Fairmont The Torrance Course
The Torrance course, originally designed by Sam Torrance, is a traditional Scottish links design that extends to a lengthy 7,230 yards. The course has recently been redesigned with 8 new holes and classic Scottish revetted bunkers and is rated number 20 in Golf Weekly ratings. Read more about Fairmont The Torrance Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Glasgow Gailes Golf Club
Glasgow Gailes Golf Club lies on a marvellous stretch of links land between Troon and Irvine on the Ayrshire coast. At 6,903 yards long from the championship tees, with a par of 71, Gailes is a great test of golf with undulating fairways, fine greens and subtle qualities. This beautiful, traditionally Scottish links course is consistently selected by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as a final qualifying venue for the Open Championship. Read more about Glasgow Gailes Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Gleddoch Golf Club
Gleddoch Golf Club was founded in 1975. The golf course has matured into one of the finest in the area and combines a well presented and challenging layout, with spectacular views across the Clyde estuary to Ben Lomond. Ideally located close to Glasgow City Centre and the airport. Read more about Gleddoch Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Gleneagles, Perthshire
The Gleneagles Hotel and Resort offers the chance to play on three of the finest championship golf courses in Scotland; The world-renowned King's Course, The secluded Queen's Course and host to the 2014 Ryder Cup, The PGA Centenary Course. The nine hole Wee Course is also perfect for a warm-up round. Excellent maintenance, wonderful Scottish ambience and super clubhouse. Read more about Gleneagles, Perthshire Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Gullane Golf Club
Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland offers championship quality links golf courses with dramatic views across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh and Fife. The club offers three fantastic 18 hole golf courses. Gullane No.1 Course has well maintained greens, links grasses, numerous bunkers and stiff sea breezes. Gullane No.2 Course boasts excellent short holes, particularly the 11th with its magnificent view and tricky club selection. Gullane No.3 Course will test even the most experienced golfer's ability at accurate shot making and truly is a gem. Read more about Gullane Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Inchmarlo Golf Resort
The Inchmarlo Golf Resort is a true golfing treasure in the heart of Royal Deeside set amidst the foothills of the Scottish Highlands. The club offers two stunning golf courses - the HSBC Regional Course Rankings Silver Award winning Laird’s and the beautiful 9 hole Queen’s. The dramatic 6,063-yard, par 70 Laird's course is a peaceful course with tree-lined fairways, secluded greens and beautiful scenery. Convenient, attractive and playable golf holes combine to make the Queen's course suitable for all with testing tee shots, challenging approaches and demanding greens. Read more about Inchmarlo Golf Resort Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Inverness Golf Club
The parkland course at Inverness Golf Club offers golfers of all abilities a really good challenge. There are lovely lush fairways, generous well-manicured greens as well as some deep bunkers that you should avoid. After your round you can enjoy a refreshing drink and appetising snack/meal in the club's comfortable elevated lounge bar, which boasts magnificent views over the course and surrounding areas. Read more about Inverness Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Kilspindie Golf Club
Kilspindie Golf Club is a fantastic golf club that can be found lying hidden among the nature reserve of Aberlady Bay, the quaint village of Aberlady, and the teaming waters of the Firth of Forth. The course has quick, deceptive greens; well-defined fairways and is a good challenge for golfers of all abilities. Read more about Kilspindie Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Kingsbarns is a beautiful scottish links course that boasts dramatic sea views from every hole. This undulating golf course has wide fairways, expansive greens and is kept in fantastic condition all year round. Read more about Kingsbarns Golf Links Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Lundin Golf Club
Lundin Golf Club, near to St Andrews the 'Home of Golf', is well known throughout the golfing world as a course of rare quality. Fine links fairways and excellent greens have ensured that it has been regularly selected as a final qualifying golf course for the Open Championship. Narrow fairways, bunkers, burns, and ever-changing winds guarantee a testing but rewarding golfing experience. Read more about Lundin Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club
Set hard against the Atlantic Ocean on Scotland’s west coast, Machrihanish Dunes shares breathtaking views and a majestic dunescape with the neighbouring Machrihanish Golf Club. Machrihanish Dunes is the only course ever created on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and, as such, is kept in immaculate condition with the lightest touch possible. The 18-hole journey features no less than six greens and five tees at the ocean’s edge and at 7,175-yards, the course is certainly no push-over. Read more about Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Monifieth Golf Links
Monifieth Golf Links offers two fantastic 18-hole golf courses. The medal course is in excellent condition, with well-grassed narrow running fairways, lush semi-rough, penal heavy rough and fast consistent greens, not to mention the deep revetted bunkers to test any standard of golfer. A compact and challenging test of golf, the Ashludie course designed by James Braid, requires more brain than brawn demanding accurate iron shots to the well-respected greens. Read more about Monifieth Golf Links Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Moray Golf Club
The Moray Golf Club offers two fantastic 18-hole golf courses. The Old Course is a great links course with plenty of gorse and pot bunkers. Some holes allow you to throw the ball right up to the green, whereas others require precise pitch and run shots - a great test of golf. The New Course is also a stern test of golf. Many of the holes run alongside the Old Course's holes and although it isn't as long, its tighter fairways and smaller greens make it an examining challenge. Read more about Moray Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Muirfield Golf Club
The course at Muirfield is a traditional links style course that is steeped in history, having been in play since 1744. The course boasts incredible views, narrow fairways, small greens and well-placed bunkers. The stiff sea breezes ensure a challenging game that changes each time you play. Read more about Muirfield Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Murcar Links Golf Club
Not for the beginner or the faint hearted, Murcar Links golf course is a par 71 natural Championship links, which represents a truly challenging test of golf. To play it requires every club in the bag and the strong Scottish sea breezes will undoubtedly add to the challenge. Read more about Murcar Links Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Murrayshall House Golf Club
Murrayshall offers the choice of two diverse golf courses set in awe-inspiring scenery. Measuring 6,441 yards, the Murrayshall championship course lies on 350 acres of rolling parkland. With tree-lined fairways, accuracy is key to a good score on this par 73 course. Large white sand bunkers protect expansive, but tricky greens and natural stone bridges span water hazards, which will test the accuracy of your iron play. The Lynedoch Course is a par 69 course that runs through Scots Pine woodland and wildflower meadows. The course has undulating fairways that lead up to large testing greens. Water hazards and Bracken provide ample protection and will catch any errant golf balls. Read more about Murrayshall House Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Nairn Dunbar Golf Club
The Nairn Dunbar golf course is a beautiful 18 hole golf course that boasts stunning panoramic views of the Moray Firth. The course has gorse-lined tight fairways and well-positioned bunkers, requiring accuracy and possibly every club in the bag in order to score well. The course is an enjoyable challenge for golfers of all abilities and, being relatively flat, is easy to walk. Read more about Nairn Dunbar Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Newmachar Golf Club, Aberdeen
Newmachar Golf Club opened for business in September 1990, and has continued to grow and develop since having in place two par 72, 18 hole golf courses, a floodlit driving range and short game practice area, as well as a modern sumptuous clubhouse. Already Newmachar has hosted: the Scottish Seniors open; Scottish Assistant Championship; Scottish Alliance Championship; The Doug Sanders International Boys and Girls European and World Championship; The North East District Open; and The Scottish Area Team Finals and, in 1998, The Scottish Professional Championship. Read more about Newmachar Golf Club, Aberdeen Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
North Berwick Golf Club
The course at North Berwick offers a unique golfing experience, and poses a true challenge for even the most proficient golfer. It is a true links course – steeped in history – and complete with traditional revetted bunkers, blind holes, drives over walls and burns together with magnificent views towards the sea. Read more about North Berwick Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Panmure Golf Club
The fantastic 18-hole golf course at Panmure combines the best elements of links and heath. With tight fairways, challenging carries and compact, undulating greens, it is admired by visitors from home and overseas. Old Scots pines and sandhills forged by nature give the terrain an enduring quality in keeping with its long history. Read more about Panmure Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick Golf Club is situated just half an hour south west of Glasgow on the famous golfing Ayrshire coast. This traditional, Scottish links course has narrow fairways and uses the natural landscape to great effect. The course is a challenge for all abilities with many blind shots to catch you out. Read more about Prestwick Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Prestwick St Cuthbert Golf Club
Prestwick St Cuthbert Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 70 course that will challenge all standards of player. With no fewer than nine doglegs, accuracy in positioning from the tee is as important as length. The greens are cunningly sloped and players would do well to watch out for features like the little upslopes designed to stop the ball at the front of at least six of the putting surfaces. Almost as many others are two tiered giving plenty of food for thought for those who play here. Read more about Prestwick St Cuthbert Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club
Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club is a traditional Scottish links golf course established in 1851 and it occupies a prime position on the shores of the Firth of Clyde on Scotland’s west coast. The course is a traditional Scottish links, possessing as it does, a sandy, free draining soil, gorse, deep bunkers and a seemingly ever present wind, which tests the skills of players of all abilities. The sandy soil allows golf to be played all year round as the heaviest rain drains away very speedily. Read more about Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Royal Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815. Until 1888, members played on the Queen's Links close to the city, before moving across the River Don to the links at Balgownie. The Course was originally designed by the Simpson Brothers, Archie and Robert of Carnoustie and later re-bunkered and lengthened by James Braid. Hawtree & Company are now engaged as the Club's architects to ensure our classic links keeps pace with the modern game. Royal Aberdeen is one of the truest linksland layouts in golf. It's a course to test the better golfer, one who can accommodate the many variable conditions this arduous links can throw at you. Royal Aberdeen's front nine holes rank amongst the very best in the world. No two are the same within a natural ecosystem, interspersed with rich turf and tight rolling fairways, that is a sheer delight to behold. Read more about Royal Aberdeen, Aberdeen Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Royal Dornoch Golf Club is only 45 miles from the bustling city of Inverness, but is a true haven of peace and tranquillity. The club has two excellent 18-hole golf courses. The Championship course was designed by the legendary Old Tom Morris who used the unique links-land features to create a magical golfing experience that is regularly ranked within the top 15 best courses in the world. The Struie course is a par 72, 6276 yard layout with stunning views of the Dornoch Firth and is a challenge for all golfers and will require the use of every club in the bag. Read more about Royal Dornoch Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Royal Montrose Golf Club
Royal Montrose is one of three Clubs blessed with having the choice of two courses to play, the shorter Broomfield course, and the championship Medal course. The Medal course is set out as a traditional Scottish links upon which you will play alongside Montrose's magnificent long sandy beach. Montrose Links has enjoyed the honour of hosting several high-profile events including the Final Qualifying Competition for the Open when held at nearby Carnoustie Golf Course in 1999 and 2007. Read more about Royal Montrose Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club boasts two fantastic 18-hole golf courses. One of the great links courses in Scotland, the Old Course is a challenging test of golfing ability. With the wind to contend with, and deep rough interspersed with gorse and broom, accurate shot making is essential. Although a links course, the Portland is shorter and a little more sheltered than the Old Course. The holes meander through terrain filled with gorse and broom and has a generous helping of Par 3's, five in all. This is tempered however, with four Par 5's, all of which are on the back nine. Read more about Royal Troon Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Scotscraig Golf Club
Scotscraig Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 71 course located in Tayport, Fife and is the13th Oldest Golf Club in the World. The course is kept in fantastic condition and although the course doesn't sit exactly adjacent to the coastline, there are a few sea breezes to consider when playing this links, heathland mixture. Read more about Scotscraig Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Spey Valley Golf Club
The 18-hole par 72 Spey Valley Golf Course is really 4 golf courses in one. Meandering through the trees along the banks of the sparkling River Spey, it covers 7,153 yards of heathland, woodland, links and inland terrain. The course's signature hole is the 5th, officially the longest hole in Scotland at 635 yards (par 5). Read more about Spey Valley Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews Castle Course
The Castle Course is the seventh course at the Home of Golf. Set on a rugged cliffline overlooking the ancient town of St Andrews, the course combines breathtaking views with a memorable golfing challenge. The par 71 course has five tees on every hole and the length ranges from 5300 yards to 6789 yards from the boxes. Read more about St Andrews Castle Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews Duke's Course
With a spectacular setting above St Andrews, the championship Duke's course gives magnificent panoramic views over the surrounding countryside to the sea. The Duke's is highly regarded as one of the finest heathland championship courses in the British Isles and a 'must play' course for any golfer. Read more about St Andrews Duke's Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews Eden Course
Opened for play in 1914, the Eden course was designed by Harry S. Colt. His use of natural features and of partially buried field boundary walls gives the course an entirely natural feel. His layout challenges golfers with severe bunkering, undulating greens and many carries off the tee to reach the fairways. The course is full of character, but slightly less testing and more forgiving than the Old, New and Jubilee courses. Read more about St Andrews Eden Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews Jubilee Course
Now well into its second century of life, the Jubilee Course has developed from a basic 12-hole layout into what many consider to be the toughest test of golf at St Andrews. In 1988 the re-design of the Jubilee to championship standard was carried out by Donald Steel. The teeing grounds were raised, not only providing wonderful views of the Links, but also exposing the golfers to the winds which sweep in from the bay. Mr. Steel's redesigned course now plays at 6,742 yards and is a real test for all golfers. Read more about St Andrews Jubilee Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews New Course
The new course is a classic links course with undulating fairways and delightfully challenging greens. The course has the traditional out and back layout, with the 18th green just to the right of the first tee. It also has, in the great St Andrews tradition, shared fairways and even a double green at the 3rd and 15th holes. Read more about St Andrews New Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews Old Course
It is every golfer's dream to walk on St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf. Golf has been played here for over 600 years, evolving on these Links into the game we know today. We have access to all seven St Andrews Links courses with the pinnacle being the Old Course, so everyone can follow in the footsteps of the legends of the game, from Old Tom Morris to Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Book early to avoid disappointment. Read more about St Andrews Old Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
St Andrews Strathtyrum Course
On 1 July 1993, the Strathtyrum Course became the first new 18 hole layout to come into play at St Andrews for almost 80 years. Designed by Donald Steel to offer enjoyable golf, the course complements the tougher, championship layouts at the Home of Golf. It is shorter and, with only 15 bunkers, has less hazards facing the golfer. Read more about St Andrews Strathtyrum Course Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club
In situation and scenery Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club is unique among Scottish golf courses. Most hazards are natural with 4 ponds coming into play. Fast sloping greens mean that very few bunkers are required and the course plays much more difficult than the 5001 yards (par 67) would suggest. Read more about Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Tain Golf Club
The Championship length links course at Tain Golf Club enjoys spectacular views over mountains and sea and benefits from a sheltered climate, which allows favourable golfing conditions for most of the year. With the 3rd hole rated as one of the best 18 links holes in Scotland and the 17th acknowledged as one of the top 18 holes designed by Old Tom Morris, Tain offers one of the finest settings and challenges for a round of golf. Read more about Tain Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
The Golf House Club, Elie
Less than an hour’s drive from Edinburgh, only twenty minutes from the home of golf at St. Andrews and within sight of Muirfield - Elie provides a unique golfing experience. The golf here is in keeping with the holiday atmosphere where enjoyment is the main priority. Visitors acclaim the course as both challenging and charming in equal measure. Read more about The Golf House Club, Elie Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
The Nairn Golf Club
Nestling on the shores of the Moray Firth this traditional Scottish golf links course was created from a Highland wilderness of gorse and heather, and tests the talents of professional and amateur alike. Founded in 1887, it is now one of the best courses in Scotland, and has hosted a large number of important championships. Read more about The Nairn Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Turnberry Golf, Ayrshire
Ranked as the no.1 course in the UK, The Ailsa ensures you use every shot in the bag. With the dramatic coastline and beautiful surroundings, it is easy to see why it is repeatedly an Open Championship host venue. Read more about Turnberry Golf, Ayrshire Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Western Gailes Golf Club
Western Gailes Golf Club lies between Irvine Bay and the railway on Ayrshire's prodigious stretch of links coastline. This natural links course offers undulating fairways, occasionally interupted by three meandering burns and greens that are cleverly located in naturally folded ground, some protected by burns, whilst others are guarded by sand dunes. The course is highly rated and is 35th in the Top 100 courses of the British Isles. Read more about Western Gailes Golf Club Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
Westerwood, nr Glasgow
This magnificent 18 hole course meanders through silver birches, firs and heather; but it’s as challenging as it is beautiful. Designed by Seve Ballesteros and Dave Thomas, it’s one of Scotland’s premier courses. The signature hole, devised by Seve, is the par 3 15th, known as the Waterfall hole. Hitting from above to a green surrounded by a 60ft rock face, it’s not for the faint hearted and the undulating moorland greens also put you to the test over those nervy 4ft putts. Read more about Westerwood, nr Glasgow Find Accommodation + Add to My Trip
