Golf in Scotland

Scotland is the home of golf, the land where the game was born and where St Andrews still draws pilgrims from every corner of the world. To play here is to walk in the footsteps of centuries, across windswept links laid out along the firths and coastlines as nature intended. Fife and St Andrews form the historic heart, with the largest concentration of courses, while Ayrshire on the west coast offers some of the most storied seaside golf in the country. Eastward, East Lothian packs a remarkable density of fine links into a short stretch of coast, and the Scottish Highlands reward those who venture north with golf framed by mountains, lochs and big northern skies. The cool maritime climate makes the long days of late spring through early autumn the prime season.

For the travelling golfer, Scotland offers an unmatched depth of choice and tradition. East Lothian alone gathers gems such as North Berwick, Muirfield, Archerfield Links and The Renaissance Club within a few miles of one another, making a single base a springboard to a dozen contrasting rounds. The links here demand imagination rather than brute force, rewarding the low running shot, the canny read of the wind and the player who can think their way around. Beyond the golf, there is the warmth of the clubhouse, the welcome in small towns and the history woven into every tee. For anyone serious about the game, a trip to Scotland is less a holiday than a homecoming.

Courses: 116
Regions: 4

Regions

Ayrshire 34 East Lothian 16 Fife & St Andrews 43 Scottish Highlands 23

Regions

Courses

The North Berwick Golf Club

Haddington Golf Course

Winterfield Golf Course

Longniddry Golf Course

Muirfield

Glen Golf Club

Archerfield Links

The Renaissance Club

Craigielaw Golf Club

Luffness New Golf Club

Kilspindie Golf Club

Gullane Golf Club

Dunbar Golf Club

Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course

Royal Musselburgh Golf Course

Musselburgh Golf Course

Anstruther Golf Club

New Course

Jubilee Course

Falkland Golf Club

Lundin Ladies Golf Club

Elie Golf Course

Cowdenbeath Golf Course

Lochgelly Golf Club

Lochore Meadow Golf Course

Kirkcaldy Golf Club

Dunnikier Park Golf Course

Thornton Golf Club

Cupar Golf Club

Scoonie Golf Course

Leven Links Golf Course

Lundin Golf Club

Eden Course

Strathtyrum Course

Lynedoch Course

Elmwood Golf Course

The Castle Course

Leslie Golf Club

Auchterderran Golf Course

St Michaels Golf Club

Kingarrock Hickory Golf Course

Craigtoun Course

Bishopshire Golf Club

Charleton Golf Club

Kingsbarns Golf Links

Dumbarnie Links

Old Course

The Baird Course

Craighead Links

Balcomie Links

2019 Course

Torrance Course

Glenrothes Golf Course

Balbirnie Park Golf Club

Drumoig Golf Course

Scotscraig Golf Club

Ladybank Golf Club

Kittocks Course

Murrayshall Course

King Robert the Bruce

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