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holiday course with superb vistas DIRECTORY
of Scapa Flow.
However, it is perhaps the clas- Useful Websites Gullane Crieff Brora
sic links, or coastal courses, that ∑ scotlands-golf- West Links Rd, Gullane, Perth Rd, Crieff, Perth shire. Golf Rd, Brora, Suther land.
are most typical of the Scottish courses.com East Lothian. Tel (01764) 652909. Tel (01408) 621417.
game. Links courses present infin- ∑ scottishgolf.com Tel (01620) 842255. ∑ crieffgolf.co.uk ∑ broragolf.co.uk
itely varied challenges: a dramatic ∑ golf.visitscotland.com ∑ gullanegolfclub.com Elie Castle Stuart Golf
opening drive across the Atlantic Golfing Merchants of Golf Course Lane, Elie, Links
at Machrihanish in Argyll, or the Organizations Edinburgh Fife. Tel (01333) 333301. Inverness.
lunar landscape at Cruden Bay, 10 Craighill Gardens, ∑ golfhouseclub.org Tel (01463) 796111.
near Aberdeen. Kingsbarns, Scottish Golf Union Edinburgh. ∑ castlestuartgolf.com
near St Andrews, is another top- Tel (01334) 466477. Tel (0131) 447 1219. Glasgow Gailes Cruden Bay
Gailes, Irvine.
flight coastal course. Up in the ∑ scottishgolf.org ∑ merchants golf.com Aulton Rd, Cruden Bay,
Highlands, Royal Dornoch is Scottish Veteran Muirfield Tel (01294) 311258. Peterhead.
∑ glasgowgolfclub.com
an all-time great links course Ladies Golfing Duncur Rd, Gullane, East Tel (01779) 812285.
Aerial view of Machrihanish, a golf course overlooking the Atlantic Ocean designed by Tom Morris. Association Lothian. Tel (01620) 842 Gleneagles ∑ crudenbaygolf
∑ svlga.co.uk 123. ∑ muirfield.org.uk Gleneagles, Auchterarder, club.co.uk
Championship Courses More recently, Dave Thomas Perthshire. Elgin
Other famous courses on the has achieved great success as a Cutting Costs Specialist North Berwick Tel (01764) 662 231. Birnie Rd, Elgin, Moray.
New Clubhouse, Beach
Open circuit include Carnoustie, course designer. Among his cre- Golf can be an expensive hobby, Operators Rd, North Berwick. Tel ∑ gleneagles.com/golf Tel (01343) 542338.
Royal Troon and the private ations are Deer Park in Livingston, but it is possible to enjoy a round (01620) 892135. ∑ north Haggs Castle ∑ elgingolfclub.com
course Muirfield, which hosted Roxburghe in the Borders and for under £20 – for example, at Adventures in Golf berwickgolfclub.com 70 Dumbreck Rd,
Tel 001 (877) 424 7320.
the Open Championship in the Spey Valley championship Braid Hills in Edinburgh, a superb ∑ adventures-in-golf. Dumbreck, Glasgow. Isle of Skye
2013. Prestwick and Royal course near Aviemore, dramatically public course with amazing views com Prestwick Tel (0141) 427 1157. Sconser, Isle of Skye.
Tel (01478) 650414.
Mussel burgh are splendid but set against the backdrop of the of the castle and city, or at 2 Links Rd, Prestwick, ∑ haggscastle ∑ isleofskyegolfclub.
no longer used because of the Cairngorm mountains. Merchants of Edinburgh. If Golf International Ayrshire. golfclub.com co.uk
difficulty of accommodating you don’t want to spend too Tel (800) 833 1389. Tel (01292) 671020.
large crowds. Other stunning much at Fife’s Leven Links, try the ∑ golfinternational. ∑ prestwickgc.co.uk Kingsbarns Kingussie
courses used as Open quali fy ing adjoining James Braid-designed com Roxburghe Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Gynack Rd, Kingussie.
venues are North Berwick, nine-hole Lundin Ladies course, Links Golf St Andrews Village of Heiton, Kelso, Fife. Tel (01334) 460860. Tel (01540) 661600.
Glasgow Gailes and Gullane – which costs a third of the price Tel (01334) 478639. Borders. Tel (01573) 450 ∑ kingsbarns.com ∑ kingussie-golf.co.uk
course No. 1 is as close as and welcomes visitors of either ∑ linksgolfstandrews. 333. ∑ roxburghe Leven Links Machrihanish
you’re likely to get to playing at gender. Colvend, over looking the com golfclub.co.uk The Promenade, Leven, Campbeltown, Argyll.
Muirfield. Located on the Moray Solway Firth, is also good value Premier Golf Royal Burgess Fife. Tel (01333) 428859. Tel (01586) 810213.
Firth and opened in 2009, Castle and even Ballater has reasonably Tel 001 (866) 260 4409. 181 Whitehouse Rd, ∑ leven-links.com ∑ machgolf.com
Stuart Golf Links hosted the priced mid-week day passes. ∑ premiergolf.com Barnton, Edinburgh. Nairn
Scottish Open for three years. Another way to keep costs Tel (0131) 339 2075. Lundin Ladies Seabank Rd, Nairn.
Most famous is Glen eagles, a down is to take up one of the Scottish Golf Tours ∑ royalburgess.co.uk Woodielea Rd, Lundin Tel (01667) 453208.
Tel (0131) 657 1984.
Links, Fife. Tel (01333)
luxurious resort home to four many deals and passes available ∑ scottish-golf tours. ∑ nairngolfclub.co.uk
courses. The Johnnie Walker through specialist operators, com Royal Musselburgh 320832. ∑ lundin Pitlochry
ladiesgolfclub.co.uk
Prestongrange House,
Championship is held here The tranquil landscape at Cruden Bay golf or listed in the Official Guide to Golf Course Rd, Pit lochry.
annually in late summer. course, near Aberdeen Golf (see p194). These include Edinburgh and Prestonpans, East Lothian. St Andrews Links Tel (01796) 472792.
Tel (01875) 810276.
the Freedom of the Fairways, Southern Scotland ∑ royalmusselburgh. St Andrews Links Trust, ∑ pitlochrygolf.co.uk
which allows discounted play Fife. Tel (01334) 466666.
Designer Golf Arresting Scenery at 21 courses in the Borders, and Braid Hills co.uk ∑ standrews.org.uk Royal Dornoch
Carnoustie, Royal Mussel burgh It’s a rare Scottish golf course that the Avie more & Cairngorms Golf 15 Braid Hills Approach, Royal Troon Shiskine Golf Rd, Dornoch,
and the King’s and Queen’s doesn’t boast a glorious setting. Pass, which offers seven days’ Edinburgh. Tel (0131) 447 Craigend Rd, Troon, Blackwaterfoot, Shiskine, Sutherland.
courses at Gleneagles were Elgin is one of the finest inland golf at eight different courses 6666. ∑ edinburgh Ayrshire. Tel (01292) 311 Isle of Arran. Tel (01862) 810219.
∑ royaldornoch.com
leisuregolf.co.uk
designed by the great 1920s courses, in lush parkland in the central Highlands. 555. ∑ royaltroon.com Tel (01770) 860226.
player James Braid, five- surroundings, while Kingussie Colvend Glasgow and ∑ shiskinegolf.com Spey Valley
time winner of the Open. takes advantage of an amazing Sandyhills, Colvend. Central Scotland Dalfaber Golf & Country
VisitScotland’s James Braid Trail Cairngorm back drop. Pitlochry Tel (01556) 630398. The Highlands Club, Aviemore. Tel (01479)
explores some of the 250 or so is an ideal holiday course, and ∑ colvendgolfclub. Carnoustie and Islands 811725. ∑ resorts.
courses he created or modified nine-hole Traigh, on the Road to co.uk Links Parade, Carnoustie, macdonaldhotels.co.uk/
throughout the country, intro- the Isles, features a magnificent Dalmahoy Angus. Tel (01241) 802 Ballater Golf Club spey-valley/
duc ing features such as dog legs panorama towards the Inner Marriott Hotel & CC, 270. ∑ carnoustie Victoria Rd, Ballater, Stromness
and pot bunkers. Famous Braid Hebrides. Shiskine on the Isle Kirknewton, Edinburgh. golflinks.co.uk Aberdeenshire. Ness, Stromness, Orkney.
courses include Nairn, Boat of of Arran is an unusual and little- Tel (0131) 335 8026. Crail Tel (01339) 755567. Tel (01856) 850772.
Garten, Crieff, Haggs Castle, known gem with 12 holes in Deer Park Balcomie Clubhouse, ∑ ballatergolfclub.co.uk ∑ stromnessgc.co.uk
Brora and Dalmahoy. Braid cut a wonderful setting. The Isle Golf Course Rd, Fifeness, Crail, Fife. Boat of Garten Traigh
his golfing teeth on the links at of Skye is another small but Livingston, West Lothian. Tel (01333) 450686. Boat of Garten, Inverness- Traigh Golf Club, Arisaig.
Elie, where he was born, though beautiful course with sea and Tel (01506) 446699. ∑ crailgolfingsociety. shire. Tel (01479) 831282. Tel (01687) 450337.
he had little influence on the island views, while Orkney’s Loch views from the green at the Isle of ∑ deer-park.co.uk co.uk ∑ boatgolf.com ∑ traighgolf.co.uk
present course. Stromness is a demanding Skye Golf Club
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