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St. Andrews (Old) Golf Club
Though the championship credentials of the Old Course hardly require justification, the venue has played host to 25 Open Championships and many other events over the years. And while it measures almost 7,000 yards from the championship tees, the visitor is more likely to take on the 6,566-yard challenge.
St. Andrews (New) Golf Club
The New Course at St. Andrews Links opened for play in 1895 and as such, it is the second oldest of all the courses in St. Andrews. Given that the championship length of just over 6,600 yards is matched by a par of only 71, it is quite clear that as well as everything else, adequate length is also a factor in the successful negotiation of the New Course.
St. Andrews (Duke) Golf Club
Situated two miles from St. Andrews, the elevated parkland setting of The Dukes Course provides majestic views over the coastline to Arbroath and the countryside to the Highlands. Dukes has become another sparkling jewel in the St. Andrews’ golfing crown.
St. Andrews (Jubilee) Golf Club
There are some golf courses that thrive on the reputation of its surroundings but this is far from the case with the Jubilee Course, which is widely regarded as being the toughest of all the links in St. Andrews. Created on a narrow strip of land between the New Course and the sea, the Jubilee Course started life as a 12-hole layout and was extended to 18 holes in 1905.
St. Andrews Bay (Devlin) Golf Club
St Andrews Bay perches on a breathtaking cliff-top location, just minutes from the town of St. Andrews. Though neither course is a links in the truest sense of the term, both golf courses are of links style layout and offer dramatic views of the historic St. Andrews skyline and of the North Sea.
Kingsbarns Golf Club
Located directly on the North Sea coast only six miles from St. Andrews, Kingsbarns Golf Links is without a doubt one of the most breathtaking courses in the world. Though it only opened for general play in July 2000, it is not untrue to say that the links appears to have been in existence for centuries, as golf was played on this very site as far back as 1793.
Carnoustie Championship Links – Home of The Open Championship 2007
Though records speak about golf or “gowff” to be more specific, being played in the area as far back as 1520, the present course was molded by successive architects over the years since the initial ten holes were laid out in 1842. With judgments of wind and distance critical, every tee shot needs careful placement to set up an approach to the green.
Gleneagles (Kings, Queens & PGA Centenary) Golf Club
There are three superb championship golf courses at Gleneagles. The Kings Course and the Queen’s Course were both designed in 1919. The PGA Centenary Course, previously known as the Monarch’s Course, was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened for play in 1993.
Crail (Balcomie) Golf Club
One of the world’s oldest golf clubs, Crail Golfing Society was founded in February 1786 and initially comprised membership of just 11 local golfers. Crail boasts two links golf courses – the Craighead Links and the Balcomie Links. And while both are excellent tests, it is the Balcomie Links that is recognized as the slightly better layout.
Ladybank Golf Club
Ladybank Golf Club was established in 1879. Another rare Scottish course that provides the golfer with a worthwhile alternative to the rugged links game, 1978 was a landmark year for Ladybank, when it was chosen as a British Open qualifying venue.
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Dunbar Golf Club
Situated on a magnificent, narrow stretch of coastal terrain, Dunbar East Links presents a combination of links and inland turf and very much follows the natural contours of the coastline. The North Sea in all it glory, is a constant companion throughout, while with the majestic coastline, the Isle of May, Bass Rock and the distant outline of Fife all vying for our attention, the golfer is often distracted from the task at hand.
Muirfield Golf Club
Measuring 7,034 yards with a par of 71, Muirfield remains one of the finest golf courses in the world. With no trees or water in play, none of its subtleties are disguised and there is only one blind shot – your drive over the ridge at the 11th hole.
North Berwick Golf Club
The 13th oldest golf club in the world, North Berwick is second only to the Royal & Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews for continuous play over the same course. One of the most natural links in the world, North Berwick may not be the longest of courses at 6,420 yards but rest assured that a successful round will require a substantial selection of shot making and luck!
Kilspindie Golf Club
Situated on the southern shores of the Firth of Forth between Aberlady Bay and Gosford Bay, Kilspindie Golf Club offers a classic links layout. Founded in 1867, Kilspindie lays claim to being the 35th oldest golf club in the world, so in playing here, you really are taking a step back into the historical annals of the great game.
Gullane (No. 1 & No. 2) Golf Club
Though little to choose between Gullane No. 1 and No. 2, the former, which was established as an 18-hole layout in 1884, is generally regarded to be the better of the two. And with water hazards and trees absent, as is the norm with links golf, it is left to the gorse, wind, rough, tight fairways, bunkers and well-guarded greens, to ensure the course is a fair but serious challenge.
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Royal Troon Golf Club
Consistently ranked as one of the best links golf courses in the world, the Old Course at Troon presents a stiff golfing examination and the inward half is recognized as the most demanding of any of the courses on the Open Championship rota. There are two links golf courses at Troon – the Portland Course and the Old Course. And while the 6,289 yard, Par 71 Portland Layout is excellent and ideal for a second round, it is undeniably the Old Course that is the jewel in the Troon golfing crown.
Turnberry (Ailsa) Golf Club
Long regarded as one of the world’s finest courses, the Ailsa Course at Turnberry came to international prominence in 1977, when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus went head to head for the British Open in what became known as the “Duel in the Sun”, with Watson claiming a one stroke victory over his great rival.
Western Gailes Golf Club
As true a links course as one could imagine, Western Gailes presents an abundance of undulating dune ridges, heather and gorse, which will test the most accomplished golfer. Founded in 1897, Western Gailes Golf Club is located on the same famous stretch of coastline as Prestwick and Turnberry.
Glasgow Gailes Golf Club
The links of Glasgow Gailes is owned and run by Glasgow Golf Club. And though the current layout of this course is based on Willie Park’s design in 1912, the club’s origins date back to 1787, thus making it the ninth oldest golf club in the world.
Prestwick Golf Club
Founded in 1851, Prestwick Golf Club will forever be remembered as the birthplace of the Open Championship. In total, Prestwick has hosted the Open Championship on 24 occasions, the last time in 1926. Prestwick’s fairways are for the most part narrow and its generally small and undulating greens, given certain pin placements, can make for some interesting approach shots.
Irvine Bogside Golf Club
On Friday 18th March 1887, some 13 men gathered at a meeting in the Kings Arms Hotel, which saw the establishment of Irvine Golf Club. With no two holes even remotely similar, the course provides a challenge to all with its subtle changes in direction.
Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club
Founded in 1887, the Barassie Links offers some of the finest greens in Scotland and is a worthy qualifying venue for the Open Championship, when held at Royal Troon. Barassie Links is a tough proposition and its par-72 layout boasts a standard scratch of 74.
Machrihanish Golf Club
Macrihanish Links was designed by “Old Tom Morris” who famously described the setting as being specially designed by The Almighty for playing golf. With some of the world’s most naturally undulating fairways and amazingly contoured greens, much like Royal Dornoch, this links would certainly play host to many prestigious events, if not for its relative isolation.
Machrie Golf Club
There are many reasons to relish the prospect of playing at Machrie Links, not least of which is the stunning surrounding scenery. When allied to the quality of the course, the natural hazards of the links game, a number of blind holes and the sense of history that effuses from the venue, any day spent here will certainly be a memorable one.
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Royal Dornoch Golf Club
The jewel in the Highland golfing crown is definitely Royal Dornoch Golf Club. Universally rated as being in the world’s top 20 golf courses, Royal Dornoch is unique among the great links of Scotland in that it has never hosted the British Open. Not a reflection of its quality, this is solely because of Dornoch’s remote location. However remote it may be though, this links is a must play course on any golfing trip to Scotland.
Nairn Golf Club
The Nairn Golf Club was founded following a meeting of gentlemen interested in the game of golf in September 1887. Nairn Golf Links has hosted numerous major amateur and professional events but Nairn is probably best known for hosting the Walker Cup of 1999 where the Great Britain and Ireland team scored a rare victory over their American counterparts.
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Organized golf started at Aberdeen with the 1780 foundation of the “Society of Golfers at Aberdeen”, an exclusive gathering of just 25 members. Set alongside a picturesque shoreline featuring sweeping sand dunes, Royal Aberdeen is a highly rated traditional links course.
Cruden Bay Golf Club
Another links course with origins in the 19th century, Cruden Bay was initially laid out by Old Tom Morris and was revised by Tom Simpson in 1899. Very much a traditional links, offering an abundance of humps, hollows and greens tucked into unimaginable places, golf at Cruden Bay is full of surprises.
Brora Golf Club
Another of the seemingly infinite number of great Scottish links with roots in the 19th century(,) Brora Golf Club was established in 1891. Located in the Scottish Highlands, close to other great courses like Golspie and Royal Dornoch, the par-69 layout at Brora Golf Club has stood the passing test of time and represents a fair and challenging test of the skills of links golf.
Tain Golf Club
Overlooking the Dornoch Firth, with the sea on one side and the mountains behind, Tain Golf Club boasts one of the finest imaginable settings for a golf course in the Scottish Highlands. A particular feature of the course is the presence of the River Tain, which winds its way like a serpent through the second and closing holes, thus adding an incremental element of challenge and intrigue.
Nairn Dunbar Golf Club
May 24th 1899 was the date that the first ball was struck at Nairn Dunbar by Sir Alexander Dunbar of Boath, who gave his name and as importantly, sixty acres of land to the club. A substantial 6,765 yards from the back tees. Nairn Dunbar continues to enjoy a growing reputation as one of Scotland’s most highly rated championship links courses.