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Scotland
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Golf
in Scotland with Golf Vacation Packages.
Scotland, the home of golf, is world famous for
Scottish links courses like St Andrews Old course,
Royal Troon, Carnoustie, Turnberry and
Many More...
Royal
Troon
(6641
yds. Par 71)
Royal Troon is a classic links course in every respect.
The British Open has been played here 6 times. This
is a mens only course, but
its sister course, The Portland
Course is open for all visitors and is itself
a fine links .
Old
Prestwick (6544
yds, Par 72)
Prestwick was founded in 1851 and was the setting
for the first 12 British Opens. Its original layout
has not changed much over the years, as witness
to it's often controversial blind shots.
While
on the west coast, you will also find the following
courses of championship caliber Glasgow
Gailes (links), Barassie
(links), Westerwood
(parkland), Machrie
(links, on the island of Islay), Machrihanish
(links, on the Mull of Kintyre), Southerness
(links), Lochgreen
(links), and Brunston
Castle (parkland).
Cruden
Bay (6370 yds, Par 71)
A fearsome seaside links course set amongst the
dunes, with magnificent views over the Bay of Cruden.
Cruden Bay's greatest charm is its remote seclusion
and the feeling you have it to yourself.
Nairn
(6556 yds, Par 71)
With 6 of the first 7 hotels bordered on the right
by sea, Nairn immediately sets a harsh tone for
the day. The back nine, deplete of water hazards,
has an inland appeal to it with attractive, yet
penal gorse as its main defense.
Royal
Dornoch
(6556 yds, Par 71)
Dornoch has few eccentricities. Originally laid
out by Tom Morris, the present championship course
is a supreme example of modern links in which nothing
is hidden. While
in the highlands, we also highly recommend the following
courses: Inverness (links),
Royal Aberdeen (links), Moray
(links), Golspie (links),
Elgin (links), Boat
of Garten (parkland), Skibo
Castle (parkland), Brora
(links), Tain (links).
Gleneagles
(Kings)
(6452 yds, Par 71)
Golf at Gleneagles Kings Course is a rare experience.
The course is open and expansive unlike the links
courses on the coasts. Every hole seems to be a
world of it's own, running along its own private
valley. Gleneagles
(Queens)
(5964 yds, Par 69)
Slightly shorter than the Kings, The Queens makes
more use of doglegs, and provides the golfer with
the same exquisite scenery as The Kings.
Gleneagles
(Monarch)
(7060 yds, Par 74)
Using 6 par 5's and 6 par 3's, Jack Nicklaus designed
a strikingly beautiful golf course, one of the very
few golf courses in Scotland that makes use of electric
carts.
St.
Andrews Old Course (6933 yds,
Par 72)
Universally recognized as the home of golf, The
Old Course is virtually an out and back course.
Without wind, it can lay down and play very easy.
However, with a bit of wind, it will show it's defenses,
and true character.
Gullane
No. 1
(6466 yds, Par 71)
No. 1 provides striking vistas from elevated tees
such as the 7th. Often a qualifying course for The
Open, Gullane No. 1 (pronounced Gull-in) provides
for an exhilarating round of golf. The Nos 2 &
3 are also very fine golf courses.
Crail
(5720 yds, Par 69)
Perched on the edge of the North Sea on the very
point of the golfing county of Fife, The Crail Golfing
Society's course at Balcomie is picturesque and
sporting.
Western
Gailes
(6833 yds, Par 71)
Western Gailes is as fine a true links course as
can be found almost anywhere in the British Isles.
Like all Scottish links courses, the weather plays
an important part in every round of golf. When the
wind blows at Gailes, the long stretch from the
6th to the 13th is not only a trial of skill and
strength, but something of an endurance test as
well. If not for its more famous neighbors, Western
Gailes would be renowned the world over as being
the finest links course in western Scotland. As
it stands, many golfers will tell you its the best.
Turnberry
Ailsa (6848 yds, Par
71)
Home to the Open in 1994, The Ailsa Course has been
referred to as The Pebble Beach of Scotland. It
is the most rugged of the Scottish links. It's sister
course, The Arran, is also a fine test of golf.
Dukes
(7171 yds, Par 72)
Designed by five time Open winner Peter Thomson,
The Duke's Course is situated two miles inland from
St. Andrews, on land surrounding Craigtoun Park.
In its elevated parkland setting, with majestic
views over St. Andrews.
Muirfield
(6970 yds, Par 71)
Officially known as the Honourable Company of Edinburgh
Golfers, this championship course is widely recognized
as Scotland's best, if not fairest test of links
golf. Its constant change in direction of holes
often exaggerates wind conditions.
North
Berwick (West Course) (6315
yds, Par70)
The West is full of blind shots, shots over walls,
and shots found only at the seaside. It's challenge
is much more ancient than modern. The course is
great fun, and a stout test of golf.
Carnoustie
(7272 yds, Par72)
Of all the championship links, Carnoustie is the
most severe. On the five occasions that is has hosted
the Open, it has produced champions of the finest
caliber, including Ben Hogan's only appearance in
1953. Venue of the 1999 Open.
Dunbar
(6426 yds, Par 71)
On the journey south from Gullane, nestled along
the rocky shore a few miles northwest of St. Abb's
Head, lies another of East Lothian's fabulous seaside
links.
St.
Andrews New Course (6604
yds, Par 72)
The best of "the other" St. Andrews Courses,
which include The Eden,
The Jubilee, The
Strathtyrum.
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