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Scottish golf & the best golf courses in Scotland
With a legacy spanning six centuries, there is no finer place to play golf than the country that gave the game to the world. You'll be spoiled for choice on your golf break in Scotland with over 550 Scottish golf courses, including links, parkland and 9-hole courses. Scotland is also home to some of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments.
Golf courses in Scotland

Kinghorn Golf Club, overlooking the Firth of Forth
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Recommended courses
Scotland has more courses per head of population than anywhere else in the world! The range of Scottish golf courses means that whatever your level, you'll never be far from fairways and greens suited to you.

The 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire
Tournaments & events
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Golf around Scotland
Browse our top golf courses by region.

The Highlands
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Scottish Borders
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Fife
Welcome to Fife. Home of golf.

Ayrshire & Arran
Uncover the many golf courses in Ayrshire & Arran.

East Lothian
Find courses and links in East Lothian.

Dumfries & Galloway
Explore courses in Dumfries & Galloway.

Carnoustie (Dundee & Angus)
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Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
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Perthshire
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Orkney & Shetland
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Murrayshall and Lynedoch Golf Courses
Perth, Perthshire
The Murrayshall Estate is home to both the Murrayshall and Lynedoch Golf Courses. Two prestigious but very different courses just 3 miles from Perth, they provide a hugely enjoyable challenge for guests and visiting golfers.
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The Royal Scottish Shipping Line - Outer Hebrides Cruises
Harris, The Outer Hebrides
Cruise around the best coast in the world in comfort and luxury! A unique luxury Superyacht cruise experience in the West Coast of Scotland. Exclusive use or per cabin charter with 6 luxury cabins. Whisky, History and Golf cruises included. The only 199T Superyacht in the country available for private charter, corporate cruises and scheduled cruises. Everything you would expect from a luxury cruise and more. Visit Scotland in style and enjoy a leisurely cruise to some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. All of our cruises offer spectacular sights at every turn and are a feast for the soul.
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Crieff Golf Club, 18 hole Ferntower course
Crieff, Perthshire
Crieff Golf Club is rated as one of Scotland's top inland courses nestling in the heart of Perthshire, surrounded by beautiful countryside.
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Aberdeen, Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
Archie Simpson laid out the first course at Murcar in 1909 in spectacular links land in the north east of Scotland near Aberdeen.
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Bute Golf Club
Bute, Argyll & The Isles
9 holes, 4,994 yards (for 18 holes), par 68 (SSS 64).
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Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club
Prestwick, Ayrshire & Arran
Were it not for the fame of its famous sister at the other end of town, Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club would enjoy a much wider flung reputation.
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Burntisland Golf House Club
Burntisland, The Kingdom of Fife
The golf club is situated on the outskirts of the town on what is known as the “Kinghorn Loch” road, officially this is the B923, and it is just off the A921.
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Gullane Golf Club - No. 1 Course
Gullane, Edinburgh & The Lothians
Welcome to Gullane Golf Club - Course No. 1, host of the 2015 Scottish Open, won by Rickie Fowler.
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Brechin Golf Course
Brechin, Dundee & Angus
Set among splendid Angus scenery midway between Dundee and Aberdeen, Brechin Golf Club is a relatively flat parkland layout which enjoys scenic views of the Grampians from many of its holes.
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Moffat Golf Club
Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
It’s enviable location, high on Coats Hill overlooking the charming town of Moffat, makes this 18 hole course one of the region’s most scenic, providing spectacular views from its fairways and greens.
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Fairmont St Andrews, Scotland
St Andrews, The Kingdom of Fife
Set on a 520 acre estate with a unique coastal setting, the 209 bedroom Scottish hotel is the perfect location to turn any holiday into a treasured memory.
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Balmore Golf Course
Bishopbriggs, Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley
Situated seven miles from the centre of Glasgow, Balmore is one of the most picturesque courses in the region, with uninterrupted views of the unspoiled surrounding countryside.
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Trump Turnberry, Ailsa Golf Course
Turnberry, Ayrshire & Arran
The world famous Trump Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, stands on a headland looking out across the Firth of Clyde towards the Isle of Arran and the Mull of Kintyre and down on one of the great championship links of the world.
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Lanark Golf Club
Lanark, Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley
Lanark is one of the oldest clubs in the world and celebrated 150 years in 2001. Renowned for the natural moorland fairways, fast greens and beautiful scenery, it is a genuine contender to be one of Scottish golf's real hidden gems.
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One Under
Glasgow, Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley
Two Crazy Golf Course & Race Track with a Bar serving drinks & cocktails
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Woodlands Activity Centre - Segway
Ballachulish, The Highlands
We have been delighting visitors with Segway for since 2014! The centre at Glencoe has developed an enviable reputation as possibly the best place for Segway in the UK! We love Segway and are passionate to share our excitement.
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Ballumbie Castle Golf Club
Dundee, Dundee & Angus
Ballumbie is a new facility ideally placed on the outskirts of Dundee.
View Details : Ballumbie Castle Golf ClubBathgate Golf Club
Bathgate, Edinburgh & The Lothians
The Club was formed at a meeting held on 12th May 1892 and the original 9 holes layout was prepared by Mr William Park (Junior) of Musselburgh.
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Aberdeen Airport, Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
Unlike other new developments that have sprung up in the past decade, Craibstone has somehow eluded the teething problems that befall many new courses.
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Craigie Hill Golf Club
Perth, Perthshire
Founded in 1911, Craigie Hill is a Club steeped in history.
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Duff House Royal Golf Club
Banff, Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
Designed by the brilliant golf architect, Dr Alistair McKenzie, of Augusta fame, the course is a flat and beautifully manicured parkland course with little rough.
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Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club
Fortrose, The Highlands
It is quite remarkable how many of Scotland's most enjoyable links courses reflect the hand of James Braid and this is one of the best. Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Links has hosted eight National Championships on behalf of Scottish Golf since 2010. You are guaranteed to receive a warm welcome by our staff members and whilst playing golf, experience one of most unique courses you are every likely to play being surrounded on three sides by the water. For any bookings (large or small) please contact Mike MacDonald on secretary@fortrosegolfclub.co.uk or telephone 01381 620529. We are the 15th Oldest Recorded Club in the World (1793).
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Peebles, The Scottish Borders
Designed by the world renowned golf course architect Dave Thomas, this championship standard golf course is located within the stunning Tweed Valley.
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Wick, The Highlands
A warm friendly welcome awaits you at Wick Golf Club, the oldest established golf club in the Highlands of Scotland.
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