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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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