Scotland

Golf course reviews, golf club guides and golf travel stories from Scotland.

Edinburgh’s back garden – A short trip to Scotland’s Golf Coast

This wasn’t meant to be a golf trip. I was visiting family and planned to see some of the sights I didn’t have time for…

The first hole starts right across the road from the pro shop, and quickly takes you down to the coastal dunes. The remaining holes on…

Montrose Golf Links is currently the fifth oldest golf course still in use in the world, some even say the second oldest. Montrose Golf Links are…

The first hole is a very straightforward par four on completely flat ground. A few well placed bunkers, but not very interesting. The second hole,…

Panmure, as so many of the clubs in the area, is laden with history. The club formed in 1845, laid out the first nine holes…

The first couple of holes run along the train tracks and are straight and relatively wide, providing for a nice warm-up stretch. Then the fun…

Monifieth Medal is a wonderful little course, a few miles south of the more famous Carnoustie. Here, as with many of the courses in the…

The front nine are the easier holes, much appreciated, as we needed some warm-up. Easier, but by no means boring. After a few straightforward holes,…

The Edzell Golf Club was first laid out by Bob Simpson, and opened in 1895. Later the design has been updated by James Braid. Right…

At Scotscraig you have to bring your A game right to the first tee. No easy warm-up holes here. The first hole is a tricky par…

Scotscraig Golf Club, being the 13th oldest course in the world, has a very illustrious history. The club was first founded in 1817, but the course…

Classic clubhouse and echoes of history aside, what you probably came here for is the golf course. You won’t be disappointed. The first nine holes…