Golf in Scotland
The Old Course at St Andrews
Golf in Scotland was first recorded in the 15th century, and the modern game of golf was first developed and established in the country. The game plays a key role in the national sporting consciousness.
The R&A, based at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, is the world governing body for the game (except in the United States and Mexico), and to many golfers the Old Course, an ancient links course dating to before 1574, is considered to be a site of pilgrimage. There are many other famous golf courses in Scotland, including Carnoustie, Gleneagles, Muirfield, Balcomie and Royal Troon. The world's first Open Championship was held at Prestwick in 1860, and Scots golfers have the most victories at the Open at 42 wins, one ahead of the United States.
Although golf is often seen as an elitist sport elsewhere in the world, in the land of its birth it enjoys widespread appeal throughout the spectrum of society, in line with the country's egalitarian tradition. For example, the Old Course at St Andrew's and Musselburgh Links (which is[5] [6] the oldest golf course in the world and in continuous use) are public courses. Council-owned courses, with low fees and easy access, are common throughout the country wherever demography and geography allow. Therefore golf courses, whether public or private, are far more common in the Lowlands than in the Highlands and Islands, where shinty (a game which may share a common ancestry with golf) is often the traditional sport.
Scotland is widely promoted as the 'Home of Golf', and along with whisky and the long list of Scottish inventions and discoveries, golf is widely seen as being a key national cultural icon throughout the world. It is frequently used to market the country to potential visitors, for example for the Homecoming year in 2009, and golf tourism accounted for approximately 2% of overall Scottish tourism spending in 2004.
Full List of Scottish Golf Courses
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Aberdour Alexandra Park Ardeer
Aberfeldy Alford Askernish
Aberfoyle Alloa Aspire Golf Centre
Abernethy Alness Asta
Aboyne Alva Auchenblae
Aboyne Loch GC Alyth Auchenharvie
Aboyne Loch, Pussycat Annanhill Auchmill
Aigas Anstruther Auchterarder
Airdrie Arbroath Auchterderran
Airthrey GC Archerfield Links
B
Baberton Bellshill Braemar
Balbirnie Park Benbecula Braid Hills No 1
Balfron Biggar Braid Hills, Princes Course
Ballachulish House Bishopbriggs Brechin
Ballater Bishopshire Bridge of Allan
Ballindalloch Castle Blair Atholl Bridgend
Ballochmyle Blairbeth Brighouse Bay
Ballumbie Castle Blairgowrie, Lansdowne Brodick
Balmore Blairgowrie, Rosemount Broomieknowe
Balnagask Blairgowrie, Wee Brora
Banchory Blairmore & Strone Brucefields
Barra Boat of Garten Brunston Castle
Barshaw Bonar Bridge,Ardgay Bruntsfield Links
Bathgate Bonnybridge Buchanan Castle
Bearsden Bonnyton Buckpool
Beith Bothwell Castle Burntisland
Belleisle Braehead Bute
C
Caird Park Castle Douglas Cowdenbeath, Dora
Calderbraes Castle Park Cowglen
Caldwell Cathcart Castle Craggan
Callander Cathkin Braes Craibstone
Cally Palace Hotel Cawder, Cawder Craigentinny
Cambuslang Cawder, Keir Craigie Hill
Camperdown Cawdor Castle Craigieknowes
Campsie Charleton Craigielaw
Canmore Clober Craigmillar Park
Caprington Cluny Clays Craignure
Caprington 9 Hole Clydebank and District Crail, Balcomie
Cardross Clydebank Municipal Crail, Craighead
Carluke Coatbridge Crichton
Carnegie Cochrane Castle Crieff, Dornock
Carnoustie, Buddon Links Colonsay Crieff, Ferntower
Carnoustie, Burnside Colvend Crow Wood
Carnoustie, Championship Colville Park Cruden Bay
Carnwath Comrie Cruden Bay, St Olafs
Carradale Corrie Culcrieff
Carrbridge Cove Sea Cullen
Carricknowe Cowal Cupar
D
Dalbeattie Douglas Park Dunaverty
Dalfaber Douglas Water Dunbar
Dalmahoy East Downfield Dunblane new
Dalmahoy West Dragon's Tooth Dundas Park
Dalmally Drumoig Dundonald
Dalmilling Drumpellier Dunecht House
Dalmunzie Duddingston Dunfermline, Pitfirrane
Dalziel Park Duff House Royal Dunfermline, Pitreavie
Darley Dufftown Dunkeld & Birnam
Deer Park Dullatur, Antonine Dunnikier Park
Deeside Dullatur, Carrickstone Dunning
Deeside, Blairs Dumbarton Duns
Dollar Dumfries & County Durness
Doon Valley, Patna Dumfries & Galloway
E
East Aberdeenshire Edzell Elie Sports Club
East Kilbride Edzell West Water Elmwood
East Renfrewshire Elderslie Erskine
Easter Moffat Elgin Esporta Dougalston
Eastwood Elie House Eyemouth
F
Falkirk Forres Foulford Inn
Falkirk Tryst Forrester Park Fraserburgh, Corbie
Falkland Fort Augustus Fraserburgh, Rosehill
Fereneze Fort William Fullarton
Fidra Links Fortrose & Rosemarkie Fyvie
Forfar
G
Gairloch Glenbervie Gourock
Galashiels Glencorse Grangemouth
Garmouth & Kingston Gleneagles Kings Grantown-on-Spey
Gatehouse-of-Fleet Gleneagles Queens Greenburn
Gifford Gleneagles, The PGA Centenary Greenock
Gigha Gleneagles, Wee Greenock, Whinhill
Girvan Glenisla Gullane No 1
Glasgow Glenrothes Gullane No 2
Glasgow Gailes Gogarburn Gullane No 3
Gleddoch Golspie Guthrie Castle
Glen
H
Haddington Hayston Hilton Park, Allander
Haggs Castle Hazlehead No.1 Hilton Park, Hilton
Hamilton Hazlehead No.2 Hirsel
Harburn Hazlehead No.3 Hoddom Castle
Harris Helensburgh Hollandbush
Haughburn Helmsdale Hopeman
Hawick Hermitage Children's Huntly
IJK
Inchmarlo Keith Kingsbarns
Inchmarlo Lairds Kelso Kingsknowe
Innellan Kemnay Kingussie
Innerleithen Kenmore Kinloss Country
Insch Kilbirnie Place Kinross - Bruce Course
Inverallochy Killin Kinross - Montgomery Course
Inveraray Kilmacolm Kintore
Invergordon Kilmarnock, Barassie Kirkcaldy
Inverness Kilspindie Kirkcudbright
Inverurie Kilsyth Lennox Kirkhill
Irvine Ravenspark Course King James VI Kirkintilloch
Irvine, Bogside Course King's Links Kirkwall
Isle of Eriska Kingarrock Hickory Kirriemuir
Isle of Seil Kingennie Knightswood
Isle of Skye, Sconser Kinghorn Kyles of Bute
Jedburgh Kings Acre
L
Ladybank Lethamhill Lochgreen
Lagganmore Leven Links Lochmaben
Lamlash Liberton Lochore Meadows
Lanark Lilliardsedge Lochranza
Langholm Lilliesleaf Lochwinnoch
Langlands Linlithgow Lockerbie
Largs Linn Park Longniddry
Largs Bob Torrance School of Golf Littlehill Longside
Larkhall Loch Lomond Lothianburn
Lauder Loch Ness Loudoun
Leadhills Loch Ness Wee Monster Course Luffness New
Lenzie Lochcarron Lumphanan
Leslie Lochgelly Lundin
Letham Grange, Glens Lochgilphead Lundin Ladies
Letham Grange, Old Lochgoilhead Lybster
M
Machrie Minto Muckhart
Machrie Bay Moffat Muir of Ord
Machrihanish Monifieth, Ashludie Muirfield
Machrihanish Dunes Monifieth, Medal Muirkirk
Maybole Montrose, Broomfield Murcar (18 hole)
McDonald Montrose, Medal Murcar (9 hole)
Meldrum House Moray New Murrayfield
Melrose Moray Old Murrayshall
Melville Mortonhall Murrayshall Lynedoch Course
Merchants of Edinburgh Mount Ellen Musselburgh
Millport Mouse Valley Musselburgh Links, Old
Milnathort Mouse Valley Kames Muthill
Milngavie
N
Nairn Newburgh on Ythan Newtonmore
Nairn Dunbar Newcastleton Niddry Castle
New Cumnock Newmachar, Hawkshill North Berwick
New Galloway Newmachar, Swailend North Inch
Newbattle Newton Stewart North Ronaldsay
O
Oatridge Old Ranfurly Oldmeldrum
Oban (Glencruitten)
PQR
Paisley Portpatrick, Dinvin Ross Priory
Palacerigg Portpatrick, Dunskey Rothes
Panmure Powfoot Rothesay
Peebles Prestonfield Rouken Glen
Peterculter Prestwick Routenburn
Peterhead New Prestwick, St Cuthbert Rowallan Castle
Peterhead Old Prestwick, St Nicholas Roxburghe
Pines Pumpherston Royal Aberdeen
Piperdam Ralston Royal Burgess
Pitlochry Ranfurly Castle Royal Dornoch, Championship
Polkemmet Ratho Royal Dornoch, Struie
Pollock Ravelston Royal Musselburgh
Polmont Reay Royal Tarlair
Port Bannatyne Renaissance Royal Troon Old
Port Glasgow Renfrew Royal Troon Portland
Portlethen Roodlea Rutherford Castle
Portobello Rosehearty
S
Saline Southerness St Michaels
Sanday Spean Bridge St. Medan
Sandyhills Spey Bay Stirling
Sanquhar Spey Valley Stonehaven
Scoonie St Andrews Bay, The Kittocks Stornoway
Scotscraig St Andrews Bay, Torrance Stranraer
Seafield St Andrews Dukes Strathaven
Selkirk St Andrews Links, Balgove Strathclyde Park
Shetland St Andrews Links, Castle Strathendrick
Shiskine St Andrews Links, Eden Strathlene Buckie
Shotts St Andrews Links, Jubliee Strathmore, Leitfie Links
Silverknowes St Andrews Links, New Strathmore, Rannaleroch
Skeabost St Andrews Links, Old Strathpeffer Spa
Skelmorlie St Andrews Links, Strathtyrum Strathtay
Solway St Boswells Stromness
South Ronaldsay St Fillans Swanston
T
Tain Thornton Torvean
Tarbat Thurso Torwoodlee
Tarbert Tillicoultry Traigh
Tarland Tobermory Tulliallan
Taymouth Castle Tongland Family GC Turnberry, Ailsa
Taynuilt Torphin Hill Turnberry, Kintyre
The Carrick Torphins Turnhouse
Thornhill Torrance House Turriff
U V W X Y
Ullapool Western Gailes Whiting Bay
Uphall Westerwood Wick
Vale of Leven Westhill Wigtown and Bladnoch
Vaul Westray Wigtownshire County
Vogrie Whalsay Williamwood
Wee Demon Whitecraigs Windyhill
West Kilbride Whitehill House Winterfield
West Linton Whitekirk Wishaw
West Lothian Whitemoss Woll