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Welcome to Destination Golf
Scotland Golf Guide 2018
It is my pleasure to present the second edition of Destination Golf Scotland,
featuring 100 incredible golf courses in one of the most respected golf
destinations around the World.
In preparation for this guide, our team visited all four corners of Scotland across
the last 2-years.
Arriving by ferry, our first trip took us from Stranraer up the stunning Ayrshire coast
to Prestwick, Troon and Irvine, before going inland to Glasgow. For our second trip,
we flew into Edinburgh to visit the plethora of golf courses in East Lothian, to the East
of the Capital. We teed it up at some, but visited wonderful courses like Longniddry,
Craigielaw, Gullane, and Luffness New, reaching as far as Dunbar.
We then drove north into the Heartlands to visit courses around St. Andrews and
Dundee, stopping at the many Championship venues like Carnoustie along the
way. Our third visit saw us fly into Aberdeen to visit courses in the North East.
Driving along the east coast countryside, we stopped at some amazing courses
like Royal Aberdeen, Newburgh-on-Ythan, Murcar Links and Cruden Bay, reaching
as far as Fraserburgh. For the last leg of this trip, we then drove into the Highlands
taking in many stunning courses like Nairn Dunbar, Castle Stuart, Fortrose &
Rosemarkie, Tain and Royal Dornoch, before flying out of Inverness.
Scotland, known as the home of golf, boasts many unspoilt courses that are
hundreds of years old, with clubhouses full of old memorabilia and history. Old
Tom Morris and James Braid designs spring up quite often. In fact, golfers can
now even play along a “James Braid” golf trail in the Scottish Highlands. More
recently, professional golfers Sam Torrance, Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie and
Paul Lawrie have been driving forces of Scottish Golf. Scotland is home to over
600 courses, where you can play links golf on stunning courses with beach
and cliff features, high on mountain tops, on the edge of lakes or through dense
forests. In this guide we have chosen one hundred great golfing options for the
travelling golfer, but keep an eye out for our “recommended” logo, which we think
you’ll enjoy best for this year.
Enjoy Scotland, and the mystical adventures that it takes you on.
Dermot Synnott
Publisher, Destination Golf Media Ltd.
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Albert Ferrer (Spain)
Francisco Pinto Leite (Portugal)
Ronald Montesano (USA)
Peter Barnes (UK)
Gene Oberto (Sweden)
Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
David Cooney (China)
Maarten Hageman (Netherlands)
Benjamin Oosterveer (Morocco)
Kevin Markham (Ireland)
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
Wayne Morden (Canada)
Lee Owen (Australia)
Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
Dewi Merckx (Belgium)
Ru Macdonald (Scotland)
Zenta Thomas (Asia)
David Doyle (Spain)
John Cockayne (South Africa)
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