Come Play The World’s 13 th Oldest Golf Club
Welcome to Scotscraig, an Open Final Qualifying Course, steeped in history and with proud traditions.
Professional Golfer Justin Rose calls it “Great course, great greens, and very friendly”.
Ideally situated in the heartland of Golf close to both the “Old Course” in St Andrews and Carnoustie Golf
Links. Visiting golfers will enjoy our par-71 Championship course and welcoming clubhouse.
Scotscraig Golf Club, Golf Road, Tayport DD6 9DZ, Scotland.
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 552515 | Email: [email protected] | www.scotscraiggolfclub.com/
Elie
A crafty, cunning and quirky links, Elie has been entertaining
golfers for generations. None other than James Braid began his
golf here and, after Old Tom Morris extended the course to 18
holes in 1895, it was Braid who later revised it. This is the sort
of links that plays with the golfer’s ambition: it is not long but
it requires the utmost respect. There are blind shots, perfectly
positioned and treacherous bunkers, and large greens with
surfaces like glass. There are stunning views, too, both from high
up and down next to the Firth of Forth. There are 16 par fours
and two par threes but you won’t have time to notice… you’ll
be far too focused on Elie’s thrills. Enjoy the periscope in the
starter’s hut… how’s that for quirky?
This is the sort of links
that plays with the golfer’s
ambition: it is not long
but it requires the utmost
respect.
Dunfermline
The golf course at Dunfermline is a gentle and charming parkland,
routed around the old Halkett estate. Indeed, the clubhouse
embraces its 15th century heritage (Pitfirrane House) so there’s a
certain elegance to it all. The course moves over a lightly rolling
landscape and between the trees, which can certainly present
problems on the doglegs. The course was designed in the 1950s (the
club dates back far longer) and the five par fives and five par threes
add a little twist to your round, especially as three of those par fives
are in your last four holes. The course is well known for the thrills
of its par threes with the 9th and 16th proving particular favourites.
Arranged in two loops of nine and promising a short par 72, this is as
relaxing a day’s golf as you could ask for.
The course moves over
a lightly rolling landscape
and between the trees,
which can certainly
present problems on the
doglegs.
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