Below you will find our golf course reviews from venues in the Heartland of Scotland including Fife, Perth & Kinross, Dundee and Angus.
There’s very little that hasn’t been written about the golfing mecca that is St. Andrews.
The Kingdom of Fife has long been associated with world-class links golf. The region is the spiritual home of the game and Kingsbarns fits seamlessly into the modern day environment.
I recently took advantage of the 3-round ticket that the Carnoustie Golf Links offers. For the sum of £200 this entitled me to one round on each of the three courses (Championship, Burnside & Buddon) that are looked after by the management committee of this iconic Open venue.
After a couple of false starts earlier this year it was fabulous to finally get to see Dumbarnie Links. It is easy to see why it proves to be a big hit with many golfers and has debuted so high in all the rankings.
Gleneagles boasts a trio of wonderful golf courses all offering something different.
Panmure is a classy and historic golf club with a wonderful natural links course located near Carnoustie, Angus, in the East of Scotland.
There is something about Elie that puts you under a spell. It is a truly magical links that, after just one round, has won a place in my heart and mind forever.
There’s no doubting that the Castle course doesn’t fit easily into the collection of courses that are administered by the St. Andrews Links Trust.
Montrose, recognised as the fifth oldest course in the world, epitomises everything that is great and superior about links golf.
It’s possible, and most likely probable, that the Queen’s at Gleneagles is the best golf course under 6,000 yards. Not just in Scotland but anywhere.
The New course, albeit built back in 1895 by Old Tom Morris, is a championship links in its own right; par is 71 and the maximum yardage is 6,625.
The Jubilee course carries on in much the same vein as the New. It is slightly longer at 6,742 yards but has a par of 72 so in reality plays about the same length.
Leven Links, home to the Leven Golfing Society and Leven Thistle Golf Club, is just about as genuine a Scottish links as you can get. This old fashioned layout goes somewhat under the radar in Fife but it is a course you should seek out if heading to the Home of Golf.
The Duke’s course, owned and managed by the iconic Old Course Hotel, sits high in the countryside above the famous golfing town of St. Andrews and enjoys spectacular views across Fife’s beautiful coastline.
There’s a deceptive quality to the humble yet alluring links course at Arbroath which would not only make an excellent companion when playing at Carnoustie, or en route to Aberdeen from the South, but is well worthy of a play in its own right.
It’s generally a case of slim pickings when it comes to high quality golf away from the sea in Scotland, however, at Blairgowrie the old adage about buses rings true because two come along at once.
Of all the links golf courses around the Fife Coast the Balcomie Links at Crail must be the most picturesque of them all.
I’ve been keen to play both courses at the Fairmont Resort on the outskirts of St. Andrews for some time and finally made that a reality in October 2020 just a matter of days after the Torrance course had played host to a European Tour event.
I had wanted to play Lundin Golf Club for a number of years, ever since I glimpsed across from neighbouring Leven Links in the summer of 2001.
The Monifieth Golf Links Trust manage two wonderful golf courses that are the home to a trio of golf clubs.
During a recent family holiday to Edinburgh an afternoon pass from the wife gave my son and I the opportunity to drive 90 minutes north to Tayport for a round of golf.
After nine holes I was wondering if the Eden links would be my favourite of all the courses at St. Andrews and, despite a run of blander holes on the back-nine, it is still more than worth seeing.
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If you’re in Fife and looking for a game away from the links then Ladybank would be as good a choice as anywhere.
The Craighead course at Crail is a very different challenge to the links of Balcomie, but no less memorable.
Pitreavie was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise on a recent family holiday to Scotland.
Every now and again you stumble across a golf course that takes your breath away.
The Strathtyrum links is the first course at St. Andrews we come to that the serious golfer may give a wide berth to.
The nine-hole golf course as Anstruther has one moment of absolute brilliance, a quirky stretch of three short holes and six others that I could personally take or leave.
The Broomfield course is played over similar ground to the holes on the lower part of the Medal course.
The Balgove is perhaps best described as a miniature version of the Strathtyrum.
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