Scotland
5 courses in Argyll & Bute — the county top 5 followed by the full club directory.
Another Place, The Machrie occupies one of Scotland’s most striking links settings on Laggan Bay, Isle of Islay. The course sits among sweeping dunes with Hebridean sea views — including the Paps of Jura and nearby peaks — and has been reworked for modern championship play while retaining the wild character of a classic Scottish links. It is an island must-play for visitors seeking dramatic scenery, thoughtful routing and a full on-site resort…
Ardfin occupies a clifftop location on 240 hectares at the southern tip of Jura, where Australian architect Bob Harrison created 18 holes across rugged peat and rock terrain overlooking the Sound of Jura. Opened in 2017 following six years of construction, the course required 24,000 tonnes of sand and soil transported by boat from Northern Ireland to build playing surfaces on ground previously considered unsuitable for golf course development. Experience…
Oh, ye'll tak the high road, and I'll tak the low road,\ And I'll be in Scotland afore ye;\ But me and my true love will never meet again\ On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond. It doesn't matter whether you take the high road or the low road, a visit to the bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond is a romantic experience. A hop, skip and a jump from Glasgow, under the watchful guard of Ben Lomond, lies the largest expanse of fresh water in Great Britain. And…
Exactly 130 years after Old Tom Morris journeyed from St Andrews in 1879 to the southernmost tip of the Kintyre peninsula, extending the world-famous Machrihanish course from 12 to 18 holes, a new golfing layout emerged from the sand hills that lie just to the north of the venerable old links. The vision of Australian businessman Brian Keating, the property at Machrihanish Dunes extends to over 270 acres and, quite remarkably, only a small fraction of…