Dunbartonshire & Argyll

Balmore Golf Club was established in 1907, when founding members arranged to have a golf course set out within the Glenorchard Estate, near Baldernock. The fairways were routed around a beautiful parkland property that contained a variety of specimen trees, including giant sequoia, copper beech and blue Serbian spruce. Harry Vardon, who at that time had already won four of his six Open titles, was commissioned to lay out the course and his design at…

Clober Golf Club is a compact parkland course in Milngavie, easily reached from Bearsden, Clydebank and Glasgow's West End. Designed by George Lyle, uncle of Open Champion Sandy Lyle MBE (the club's Honorary President), the course measures under 5,000 yards but tests accuracy through eight demanding par 3s that call for precise iron play into small greens. A friendly club with a busy social calendar, it is a popular introduction to golf for the surrounding communities.

Clydebank and District Golf Club offers an 18-hole course at Hardgate on the western edge of Clydebank, with a welcoming atmosphere for members, visitors and societies alike. The club runs an active professional shop and junior programme alongside reciprocal arrangements with other clubs, and its staff pride themselves on making every visit memorable. A well-established fixture of West Dunbartonshire golf, it caters for golfers of all standards.

Established in 1928, Clydebank Overtoun Golf Club plays over the municipal Dalmuir course in the Overtoun area of Clydebank. The club runs a full programme of internal competitions, including the McIntyre Scratch League and the Thomson McCrone League, and keeps detailed records of its champions stretching back decades. A traditional club-over-municipal-course setup typical of the west of Scotland, it maintains an active and competitive membership.

Douglas Park Golf Club offers an 18-hole parkland course in Bearsden, providing an enjoyable challenge for golfers of all abilities. Its grand clubhouse overlooks the opening and closing holes and provides first-class facilities in a relaxed, welcoming setting. A well-regarded club on Glasgow's north side, it draws both a strong local membership and a steady stream of visiting golfers.

One of Dullatur's two courses, the Antonine Course, named for the nearby Antonine Wall.

One of Dullatur's two 18-hole courses, the Carrickstone Course, on parkland near Cumbernauld.

Founded in 1888, Dumbarton Golf Club is a stunning parkland course at Broadmeadow, a short distance from Loch Lomond, designed to test the straightest of drivers while remaining a gentle, walkable round suitable for golfers of all ages. The club offers practice facilities including an indoor golf simulator and practice net alongside its course, and a members' bar and function suite round out the clubhouse amenities. Its long history and accessible setting make it a well-loved fixture of West Dunbartonshire golf.

According to the book James Braid and his Four Hundred Golf Courses by John F Moreton and Iain Cumming, the course at Hayston Golf Club came about because the nearby town of Kirkintilloch (which had once boasted fourteen public houses) was declared “dry” in a local veto poll in 1920, closing all the drinking establishments within the town. The book explains: “One of golf’s happy traditions is the playing of the 19th, where suitable refreshment encourages…

The Allander Course, Hilton Park's second 18-hole course on the elevated Auldmarroch Estate.

Kilsyth Lennox Golf Club plays over a hillside course on Tak-Ma-Doon Road above the town of Kilsyth, with panoramic views across the Kelvin Valley toward the Campsie Fells. The elevated, undulating layout gives the course a distinctive character quite different from the parkland clubs found elsewhere in the union. A traditional small-town Scottish club, it maintains an active membership drawn from Kilsyth and the surrounding Kelvin Valley communities.

Kirkintilloch Golf Club offers a tree-lined, well-bunkered parkland course on the edge of the town, with a testing opening stretch that sets the tone for the round. The club has a long-established place in East Dunbartonshire golf and maintains an active membership and visitor programme. Its course and clubhouse provide a traditional Scottish club golf experience within easy reach of Glasgow.

Lenzie Golf Club provides a parkland course in the commuter town of Lenzie, on the northeastern fringe of Glasgow, with welcoming golf and dining facilities for members and visitors. The club fields a full programme of competitions and social events and is a well-regarded part of the East Dunbartonshire golfing community. Its accessible location makes it a convenient stop for golfers travelling through the area.

Palacerigg Golf Club was established in 1975 within Palacerigg Country Park, a mature woodland setting on the southeastern edge of Cumbernauld. The 18-hole course was designed in the early 1970s by three-time Open Champion Henry Cotton, giving it a strong pedigree among municipal-style courses in the area. Now operated as a cashless facility with free parking, it remains a popular and accessible course for golfers across North Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire.

Radnor Park Golf Club is one of two member clubs, alongside Clydebank Overtoun, that play over the municipal Dalmuir course in Clydebank, a common arrangement for Scottish clubs without their own private ground. The club takes its name from the nearby Radnor Park area of the town and fields teams in Dumbartonshire Golf Union competitions. It provides an accessible route into club golf for the local community.

The Carrick is an 18-hole championship course on the shores of Loch Lomond, part of the Cameron House resort, with nine holes on the "high road" and nine on the "low road" running down to the water's edge. Stretching to 7,082 yards from the championship tees with five teeing options, the course combines dramatic highland backdrops, well-bunkered greens and the loch itself as a central hazard. It has hosted the Ladies Scottish Open, the PGA Cup and the Europro Tour, and is regarded as one of the finest resort courses in Scotland.

Vale of Leven Golf Club plays over the Northfield course at Alexandria, on the doorstep of Loch Lomond, offering an accessible round for members and visitors alike. The club maintains an active social media presence and a full programme of club competitions throughout the season. Its convenient location in the Vale of Leven makes it a natural stop for golfers touring the western shore of Loch Lomond.

Westerwood Golf Club forms part of a hotel and golf resort at Cumbernauld, with an 18-hole, par-71 course winding through silver birches, firs and heather across the foothills of the Campsie Fells. Its signature hole, the par-3 15th, is known locally as the Waterfall Hole for the 60-foot rock face that frames the green. Regarded as one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, the course offers strategic bunkering and fine views for golfers of all abilities.

Windyhill Golf Club occupies an elevated moorland-parkland site above Bearsden, with a course that has evolved through several changes over its history. The club offers golf carts, bags and trundlers for hire and runs a full programme of open competitions and winter golf. Its hillside setting gives fine views over the surrounding countryside and a distinctive character among the mostly parkland clubs of the Dumbartonshire union.