Glasgow

Bishopbriggs Golf Club was founded in 1906 and occupies a parkland course on the northern fringe of Glasgow in East Dunbartonshire. The relatively short but tightly bunkered layout rewards accuracy over length and has long been popular with local members as a testing but fair test of golf. The clubhouse is a sociable hub for the Bishopbriggs community, and the club remains an active member of the Glasgow Golf Union.

The list of Scottish golf courses designed by Alister MacKenzie is a rather short one and, as far as we’re aware, it includes only the MacKenzie Championship course at Hazelhead in Aberdeen, Duff House Royal in Banff, Pitreavie in Dunfermline and Bonnyton. Throw into the mix Blairgowrie’s Rosemount, Royal Troon’s Portland and Pollok in Glasgow, all places where the master architect made revisions, and you'll still not reach double digits. Incredibly, it’s…

Cathcart Castle Golf Club was founded in 1895 and takes its name from the ruined castle that once stood near the present clubhouse in Clarkston. The parkland course, redesigned in the 20th century, winds through mature woodland on the southern edge of Glasgow and offers fine views towards the Campsie Fells. It remains a well-established members' club with a strong social and competitive tradition within the Glasgow Golf Union.

The Keir Course, Cawder Golf Club's second 18-hole course at Bishopbriggs.

Cowglen Golf Club was founded in 1906 and lies on the south side of Glasgow, its parkland course offering wide views over the city skyline from its elevated fairways. The course has changed relatively little in character over the decades and is valued by members for its traditional, well-maintained layout. Cowglen remains an active and long-standing member of the Glasgow Golf Union.

David Lloyd Glasgow Golf Club is a municipal-style club affiliated to the Glasgow Golf Union whose members play over the golf course at the David Lloyd Rouken Glen health and leisure club on the south side of the city. The club shares its home venue with the separately affiliated Deaconsbank and Shaws Bar clubs, reflecting the shared-course tradition common among Glasgow's municipal golf clubs. It gives members access to competitive club golf without the commitment of a private-club membership.

Deaconsbank Golf Club is a municipal club affiliated to the Glasgow Golf Union whose members play over the course at the Rouken Glen Golf Centre, on the south side of the city near Giffnock. The club provides an accessible route into competitive club golf for local golfers who do not belong to a private course, continuing a long municipal golf tradition in Glasgow. It fields teams in Glasgow Golf Union competitions alongside the city's private clubs.

Dougalston Golf Club is set within the grounds of the historic Dougalston Estate near Milngavie, on the northern outskirts of Glasgow. The parkland course makes use of mature estate woodland and several small lochs, giving it a scenic and at times demanding character. The club has built a reputation as a welcoming, family-friendly club within the Glasgow Golf Union.

Glasgow Golf Club was founded in 1787, making it the ninth-oldest golf club in the world, and moved to its present private parkland home at Killermont, on the banks of the River Kelvin near Bearsden, in 1904. The course is renowned for its mature parkland setting and immaculate condition, and the club also operates the links course at Gailes on the Ayrshire coast. With a history stretching back to the earliest days of organised golf, it remains one of Scotland's most prestigious private clubs.

Haggs Castle Golf Club was founded in 1910 on the south side of Glasgow, taking its name from the nearby historic Haggs Castle. The mature parkland course has hosted several significant events, including the 1986 Curtis Cup, and is well regarded for its tree-lined fairways and well-bunkered greens. It remains a prominent private club within the Glasgow Golf Union.

Littlehill Golf Club is a municipal club playing over Littlehill Golf Course, a Glasgow Life-run 18-hole parkland course on the city's north side near Auchinairn. The course has provided affordable, accessible golf to the local community for decades and is one of several council courses around which Glasgow's municipal clubs are built. Littlehill continues to compete as an affiliated member of the Glasgow Golf Union.

Ralston Golf Club was founded in 1904 and sits on the boundary between Glasgow and Paisley, its parkland course just a short drive from the city centre. The layout is well wooded and undulating, offering a fair test for members and visitors alike, and the club has a long-standing reputation as a friendly, welcoming West of Scotland club. It remains an active member of the Glasgow Golf Union.

Sandyhills Golf Club was founded in 1905 on the east side of Glasgow and has been fully owned by its members since 1927. The tree-lined parkland course is regarded as a traditional test of accurate driving and approach play, and the club has a strong history of hosting regional amateur competitions. Member ownership has helped Sandyhills maintain its course and clubhouse to a high standard over many decades.

St Mungo Golf Club takes its name from the patron saint of Glasgow but, as one of the city union's municipal-style member clubs, plays its golf over Irvine Golf Course at Bogside on the Ayrshire coast rather than within the city itself. This reflects the Glasgow Golf Union's long-standing practice of affiliating clubs by membership and tradition rather than strictly by the location of their home course. The club continues to field members in Glasgow Golf Union competitions each season.