Routenburn Golf Club

Opened in 1914 to a James Braid design, this hilly moorland course above Largs, where Ryder Cup player Sam Torrance learned the game, is a short but genuine test with sloping greens and blind tee shots, framed by breathtaking views over the Firth of Clyde to Arran and the Cumbraes. A friendly, low-cost club run by KA Leisure on behalf of North Ayrshire Council, it also offers North Ayrshire's first Footgolf course.