Golf in the Scottish Borders – (Part 2 of 4) Welcome back to part 2 of ‘Golf in the Scottish Borders’ blog. Having not played golf in the region for a while, I decided a couple of weeks ago to head down and re-aquaint myself with Scottish Borders Golf. I couldn’t get around them all but …
Golf in the Scottish Borders – (Part 1 of 4) The Scottish Borders region is possibly better known for its fishing and rugby than for its golf courses. There are over 20 courses in the region, most of which are parkland layouts and all with their own challenges. It’s an area I have visited a …
When discussing golf in Fife, with visitors to the area, there are two courses that tend to dominate the conversation and grab the headlines – Kingsbarns and the Old Course. Needless to say, there is more to golf in Fife than two courses! In fact there are over 40+ golf courses and many of them …
The North Coast 500 has now become a highly acclaimed route around the north of Scotland and I was curious to find out for myself, if it is all that it is cracked up to be or is it all hype. The North Coast 500 route itself starts and finishes in Inverness. As it’s a …
Today’s date, the 7th March, is an important date for Scottish Golf and, in the year 1744, the date was certainly a stepping stone in Scotland becoming known as The Home of Golf . How did golf in Scotland start? Games involving balls being hit with bent or curved sticks/clubs had been played for centuries throughout …
The Perfect Christmas Golfing Gift As I mentioned last week, one popular Christmas golfing gift idea this year is to send someone off on a short golf trip at the start of 2018! Booking and playing a round at one of the following courses before the end of March could save you up to …
It would be safe to say winter has arrived! We’ve had snow, frost, rain, Black Friday has been and gone, Cyber Monday went in a flash and it’s December tomorrow! Next thing on the ‘to do’ list is Christmas Shopping! So you’ve put together your wish list of what you’d like for Christmas from your …
Ayrshire, in south west Scotland, is arguably one of the finest stretches of golfing land in the country! The rugged, yet picturesque, coastline overlooks the Firth of Clyde, Ailsa Craig and the Isle of Arran. What a great place for Championship Winter Golf! Three courses in Ayrshire that immediately spring to most people’s minds are …
