Golf Courses

Kingarrock is the last of the world's Hickory Golf Course links with a history that dates back more than 100 years. This Par 68, 4044 yard course is an adventure through the history of the sport. Kingarrock allows for a trip down golf memory lane with the original clubs, made of hickory wood, and a Gutty Percha ball, the kind commonly used in the early 1900s. This is how many of the pioneers played and the ability to play a round like the golf legends of lore is an amazing experience you won't soon forget.

The Kingarrock course started out as a family course, where many players were simply family or friends of the Sharp family that owned the place. The pace here is a much slower, relaxed pace, aimed again at falling back to the way things were on this splendid, historic course. You can't help but notice throwbacks to the past like the avoidance of new age machinery to keep the course in shape. At Kingarrock, they still utilize sheep to keep the greens and fairways as tame as they can.

Kingarrock is located just a few miles from the birthplace of golf and the clubhouse (Forrester's Cottage) is lined with historic photos highlighting the evolution of the sport. Stay for a while after your round and enjoy a ginger beer, as is the custom at this course. You'll have plenty to talk and reminisce about after an exciting trip back in time playing golf the way the legends once did.

Elie Golf Club is one of the oldest and most impressive golf experiences in all of Scotland. The game has been played on these links for hundreds of years with many legends clocking in a round on this 6,273 yard, 18 hole golf course. Fife is undoubtedly home to some of the greatest courses in the history of golf but Elie certainly stands out from the pack. Thomas Mitchell Morris, also known as Old Tom Morris designed the current course in 1895 and the sea views provide an unforgettable backdrop for what is, without doubt, one of the most engaging courses in the region.

The Elie Golf Club has been called 'quirky' by many players, with a periscope, taken from a wartime submarine, used by the starter to ensure that the course is clear and ready for play. Though these features do capture the attention of golfers, the traditional structure of the course is undeniable and makes for fun play.

Beyond the amazing traditional course and legendary flair, lies the history of Elie Golf Club. You can consider that as you battle a half dozen par 4 holes and the unpredictable wind of Fife, Scotland. This is links golf at its finest and overcoming the challenges of a course like Elie Golf Club is part of the fun and adventure that continues to bring players, new and old alike, to give old Elie a shot.

Famously known as one of the most difficult courses in Scotland, the Carnoustie Championship Course has been home to golfers just like you for hundreds of years. This 6,941 yard, 18 hole course has been the setting for exciting rounds from golfers of both the past and present. Carnoustie has been host to the British Open no fewer than 8 times including most recently 2018's event.

While you can't quite see the sea wall from many holes on the Carnoustie Championship Course, you'll always be aware of its presence as the winds are fairly relentless, making for challenging yet exciting play. The winds, atmosphere and history have provided fodder for golf writers and journalists that go back nearly as long as the sport itself. As you finish up on the legendary 18th hole, you'll see just why so much attention has been paid to this beautiful course in Angus, Scotland.

The Carnoustie Championship Course also features a 6th hole, widely regarded as one of the best holes in the world. The 6th hole measures in at 520 yards and is set in between two deeply imposing bunkers. Navigating the wind, distance and other measurable and non-measurable attributes of this hole is why you're traveling to play golf in the first place. Discover what the Carnoustie Championship Course is all about taking in the history of the sport, the difficulty of the course and the beauty of your surroundings as you embark on an 18 hole adventure you'll never forget.

A combination of stunning coastal views, centuries of history and hugely enjoyable golf is what makes Balcomie Links one of Scotland's most finely polished golfing gems. This traditional, classic links course was laid out by the old master himself, Tom Morris, and opened in 1895. Created in the days when course design was governed by the natural lie of the land and not the ability to move earth. Extraordinary holes abound, along with those which seriously challenge and those which are more comfortable. The sum total is a layout which both enchants and delights, but which also demands and punishes, testing all the skills in a golfer's armory – as well as his nerve. Those length seekers who believe Balcomie will be a soft touch, do so at their peril.

Not content with a devilishly testing layout, Old Tom designed the course in such a way as to take maximum advantage of its exhilarating seaside location. Shots over rocky bays, long par threes with greens perched on top of vertical cliffs, shots to greens seemingly engulfed by gorse, curving par fours round sandy strands - daring the golfer to cut off too much, shots from cliff tops to greens and fairways invitingly laid out below: all these and more make up the Balcomie experience.

The ferociously challenging fifth, a 447 yard par four, is appropriately named Hell's hole, a name approved by Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance, who added that it was probably the hardest par four in Scotland. It provides the golfer with the classic dilemma of risk and reward: succeed in cutting off much of the out of bounds rocky bay on the right and the green is in reach, or play safe and accept that a third shot to the green is inevitable.