• SCOTLAND’S GOLF WHISKY TRAIL
  • Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland
  • SCOTTISH GOLF RENAISSANCE
  • PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS GOLF CLUB
  • DUNFERMLINE GOLF CLUB, FIFE
  • MACHRIHANISH GOLF CLUB
  • EARL OF MAR GOLF CLUB
  • CAIRD PARK GOLF COURSE, DUNDEE
  • ROYAL ABERDEEN – A NATURAL SELECTION
  • CAMPERDOWN GOLF COURSE, DUNDEE

SCOTLAND’S GOLF WHISKY TRAIL

Published April 18, 2012 at 9:32 am - No Comments

Slow-turning seasons, soft mountain water and the distiller’s centuries-old craft combine to create Scotland’s number one export, whisky, ‘the water of life’. David J. Whyte takes a meandering amble along Scotland’s Golf Whisky Trail sampling the ‘spirit’ of this unique part of Scotland. ——-0——- Speyside is a serene and secluded part of the Scottish Highlands [...]

Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland

Published April 17, 2012 at 9:41 am - No Comments

The West coast of Scotland is famous for its stunning championship links and Dundonald sits right up there alongside the very best of them. Opened in 2003, Kyle Phillips designed a modern day classic links which has the feel of a course 100 years older and offers challenges and enjoyment in equal measure. Dundonald Links [...]

SCOTTISH GOLF RENAISSANCE

Published March 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm - No Comments

  David J Whyte reflects on the renaissance that has taken place in the Home of Golf over the past decade. Finding a site for a new golf course anywhere on Scotland’s coast must be like finding a golf ball in the middle of a thick gorse bush. Surely over the past 600 years of [...]

PRESTWICK ST NICHOLAS GOLF CLUB

Published March 7, 2012 at 12:58 pm - No Comments

Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club is in danger of being missed out from most high-flying golf itineraries aimed at Ayrshire’s premier courses. This is a real shame as those who discover it always seem to come off raving – in a positive way. This is an excellent little links course with glorious views over the [...]

DUNFERMLINE GOLF CLUB, FIFE

Published March 7, 2012 at 12:57 pm - No Comments

Golf was played in Dunfermline by King James I (VI of Scotland) and Charles I as long ago as the 16th century.  In keeping with its place as Scotland’s ancient capital Dunfermline’s clubhouse is a 600 year old baronial home , quite literally steeped in history.  The clubhouse has been modernised to provide you with [...]

MACHRIHANISH GOLF CLUB

Published March 7, 2012 at 12:49 pm - No Comments

Machrihanish Golf Club is set on the west shores of the Kintyre Peninsula, backed by low lying hills and facing the unbroken expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It is not a pretty site in the traditional sense but it does exert a powerful presence. There are few days when the weather is not ‘noticeable’ in [...]

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