Scotland is probably the home of golf. The most widely held view of how golf originated was when shepherds knocked stones toward rabbit holes along the beach at St.Andrews. From there golf grew to the sport it is today and for centuries golf has been played around the links of the Scottish coast.

There are well over 500 courses scattered around Scotland starting at the pitch and putt working up to par three courses all the way to the largest of golf venues with large hotels and spas attached. In every area of Scotland there are a large variety of courses from parkland and heathland to the favourite links course.

Links courses usually have long rough with hard fast fairways. You have to have a lot of luck to hit the right sides of mounds to kick you on towards the hole. If your ball hits the wrong side of those mounds you can end up miles from the hole when you didn’t hit too bad a shot. Once the wind starts to blow make sure you have plenty of golf balls as they will be blown off course into the rough and gorse never to be found again. So you think you can still take on the challenge of golf in Scotland?

St. Andrews, the spiritual home of golf, attracts thousands of people every year. The area has many different courses and the town has golf shops, museums and other golf related attractions in abundance. Although St. Andrews is very popular there are many other courses in the Kingdom of Fife. The sandy soils around the area seems to be crying out for golf courses to be built on and links like Crail, Lundin and Kingsbarns take advantage of these perfect sands.

Around the Highlands of Scotland there is another fantastic array of golf courses. These seem to wind their way among the hills and valleys using the natural landscape to build up their character. If you want to escape from it all then the Highlands are one of the most peaceful areas to go on a golf holiday. Inverness is the largest city in the Highlands but you can quite often have the course to your own in the Highlands.

Deciding on whether the golf is better on Scotland’s east or west coasts is all but impossible, the only reasonable solution is to experience both coasts. On the west coast of Scotland you have Glasgow. This is Scotland’s largest city and one the most vibrant, and it boasts a couple of excellent golf resorts, led by the Westerwood, which now justifies its Ballesteros-designed golf course thanks to a total refurbishment.

Whatever type of golf holiday you are looking for Scotland has a huge range of golf courses to choose from making you want to return year after year. Everyone is sure to find something to suit them.

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