Regional hubs
Scottish golf, region by region
Six regions, fifty-four courses, every drive time and rail link mapped. Pick where you want to play and we'll show you the headline courses, the hidden gems, and what to do off the course.
Region · Fife & Angus
Fife & Angus →
The Home of Golf, plus the Angus links circuit visitors forget. St Andrews gets the headlines; the rest of the coast deserves the trip on its own merits.
9 courses · £15–£295
Region · East Lothian
East Lothian →
Nine championship links inside thirty miles of Edinburgh. Scotland's Golf Coast earns the name — and you can play three of them in two days without changing hotel.
9 courses · £55–£400
Region · Ayrshire & Campbeltown
Ayrshire →
The Open coast. Royal Troon, Turnberry, Prestwick — the trio that defined links golf, plus the municipal courses that locals quietly play for a tenth of the price.
9 courses · £20–£1000
Region · Highlands
Highlands →
Royal Dornoch and the long drive north. Six hours from London, three from Edinburgh — and the most consistently brilliant links country in Scotland once you get there.
9 courses · £35–£255
Region · Aberdeen & Moray
Aberdeen & Moray →
Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay, Trump International — the underrated east-coast links circuit. Plus the Moray clubs at Lossiemouth and Cullen that locals would rather you didn't write about.
9 courses · £35–£295
Region · Borders & South
Borders & South →
The least-played golf country in Scotland — and the cheapest. The Borders has Mackenzie Ross and James Braid designs that would be on every visitor's itinerary if they were forty miles further north.
9 courses · £15–£95