Why Would You Want To Take A Golf Holiday In Scotland?

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 now over 500 golf courses in Scotland ranging from the local pitch and putt, par three courses to the grandest of courses with castles and hotels attached to the land. From the north to the south and east to west there are many different types of courses but the traditional favourite is the links course.

There are many courses that claim to be links courses but until you play a real traditional links course you will not know what you are missing. The links are hard and fast, have tight fairways with punishing rough. The wind can howl across the dunes causing balls to veer off course and a ball hit down the centre of the fairway cannot be guaranteed to stay in the middle once it hits one of the hills and mounds. A lot of luck is required to play well on the links. So now you have heard this do you still want to play a round of golf in Scotland?

The Kingdom of Fife boasts a huge selection of courses. St. Andrews is the most popular attracting hundreds of visitors every year but the sandy soil around the area has mean traditional links like Crail and Lundin are fantastic courses in the area. Designers like Kyle Phillips have taken advantage and produced fantastic modern creations like Kingsbarns. But if you are in the area take time to visit the town of St. Andrews which seems to have golfing spirit pouring down every cobbled street. The museums and souvenir shops attract many visitors in themselves.

The Highlands of Scotland are sparsely populated yet provide a great selection of golfing tracks. Most are based on the remarkable natural landscape winding their way through the valleys, hills and dunes. If you use a golf break as a form of escapism, then the Highlands may be the ultimate destination for a quiet time away. Apart from Inverness, there is little in terms of urban development, and you will often have the freedom of the Highland golf courses for your golf breaks.

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.

So whatever type of golf holiday you are searching for why not try some of the fantastic courses in Scotland. You are guaranteed to find something that will make you come back many times in years to come.