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Kirkcaldy
The course has evolved over time, with design input for the original nine holes from Willie Park Jr.
Rsrt guests only
Edinburgh
David J. Russell
Rsrt guests only
Edinburgh
David J. Russell
Visitors welcome
Edinburgh
Robert "Bob" Ferguson (three-time Open Champion - 1880, '81 and '82), and local club-maker Peter McEwan.
Not Saturdays
Edinburgh
Original layout designed by Willie Park Jr (1898). Subsequent improvements made by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1922), James Braid (1930) and Frederick W. "Fred" Hawtree (1974).
Kirkcaldy
Original design at this location by Willie Park Jr (1896); updated by James Braid (1922).
Visitors welcome
Dundee
Peter Alliss & Dave Thomas.
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Dundee
Unknown
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Dundee
Original 18-hole course laid out by Old Tom Morris (1867). Significant changes made by James Braid (1926), which brought the course up to Open Championship standard.
Golf in the town of Carnoustie has been played since at least the mid-1500s, while the first record of a Carnoustie Golf Club dates from 1839.
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Edinburgh
Donald Steel
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St Andrews
Balcomie Links - Old Tom Morris (1895). Craighead Links - Gil Hanse (1998).
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Edinburgh
James Braid
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Dundee
Original 18-hole course designed by James Braid (1932). Course significantly restructured by C.K. (Ken) Cotton (1964).
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Edinburgh
Original design by Willie Park Jr.; updated by James Braid.
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St Andrews
Clive Clark
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Edinburgh
Old Tom Morris
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St Andrews
Old Tom Morris and later James Braid are thought to have had the biggest influences on the design of the current Elie course.
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St Andrews
Bruce Devlin (with contributions from Gene Sarazen).
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St Andrews
Sam Torrance (with contributions from Gene Sarazen)
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Edinburgh
James Braid and Ben Sayers
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Edinburgh
Designer unknown. In 1890 the original six-hole course (of full length holes), was redesigned into the current layout of 36 Pitch&Putt short holes.
Wkends restrictd
Edinburgh
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Edinburgh
Willie Park Jr.
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Edinburgh
Willie Park Jr.
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Edinburgh
Willie Park Jr and Ben Sayers.
Kirkcaldy
Original nine-hole layout by Old Tom Morris (1887).
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Perth
Old Tom Morris
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St Andrews
Kyle Phillips & Mark Parsinen
Not Saturdays
Kirkcaldy
Original 6-hole course laid out by Old Tom Morris (1879). Extended to 9-holes (1910). Extended to 18-holes (1961).
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Kirkcaldy
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Edinburgh
Original design by Harry Colt (1920), with subsequent modifications by James Braid (1926), Philip Mackenzie Ross (1945) and more recently Donald Steel.
Not Saturdays
Edinburgh
Old Tom Morris
Wkends restrictd
Kirkcaldy
Originally laid out by Old Tom Morris. Extensively redesigned by James Braid (1908).
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Dundee
Unknown
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Edinburgh
James Braid, J.H. Taylor and Willie Park Jr all contributed to the early design of Mortonhall. Improvements and new holes added by Frederick W. "Fred" Hawtree (1975).
Tues & Thur
Edinburgh
Original course on this site was laid out by Old Tom Morris (1891). Later modifications by Harry Colt and Tom Simpson (1928).
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Perth
Hamilton J. Stutt designed both the Murrayshall and Lynedoch courses.
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Edinburgh
James Braid
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Edinburgh
Unknown
Not Saturdays
Edinburgh
Designer of original layout unknown; later extensions and modifications by Old Tom Morris and David "Davie" Strath (1876), Tom Dunn (1880s), and Ben Sayers Jr and Major Cecil K. Hutchison (1932).
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Dundee
Panmure's original course at this location (following their 1899 move from Monifeith Links) was laid out by Old Tom Morris. Subsequent modifications by James Braid (1922).
Private club
Edinburgh
Tom Doak
Private club
St Andrews
Many have contributed to the Old Course layout. Most recently: Daw Anderson (1850s), Old Tom Morris (1860s to 1900) and Dr Alister Mackenzie (1930s).
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Edinburgh
Original layout at this location designed by Old Tom Morris (1894). Subsequent improvements made by Willie Park Jr, Harry Colt, Philip Mackenzie Ross and James Braid.
Wkends restrictd
Edinburgh
Original layout at this Prestonpans location by James Braid & Frederick G. "Fred" Hawtree (1925).
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Perth
Old Tom Morris
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Dundee
Current course has its origins in a layout designed by Old Tom Morris (1905). Alterations and extensions made by James Braid (1923).
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St Andrews
David McLay-Kidd
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St Andrews
Original design by Peter Thomson, with significant later alterations and a new back-nine layout by Tim Liddy in 2006.
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St Andrews
Harry Colt
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St Andrews
John Angus Jr designed the original 12-hole layout (1897). The course was extended from 12 to 18 holes (1905), and significantly redesigned by Donald Steel (1989).
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St Andrews
Old Tom Morris
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St Andrews
Many have contributed to the Old Course layout. Most recently: Daw Anderson (1850s), Old Tom Morris (1860s to 1900) and Dr Alister Mackenzie (1930s).
Visitors welcome
St Andrews
Donald Steel
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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