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West of Scotland Golf
The first twelve British Open Golf Championships were held at the Prestwick Club in Ayrshire in the south west of Scotland from 1860 onwards. Almost adjacent to the old Prestwick Club is the Championship Course of “Royal Troon” which is one of several courses of...
East of Scotland Golf
Over to the east is Carnoustie, another British Open venue where the first record of golf being played was in 1650. The first formal course there was formed in 1842 and over the years this links course, with the wind blowing off the North Sea,...
Tailor Made Golf Tours
For golfers Scotland is a homecoming. The earliest reference to golf in Scotland is probably King James II’s decree in the year 1457 that “the futeball and golfe be utterly cryed down and not to be used.”
Following on from our last post we’re still in the sunny north east 😀 ☀️ Here’s some shots from a recent visit to Crathes Castle, a classic Scottish tower house located close to Banchory in Royal Deeside. The Burnetts of Ley were gifted the lands here by King Robert the See More
You might have seen this story in the press: check out the bar bill a group of 15 recently racked up while staying at the Fife Arms, a beautiful boutique hotel in the village of Braemar in Royal Deeside. Bertie's Bar at the hotel does have an impressive selection of See More