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Golf in Scotland

Golf in Scotland

Golf in Scotland

St. Andrew's - The Home of Golf

Signature Links

Muirfield · Royal Dornoch · Trump Turnberry

Ideal Duration

5–14 Days

Best Time to Play

April to October
About the Destination

The Home of Golf.

Golf began on the links of Scotland, and nowhere else in the world feels quite like it. For many golfers, a round on the Old Course at St Andrews is the one they’ve waited a lifetime for. It’s the moment you walk over the Swilcan Bridge and up the 18th, with the town looking on.

We arrange golf trips to Scotland around the courses you’ve always wanted to play. We secure the tee times that are hardest to come by, choose golfer-friendly hotels suited to your tastes, and handle the driving and every detail in between. You just play.

Muirfield Golf Club - The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
History

Where Championships Were Won

Scotland’s Open Championship venues have staged some of the greatest moments in the game. At Turnberry in 1977, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus went head to head over the final two rounds in the Duel in the Sun, one of the finest contests golf has ever seen. Nicklaus won two of his three Open titles at St Andrews. Tiger Woods won there twice, including a record-breaking eight-shot victory in 2000. And in 1995, John Daly took the Claret Jug at the Old Course after a playoff, in one of the Open’s most memorable finishes.

Playing these courses, you’re walking the same fairways where that history was made.

Laphroaig Whisky Distillery
The 18th at St. Andrew's
Beyond the course

More Than Golf

Scotland rewards you between rounds as well. You’ll explore Edinburgh’s old town, drive through the Highlands, and walk the medieval streets of St Andrews. Wherever your trip takes you, you’re never far from a whisky distillery. We can arrange private tastings and tours, from the peat-smoked malts of Islay to the Speyside distilleries near Royal Dornoch’s road north.

For travelling partners who don’t play, we plan days of their own, so everyone gets the trip they came for.

Must-Play Courses

The four on every golfer's list

The four on every golfer's list

Royal Dornoch Golf Club

World Top 5

World Top 5

ROYAL DORNOCH

ROYAL DORNOCH

Dornoch, Sutherland

Dornoch, Sutherland

Golf has been played on these links since at least 1616. Dornoch is the birthplace of Donald Ross, who learned the game here before emigrating and designing Pinehurst No. 2 and hundreds of America’s great courses. Tom Watson called his first round here the most fun he’d ever had on a golf course. Golfweek ranks the Championship Course third in the world outside the USA.

Golf has been played on these links since at least 1616. Dornoch is the birthplace of Donald Ross, who learned the game here before emigrating and designing Pinehurst No. 2 and hundreds of America’s great courses. Tom Watson called his first round here the most fun he’d ever had on a golf course. Golfweek ranks the Championship Course third in the world outside the USA.

Kingsbarns Golf Links

Dunhill Links Venue

Dunhill Links Venue

KINGSBARNS

KINGSBARNS

Kingsbarns, Fife

Kingsbarns, Fife

Opened in 2000 to a Kyle Phillips design, Kingsbarns looks as though it has been there for a century. The sea is in view throughout, and St Andrews is a short drive away. It co-hosts the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship alongside the Old Course and Carnoustie, and hosted the 2017 Women’s British Open, won by In-Kyung Kim.

Opened in 2000 to a Kyle Phillips design, Kingsbarns looks as though it has been there for a century. The sea is in view throughout, and St Andrews is a short drive away. It co-hosts the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship alongside the Old Course and Carnoustie, and hosted the 2017 Women’s British Open, won by In-Kyung Kim.

Trump Aberdeen Golf

DP World Tour Venue

DP World Tour Venue

TRUMP INTERNATIONAL

TRUMP INTERNATIONAL

Balmedie, Aberdeenshire

Balmedie, Aberdeenshire

Routed through some of the tallest dunes in Britain along the North Sea shore, Martin Hawtree’s links opened in 2012. It now hosts the DP World Tour’s Nexo Championship, won in 2025 by Scotland’s Grant Forrest. With a second links opened in 2024, it’s a natural two-day stop on any north-east itinerary.

Routed through some of the tallest dunes in Britain along the North Sea shore, Martin Hawtree’s links opened in 2012. It now hosts the DP World Tour’s Nexo Championship, won in 2025 by Scotland’s Grant Forrest. With a second links opened in 2024, it’s a natural two-day stop on any north-east itinerary.

Muirfield Golf Scotland

Open Venue

Open Venue

MUIRFIELD

MUIRFIELD

Gullane, East Lothian

Gullane, East Lothian

Home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, whose 1744 rules are among the oldest in golf. Muirfield has hosted sixteen Open Championships, crowning Jack Nicklaus in 1966, Nick Faldo twice and Phil Mickelson in 2013. Nicklaus admired it so much that he named his own Muirfield Village after it.

Home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, whose 1744 rules are among the oldest in golf. Muirfield has hosted sixteen Open Championships, crowning Jack Nicklaus in 1966, Nick Faldo twice and Phil Mickelson in 2013. Nicklaus admired it so much that he named his own Muirfield Village after it.

Golf Tour Packages

Golf Tours of Scotland

Golf Tours of Scotland

Golf Tours of Scotland

Our Promise

Why Cooke & MacKenzie

Some call it attention to detail. For us, it's a passion for excellence and pride in giving every guest a golf experience that is truly their own.

That is what it means to travel with Cooke & MacKenzie.

Our Promise

Why Cooke & MacKenzie

Some call it attention to detail. For us, it's a passion for excellence and pride in giving every guest a golf experience that is truly their own.

That is what it means to travel with Cooke & MacKenzie.

Our Promise

Why Cooke & MacKenzie

Some call it attention to detail. For us, it's a passion for excellence and pride in giving every guest a golf experience that is truly their own.

That is what it means to travel with Cooke & MacKenzie.