All Links Courses

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1616

Muirfield — Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers

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Muirfield

Perhaps the most perfectly designed links in the world — a supreme examination of shot-making and strategy.

GBP 300–400

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1744

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Carnoustie

The toughest links test in the world — Carnoustie demands everything you have, then asks for more.

GBP 220–270

Architect: Allan Robertson· Est. 1842

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Kingsbarns

A modern masterpiece of links design opened in 2000, seamlessly blending with the ancient Fife coastline.

GBP 295–395

Architect: Kyle Phillips· Est. 2000

#13

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North Berwick

Golf's most beloved eccentricity — the original template for every great links hole, with Fidra Island as backdrop.

GBP 175–225

Architect: David Strath· Est. 1832

#16

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Cruden Bay

A hidden gem on the Aberdeenshire coast — wild, eccentric, and utterly magnificent in every way.

GBP 95–145

Architect: Tom Simpson· Est. 1926

#20

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Prestwick

Birthplace of The Open Championship — the most historic golf course in the world, unchanged in spirit since 1851.

GBP 155–200

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1851

#29

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Nairn

A superb Highland links on the Moray Firth — flat, fast, and fiendishly difficult in the wind.

GBP 120–165

Architect: Andrew Simpson· Est. 1887

#30

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Brora

James Braid's remote Highland gem — a pure and joyful links where cattle still roam the fairways.

GBP 65–90

Architect: James Braid· Est. 1891

#48

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Royal Troon

Home of the Postage Stamp — Scotland's most famous short hole on an Open Championship course of legendary difficulty.

GBP 350–460

Architect: George Strath· Est. 1878

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Machrihanish Dunes

David McLay Kidd's environmental masterpiece — 259 acres of pristine duneland where he moved no more than a bucket of soil.

GBP 95–145

Architect: David McLay Kidd· Est. 2009

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St Andrews Old

The spiritual home of golf, where the game has been played for over 600 years across the most famous links in the world.

GBP 295–295

Architect: Traditional — evolved naturally· Est. 1574

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Turnberry Ailsa

Iconic Ayrshire clifftop links with lighthouse views, host to four Open Championships including the legendary 1977 Duel in the Sun.

GBP 375–500

Architect: Willie Fernie· Est. 1906

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Scotland

Cabot Highlands

Gil Hanse's Highland masterpiece on the shores of the Moray Firth, combining dramatic elevation changes with panoramic mountain and water views.

GBP 200–295

Architect: Gil Hanse· Est. 2009

#20

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Trump Aberdeen

Championship links routed through spectacular North Sea dunes north of Aberdeen, hosting the DP World Tour's Scottish Championship.

GBP 175–275

Architect: Martin Hawtree· Est. 2012

#22

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Scotland

Royal Aberdeen

One of Scotland's oldest clubs, with a magnificent traditional out-and-back layout running along the North Sea shore.

GBP 120–195

Architect: Archie Simpson· Est. 1888

#28

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Scotland

Machrihanish

One of the most natural and romantic links in Scotland, featuring the great opening hole played across the beach of Machrihanish Bay.

GBP 60–100

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1876

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Scotland

Western Gailes

A superb natural links squeezed between the Ayrshire railway and the Firth of Clyde, beloved by connoisseurs for its perfect turf and natural character.

GBP 90–140

Architect: Willie Park Jr· Est. 1897

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Scotland

Dumbarnie Links

Fife's newest links, Clive Clark's 2020 masterpiece on the Balcarres Estate with sweeping views over the Firth of Forth.

GBP 150–220

Architect: Clive Clark· Est. 2020

#43

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Scotland

The Machrie

A wild, elemental links on the Isle of Islay — blind shots, whisky distilleries, and one of Scotland's most atmospheric golfing escapes.

GBP 80–120

Architect: Willie Campbell· Est. 1891

#44

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Scotland

Gullane No.1

East Lothian's finest club course with the most exquisite turf in Scotland, panoramic Firth of Forth views, and a championship pedigree.

GBP 95–160

Architect: Traditional — evolved naturally· Est. 1882

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Scotland

Carnegie Links

The world's most exclusive private links — a Carnegie estate original near Royal Dornoch, open only to Carnegie Club members and their guests.

GBP 0–0

Very hard

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1898

#53

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The Renaissance Club

Tom Doak's 2008 private links creation in East Lothian, hosting the Genesis Scottish Open and considered one of the finest modern links courses.

GBP 200–300

Architect: Tom Doak· Est. 2008

#67

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Scotland

St Andrews New

The second course of the St Andrews Links trust — a superb championship layout from 1895 that many players prefer for its greater playability.

GBP 120–180

Architect: Old Tom Morris· Est. 1895

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St Andrews Castle

David McLay Kidd's dramatic 2008 clifftop addition to the St Andrews estate, with the most spectacular sea views of any course in Fife.

GBP 130–195

Architect: David McLay Kidd· Est. 2008

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Scotland

Dundonald Links

Kyle Phillips's modern Ayrshire links, a Scottish Open host with Arran and Ailsa Craig views, built on classic Gailes linksland.

GBP 75–130