Five great links golf courses that will never host the Open Championship
Plenty of Scotland's links gems could never host an Open because of issues related to location or size. And that's exactly what makes them even better clubs, in some cases, for the traveling golfer to experience. Here are five of the best non-Open rota, historic links golf courses in Scotland, plus another worthy and affordable course nearby each ...
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Travel tips: How to save money on a Scotland golf vacation
A golf trip to Scotland doesn't have to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. Brandon Tucker has a few helpful, money-saving tips that could see you playing in the land of links as often as you like. Well, maybe not that often, but enough to start developing a taste for haggis.
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- Take the St. Andrews trip of a lifetime with new PerryGolf package to the home of golf
- After a round at Gullane Golf Club, stop into Archie Baird's Heritage of Golf Museum
David McLay Kidd's new Machrihanish Dunes golf course worth the trip - if you play Machrihanish G.C. too
Is it sacrilegious to call a links course in the birthplace of golf the Bandon Dunes of Scotland? In many ways, that's exactly what Machrihanish Dunes is. Both are on hard-to-get-to sections of coastline that attract golfers to play neoclassic links golf. The big difference is that in pre-Kidd Bandon, Oregon there was nothing, but the pre-Kidd Kintyre Peninsula was already home to fabled Machrihanish Golf Club. That is where the story gets interesting.
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- Little Kilspindie Golf Club in East Lothian is big on history and fun
- Herb Kohler's The Duke's golf course is a St. Andrews must-play
Photos of the Old Course in St. Andrews
The Old Course in St. Andrews is one of the game's most coveted rounds for a variety of reasons. There's the history, with golf dating back on these grounds six centuries. It's also the Open Championship's most famous and frequented venue. The course is also extremely fun to play for the average player.
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- Craigielaw Golf Club in East Lothian
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