St Andrews, Carnoustie & Gleneagles Golf Guide
Golf has been associated with St Andrews for hundreds of years. The first written record of golf in St Andrews dates from 1552: it is a charter, bearing the seal of the Archbishop of St Andrews, which confirms that townspeople had the right to play golf on the Links, which at that time were also used for activities such as football, livestock grazing and rabbit breeding! It is likely that golf had been played on St Andrews’ Links long before that, as the sport was forbidden in Scotland by King James II nearly a century earlier, in 1457.
Over the centuries, the popularity of golf grew, and in 1754, 22 “noblemen and gentlemen of the Kingdom of Fife” formed themselves into the Society of St Andrews Golfers. Eighty years later, this Society was to evolve into the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. By this point, the society had already established such precedents as ruling that a round of golf should be 18 holes in length: what we now know as the Old Course originally included 22 holes!
Enjoying royal patronage, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) acquired both status and prestige. Its famous clubhouse was built in 1854 and gradually the R&A became regarded as the premier club in the world. With golf booming in popularity across Britain and overseas, the R&A published the first ‘Rules of Golf’ in 1897 and since then it has been recognized as the sport’s ruling body throughout nearly the entire world (only the USA and Mexico are excluded). It took over the management of The Open Championship in 1919, and the Open Championship has now been held at St Andrews no fewer than 27 times. Despite its high profile, the R&A does not own any golf courses in St Andrews or elsewhere – the St Andrews links courses are on publicly-owned land and are open to all (except during tournaments).
Today, St Andrews is recognized across the globe as the ‘Home of Golf’. Golfing in St Andrews – at the spiritual heartland of the sport – is the ultimate ambition of many golfers. It is a dream that comes true for many thousands of players each year, because golf at St Andrews remains true to its Scottish roots as a game for all.
St Andrews, Carnoustie & Gleneagles Golf Packages
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4 Night 4 Rounds - St Andrews Golf Package
4 Nights 4 Rounds ~ Starting at $3715 per person
Dates: Now - 12/31/20
Old Course - St Andrews Authorized Guanranteed Golf Packages
4 Nights 4 Rounds ~ Inquire For Custom Golf Package
Dates: Now - 12/31/20
Scotland's Open Championship Courses St Andrews Golf Package
4 Nights 8 Rounds ~ Starting at $7300
Dates: Now - 12/31/20
Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course
Scotland's Open Championship Courses St Andrews Golf Package
4 Nights 8 Rounds ~ Starting at $7300
Dates: Now - 12/31/20
Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
St Andrews Golf Getaway - Old Course Hotel
1 Nights 1 Rounds ~ Inquire For Custom Package
Dates: Now - 12/31/20
St. Andrews Links - Jubilee Course
Scotland's Open Championship Courses St Andrews Golf Package
4 Nights 8 Rounds ~ Starting at $7300
Dates: Now - 12/31/20
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St Andrews, Carnoustie & Gleneagles Golf Courses
Aberdour Golf Club
Seaside Pl, Aberdour
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
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Anstruther Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Arbroath Links Golf Course
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Auchterderran Golf Club
Woodend Roadd
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Brechin Golf Club
Brechin
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Burntisland Golf House Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Semi-Private
Camperdown Golf Course
CampeRoadown Country Park
Dundee City
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Canmore Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Carnoustie Golf Links - Buddon Links Course
Carnoustie Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
Carnoustie Golf Links - Burnside Course
Carnoustie Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course
Carnoustie Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
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Charleton Golf and Country Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Cluny Golf Course
Cluny
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Semi-Private
Cowdenbeath Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Crail Golfing Society - Balcomie Links Course
Crail Golfing Society
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Crail Golfing Society - Craighead Links Course
Crail Golfing Society
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Cupar Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Dunfermline Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Dunnikier Park Golf Club
Dunnikier Way
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Edzell Golf Club - Old Course
High Street
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Edzell Golf Club - West Water
High Street
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Private
Elie Sports Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Elmwood Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Semi-Private
Fairmont St. Andrews - The Kittocks Course
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
Fairmont St. Andrews - The Torrance Course
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
Falkland Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort
Kingennie
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Resort
Forrester Park Resort
Pitdinnie Road
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Glenrothes Golf Club
Golf Course Road
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Golf House Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Guthrie Castle Golf Course
Guthrie Castle
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Private
Keith Golf Club
Fife Park
Banffshire
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Kingarrock Golf Course
Forester's Cottage
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Private
Kinghorn Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Back Stile
St Andrews
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
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Kirkcaldy Golf Club
Balwearie Road
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Kirriemuir Golf Club
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Ladybank Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Semi-Private
Leven Links Golf Course
Promenade
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Semi-Private
Lochore Meadows Golf Course
Lochmore Meadows Country Park
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Lundin Golf Club
Golf Road
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Lundin Ladies Golf Club
Woodielea Road
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Monifieth Golf Links - The Ashludie Course
Monifieth Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Monifieth Golf Links - The Medal Course
Monifieth Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Montrose Golf Links - Broomfield Course
Montrose Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Montrose Golf Links - Medal Course
Montrose Golf Links
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Panmure Golf Club
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort - New Course
PipeRoadam Golf & Leisure Resort
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort - Wee Piper Course
PipeRoadam Golf & Leisure Resort
Angus
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Resort
Pitreavie Golf Club
Queensferry road
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
Saline Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
Scoonie Golf Club
North Links
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
St. Andrews Links - Balgove Course
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 9
Type: Public
St. Andrews Links - Eden Course
St Andrews Links Trust
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
St. Andrews Links - Jubilee Course
St Andrews Links Trust
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
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St. Andrews Links - New Course
St Andrews Links Trust
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
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St. Andrews Links - Old Course
St Andrews Links Trust
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
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St. Andrews Links - Strathtyrum Course
St Andrews Links Trust
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
St. Andrews Links - The Castle Course
St Andrews Links Trust
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
St. Michaels Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Private
The Duke's Golf at St Andrews
Caigtoun Park
St Andrews
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Semi-Private
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Thornton Golf Club
Fife
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Public
Westerwood Hotel Golf Club
1 St Andrews Drive
North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Holes: 18
Type: Resort
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