Hotels For Golfer - Discount Golf Accommodation Scotland
There are over 550 golf courses in Scotland. It’s an exciting time for golf
in Scotland and considering the quality, value for money and range of golf
courses with accommodation to suit every golfers needs, your first choice
for a golf holiday has to be Scotland.
St Andrews - The Old Course
The oldest golf course in the world has many remarkable features which
help make it so special to golfers around the world. It is the Home of Golf
where golf was first played 600 years ago and yet it remains a real test of
golf for today's champions. Despite its reputation and status, it is a
public course and is one of six public courses on St Andrews Links.
The Old Course has evolved over time and was not designed by any one
architect. The people who played a major role in shaping it are Daw Anderson
(1850s), Old Tom Morris (1860s- 1900) and Dr Alister Mackenzie (1930s).
The course is known for its particular physical features including 112
bunkers, some of which are especially famous e.g. 'Hell' on the long 14th, 'Strath'
on the short 11th and the Road Bunker at what is probably the most famous
golf hole in the world, the 17th or Road Hole (so called because a road -
which is in play - runs hard against the back edge of the green).
Another peculiar feature of the Old Course is the double greens where the
outward and inward holes are cut on the same putting surface. These greens
are large, not surprisingly, and golfers can be faced with putts of almost
100 yards.
The Old Course is also unusual in that it starts and finishes in the town,
but its truly remarkable feature is that in today's modern golfing world, a
course which has evolved over six centuries, remains a true test of
championship golf.
Macdonald Rusacks Hotel
Macdonald Rusacks Hotel St Andrews enjoys a prestigious location and is
overlooking the legendary 18th century St. Andrew's old course. The property is
only a stone's throw from the West Sands, the magnificent beach and is within
easy walking distance from the town centre with many shops and amenities. You
can visit the museums, gardens, places of historic interests, scenic golf
courses and areas of natural beauty as well as go on an outstanding coastal
walks.
Macdonald boasts 68 en-suite bedrooms that are themed around some of the world's
top golfers, famous tournaments and infamous hazards. You can choose from a wide
choice of traditional and international dishes, prepared from the freshest and
local ingredients, at the on-site restaurant.
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St. Andrews and the Fishing Village of Fife Tour by Minicoach
Enjoy the ancient Kingdom of Fife and the medieval city of St. Andrews,
famous as the home of golf. Tour highlights include St. Andrews itself, the
Forth Rail Bridge, the fishing village of Crail and Falkland Place. The tour
also stops on the edge of the Old Course, the oldest golf course in the
world, and on the edge of the white sandy beach made famous in the film
"Chariots of Fire".
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Turnberry Golf Club
The youngest of Scotland’s Open Championship venues but by no means
overshadowed by its rivals. The first 13 holes were laid out by Willie
Fernie in 1903 and three years later it was the first hotel and golf complex
in the world with the wealthy travelling down by train from Glasgow to
visit. It staged its first Open in 1977. Locals have a saying that if you
can’t see Ailsa Craig, the 1,208-foot high granite rock off the Ayrshire
coast, it’s raining; if you can, it’s about to rain. They do a disservice to
an area of Scotland that is home to a glorious course, which is amongst the
best. Often when the rest of Britain is shivering in a freezing winter, the
sun is shining on Turnberry and the temperature mild. Play Turnberry’s Ailsa
Course on one of those days with a light breeze coming in from the sea then
there is nowhere you would rather be; play it in the rain and high winds and
your step quickens towards the beckoning lights of the 221-bedroom Westin
Turnberry Resort, which is as magnificent as its two links courses. Colin
Montgomerie, who has his Links Golf Academy here, says: ‘It’s the finest
links course in the world.’ The hotel provides spectacular views of a
breathtaking coastline and out to the Isle of Arran and the Mull of Kintyre
and, on a clear day, all the way to Ireland. With the Ailsa and its new
sister, the Kintyre, dominating Turnberry’s 800 acres, a non-golfer could
from their hotel room keep track of their partner’s progress with a powerful
pair of binoculars.The old Arran course has been completely redesigned as
the Kintyre by Donald Steel as a championship standard course.The new course
incorporates Bains Hill, a stunning stretch of land extending to the
coastline. In common with the Ailsa, the Kintrye offers undulating greens,
tight tee shots, pot bunkers and thick Scottish rough. There are some
excellent holes, especially the 8th with a drive from an elevated tee
towards the sea and a blind second to the green set in a gully by the rocks.
AILSA – 18 holes, 6,976 yards (6,440 yards medal tees), par 70 (69
medal). Professional record 63. Amateur record 70.
KINTYRE -- 18 holes, 6,827 yards, par 72
Montgreenan Mansion Kilwinning
Set in fifty acres of beautiful gardens and parkland, Montgreenan Mansion
Kilwinning is a mansion house hotel of great character and historical splendour.
This traditional hotel commands views over Ailsa Craig and the Arran hill and is
about a 30-minute drive from Prestwick Airport. Montgreenan Mansion offers
guestrooms and suites that are well furnished and come with a host of in room
amenities. You can stay in one of the original bedrooms and enjoy the luxury of
a four-poster bed or a giant jacuzzi. Guests can dine at the onsite restaurant
that makes the very best use of fresh seasonal Scottish produce such as salmon,
trout, venison, game and of course, prime Ayrshire beef. The restaurant is quite
small and has lovely views of the small five-hole golf course. Montgreenan makes
an ideal venue for conferences, business meetings, product launches and
seminars, with capacity for up to 100 delegates. The hotel also provides a
perfect location for your golfing stay in Scotland. It has a practice golf
course within the grounds of the hotel where you can play for fun or improve
your game. Click here for more information and Booking Details »
Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers)
Muirfield, venue for the 2002 Open Championship, is simply one of the
best courses in the world. The home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh
Golfers, it was designed in 1891 by Old Tom Morris and, including 2002, has
hosted 15 Open Championships since 1892, the Amateur Championship on
numerous occasions, the Ryder, Walker and Curtis Cups. From the championship
tees, the course stretches to a formidable 6,970 yards and still adds up to
a par-70 6,601 yards off the medal tees. Although the thick rough and
cavernous bunkers, of which there are 151, can make it a very severe test,
it is a course which invokes respect from all who have tangled with it.
Henry Cotton called it ‘cruelly fair’. Tom Watson said there was ‘not a weak
hole on the course’. Jack Nicklaus, who won in 1966, was so taken with this
links in the lee of Gullane Hill, almost 20 miles from Edinburgh, he named
his golf complex in Ohio, Muirfield Village, after it.
18 holes, 6,601 yards (Championship 6,970), par 70 (SSS 73). Championship
course record: R. Davis, I. Aoki) 63.
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Country Club
Nestled on the banks of River Tweed, in a beautiful valley just three miles east
of Peebles, the Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf and Country Club welcomes you to
one of the most relaxing areas of Scotland. Situated in a land of ancient
fortifications, standing stones and ruined abbeys, the property blends the old
and new to present a leisure experience as enjoyable as the scenery around it.
Located on the edge of the first village, the hotel lies in the heart of an
18-hole golf course. The hotel offers luxurious accommodation, wonderful food
and drink, impressive business facilities and a leisure experience to its
guests. The hotel has 100 luxurious bedrooms that are well furnished and equipped
with modern amenities. You can dine at the Renwick's Restaurant, which is
surrounded by the stunning views of the Peeblesshire countryside incorporating
the championship golf course. The hotel offers a choice of meeting rooms as well
as an event suite capable of hosting up to 230 people.
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Edinburgh Capital Hotel
The Best Western Edinburgh Capital Hotel is just off, and to the west of, the
centre of Edinburgh close to the Airport, and a short ride from the city centre.
This hotel is so well placed for leisure and business travellers, and offers a
choice of 111 well-equipped guestrooms. WestView, the hotel's newly styled
restaurant over looking the Pentland Hills and the Firth of Forth, offers
delicious cuisine in a relaxed and convivial ambience. Many event rooms are also
available for conferences, seminars, weddings and other events. Furthermore, the
Capital Hotel provides a health and fitness centre to relax and unwind. Click here for more information and Booking Details »
Swallow Royal Golf Hotel Dornoch
Located in the historic Royal Burgh of Dornoch, The Swallow Royal Golf Hotel is
situated on the first tee of Royal Dornoch Golf Club, regularly rated in the top
20 courses in the world. Many of the 25 individually styled bedrooms overlook
the golf course and the Dornoch Firth beyond. Each of the rooms is equipped with
direct dial telephone, wireless Internet access and colour television to ensure
a comfortable stay. In each of the dining areas, the chef demonstrates great
flair and imagination using the very finest local ingredients to create many
mouth-watering dishes. The Swallow Royal Golf Hotel is your ideal base in the
Highlands. And with 20 golf courses within an hours drive, as well as extensive
hill walking, fishing and the many award-winning beaches all nearby your sure of
a memorable breakaway. Click here for more information and Booking Details