Top Links Golf Courses in the UK
Links golf courses are usually situated on the coast and are often characterised by sandy soil, dunes, few water hazards and trees. Set out below are links golf courses in the UK including Murcar Links Golf Club.
Top Links Golf Courses in the UK
Links golf courses are usually situated on the coast and are often characterised by sandy soil, dunes, few water hazards and trees. Set out below are links golf courses in the UK including Murcar Links Golf Club.
Murcar Links Golf Club
Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
Murcar Links has undergone alterations recently which has stretched the layout to 6,560 yards. Originally designed by Archie Simpson and revised by James Braid, it is located on a classic stretch of links land with massive sand dunes, undulating fairways, and is covered in whins and heather with... more
President’s Golf Course
Trelyon Avenue, St Ives
Open all year to non-residents and guests. You can pay and play at our spectacular 18 hole par 3 golf course, voted as one of the most scenic in the country. A round costs just £15 and a loyalty card is available to reduce the cost to £10 per round. Club hire and trolley hire is also available, so... more
Leven Links Golf Course
The Promenade, Leven
Golf on this former Open Qualifying course has been played dating back to 1846 on parts of these links with the current configuration coming into being in 1909 with input from Tom Morris. Leven Links is steeped in history not least because it is the archetypal links course. With its fine bents... more
Trump International Golf Links, Scotland
Menie Park Lodge, Menie Estate, Balmedie, Aberdeen
Trump International Golf Links sits on the stunning Aberdeenshire coastline, offering an exceptional level of golf for players of all abilities. With stunning natural beauty and incredible hospitality, this is very much a destination course.... more
Ganton Golf Club
Ganton Golf Club, Station Road, Ganton, Scarborough
One of the world's top 100 courses. Firm fast greens & deep bunkers typify this inland links that's nestled between the North York Moors & the Yorkshire Wolds in stunning scenery. It has been host to the Ryder, Walker & Curtis Cups, in addition to numerous other top professional & amateur... more
Castletown Golf Links
Fort Island Road, Derbyhaven
Bounded by the sea on three sides with spectacular views from every tee, Castletown Links in the Isle of Man is a golfer's paradise. Highlights include the 432-yard 17th with the tee on the cliff edge and a gully running across the fairway - it was rated by Henry Longhurst as one of the best holes... more
Powfoot Golf Club
Cummertrees, Annan
At the end of the Solway Firth is Powfoot, one of the area's best but least well-known courses. Laid out by James Braid in 1903, it weaves its way along the Firth on undulating links before the last four holes which are almost parkland in feel. Measuring 6,255 yards, it's not long but five holes are... more
Western Gailes Golf Club
Gailes, Irvine
Western Gailes is unusual layout in that the clubhouse is centrally located. The first four holes head north, the next nine holes head straight back along the coastline passing the clubhouse and the closing five holes head north again along the railway line. The fairways undulate and there are three... more
Carnoustie Golf Links
CGLMC Ltd, 20 Links Parade, Carnoustie
Arguably the toughest links course in Britain. The Open Championship has been held here on 7 occasions, most recently in 2007. The present golf course was fashioned in 1850 by Alan Robertson of St Andrews. Gorse, broom, open ditches, pot bunkers on almost every fairway and tricky, speedy greens ruin... more
Southerness Golf Club
Southerness, Dumfries
Southerness is set on the remote Solway Firth with panoramic views of Criffel Peak and across to the Lake District of Cumbria. Philip Mackenzie Ross laid out the course and it is considered to be his best creation. A little over 6,500 yards with a par of 69, it's a tough test with two short par... more
To view the icons please zoom in
'Links Golf Courses' by County: England: South West England: Cornwall | Northern England: Durham | South East England: Kent | East Anglia: North Norfolk | Northern England: North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Isle of Man: Isle of Man: Isle of Man | Scotland: Central, East & North East Scotland: Aberdeenshire | Angus | Edinburgh, Glasgow & Southern Scotland: Ayrshire | Dumfries & Galloway | Central, East & North East Scotland: Fife | Highlands & Islands of Scotland: Highland | Wales: South Wales: Carmarthenshire
