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 Ashburnham 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 Ashburnham Golf Club.
Ashburnham Golf Club
Cliffe Terrace, Burry Port
One of the finest Championship Links courses in Britain and currently ranked 5th best course in Wales, Ashburnham has hosted prestigious professional and amateur Championships, including two British PGA Championships and the 1976 Martini International Tournament. Chosen as a qualifying venue for... more
Seaton Carew Golf Club
Tees Road, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool
Seaton Carew Golf Club is the 10th oldest in England and was founded in 1874. Located on a stretch of windswept land to the north of the River Tees the course is renowned for its quick draining sandy soil and tightly mown fairways.... more
Shiskine Golf & Tennis Club
Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran
Shiskine Golf and Tennis Club is a 12 Hole Links Course nestled next to Blackwaterfoot beach on the beautiful Isle of Arran. There is also Tennis Courts and Bowling Green.... more
Tain Golf Club
Chapel Road, Tain
With views across the Dornoch Firth, Tain's setting is dramatic with the estuary on one side and the mountains of Easter Ross on the other. John Sutherland revised the layout, but there are still 11 of Old Tom Morris's greens in use on the 6,404 yard lay-out. It's a links course with heather and... 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
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
Scotscraig Golf Club
Golf Road, Tayport
Welcome to Scotscraig Golf Club - the 13th oldest golf club in the world. Established in 1817 and a six-time former Open Qualifier venue 1984,1990,1995,2000,2005,& 2010, Scotscraig Golf Club combines the exhilaration of playing a traditional loop of heathland and links holes with a memorable welcome... 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
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
Monifieth Golf Links
Medal Starters Box, Princes Street, Monifieth
Monifieth Medal is the major of the two courses - the lesser is the 5,100 yard Ashludie, while 6,650 yard Medal course is used as an Open Championship qualifying venue. It is the most westerly of three renowned links on the Angus coastline, the others being Panmure and Carnoustie. The course is... more
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'Links Golf Courses' by County: England: South West England: Cornwall | Northern England: Durham | South East England: Kent | Northern England: Merseyside | East Anglia: North Norfolk | Northern England: North 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
