THE R&A appears to have performed a major U-turn on whether the Open could return to Trump Turnberry.Despite being consistently rated as one of the best courses not only in the UK but in the world, the Ayrshire resort hasn’t…
SCOTLAND is widely recognised the world over as the home of golf.So it’s perhaps little surprise that FIVE of the UK and Ireland’s top 10 courses are here.4The Open will be back at St Andrews in 2027Credit: AFP4The Old Course…
YOU have to go back to 1978 for the last time a Scottish golf club was granted the royal seal of approval.Half a century later the rare honour has been handed out once again – the only surprise is perhaps…
AFTER watching Rory McIlroy make history during a thrilling final round at Augusta National, recreational golfers across the world will be looking for their own little taste of the Masters.Scots are luckier than most when it comes to golf and…
A NEW golf facility that was due to open on Scotland’s ‘Golf Coast’ in a matter of weeks has been hastily scrapped.Plans for a ‘get into golf’ type of venue were given the green light last month.3The local council wanted…
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU has made an impassioned plea to save a popular Scottish golf course from being closed.The reigning US Open champion is the latest big name to throw his weight behind the campaign, which has garnered almost 12,000 petition signatures.2The…
ITS famous fairways have been walked by even more famous people.But chances are you’ll NEVER follow in their footsteps – unless you have a spare £100,000.12It costs well over £100,000 to be a member here – and that’s not the…
JOHN MCGINN’s home golf course is under serious threat of being closed – just a year after a campaign backed by the Scotland hero forced council bosses into a u-turn.The Aston Villa captain, who grew up in Clydebank, regularly played…
SCOTLAND is the Home of Golf — but is it time to admit Ireland does it better?I’ve been seriously questioning my loyalties since a trip to Northern Ireland, where I played some of the best courses on the Emerald Isle…
AMBITIOUS plans for a huge new golf resort just a short drive from the historic Home of Golf have been approved.Councillors in Fife have given the green light to a controversial development for a multi-million pound facility near St Andrews…