As you might expect, the Kingdom of Fife has a wide range of golf courses to suit all levels of golfers and all budgets. There are golf courses by the sea and courses built on beautiful parkland.
The Kingdom of Fife is easily accessible from Edinburgh & Glasgow via Kincardine & Forth Road Bridges and many golf courses are within 30 minutes drive of each other.
Start your golfing journey into Fife with a stop at Dunfermline Golf Club (on the A994 at Crossford). Pitfirrane is a lovely golf course which although relatively flat is an excellent test of golf. The club has recently renovated the entrance and changing facilities within the 600 year old category A listed tower house that forms the backdrop to several of the holes.
From Crossford, go to Canmore Golf Club which celebrated its centenary in 1997 with the help of Ryder Cup player and runner up in the 2003 Open Championship, Thomas Bjorn. It is not a long course but provides excellent opportunities to test your accuracy and short game.
Next, move down towards the Fife coast crossing the M90 and joining the A921 to Aberdour Golf Club. This is a parkland course by the River Forth and has some very interesting and challenging holes. The course, which has proved popular with visitors, affords extensive views across the river to Edinburgh and beyond from all around the course and this is complemented by another commanding view from the clubhouse.
Burntisland Golf Club should be your next stop. It is one of the ten clubs which were established in Scotland before 1800 with a character quite unlike any other in Fife. Superb panoramic views from all areas of the course which is set above the coastal fringes with a selective mix of parkland fairways and links greens.
Continue your drive up the A921 towards Kirkcaldy where Kirkcaldy Golf Club will give you a warm welcome. Another challenging parkland course in a beautiful rural setting with spectacular views. From here drive to the north to Thornton Golf Club which is a very scenic, easily walked 18 hole course bounded by the river Ore. It has as fine a finishing five holes as you will find. It is also a course that is renowned for the condition of its greens.
From Thornton, first drive south to join the A915 and travel north east to Charleton Golf & Country Club - A spectacular golf course, set in stunning parkland surroundings, offering a challenge to golfers of all standards. It is an easy drive west towards Markinch which is home to Balbirnie Park Golf Club. This is the perfect choice for the keen golfer who enjoys playing in beautiful wooded parkland with fine panoramic views. Chosen by the Scottish PGA for professional tournaments, it is a true test of golf.
Travel west along the A911, curving around the top of Loch Leven, to Kinross. Here you will find two spectacular courses. Firstly, Kinross – Montgomery course which is generally regarded as perhaps the more testing of the two courses, with all the holes presenting very different challenges and often culminating in raised greens with wicked contours – an enjoyable test of golf for players of all standards. The second course to play is the Kinross – Bruce Course which is a thoroughly enjoyable test of golf – indeed many members and visitors prefer playing it. There are few courses where par for the opening nine holes is 39, including a sequence of four par 5s in the space of six holes – punctuated by the infamous pond hole (6th).
Returning to Dunfermline, Pitreavie Golf Club should be your next stop. Opened in 1922, the 18 hole, par 70 Pitreavie courses designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie is a parkland course with superb views over the Firth of Forth. A true test for golfers of all abilities, with the Mackenzie greens sure to test your putting skills.
Finish your golfing break in Fife at one of Scotland's newest golf courses - Forrester Park resort. This par 72 golf course is set in 350 acres of beautiful parkland. It has oversized greens, tees and 32 bunkers all of which are built to strict USGA specification. It is becoming one of Scotland's finest golfing challenges.
You can play all these golf courses by using the First in Fife Golfpass that also gives you information on hotels and other places to stay in the area.
Visit the website First in Fife Golf Pass
