The Kingdom of Fife is of course home to St Andrews but it's also home to some of the oldest golf courses in the world.
Links With History is a special joint booking initiative developed by 4 of Scotland's leading, and most historic golf clubs. We call it Links With History because these courses are among the very oldest in the world. Situated near St Andrews in Scotland's Historic Golf heartland, we offer championship class courses that date back to the early days of tournament golf.
Stay in Fife and enjoy a 3 or 4 night golfing break.
Situated on the A914, Ladybank Golf Club makes an ideal start to your break.
A heathland course of Championship status (Par 71) set amongst heather, pine trees and silver birch. The Championship course (of 6754 yards) has two loops of nine holes. The course is a serious test of accuracy off the tee and precision to access many of the tight and firm greens.
"But woe be unto the man with the exaggerated slice or pull! He may not again see his ball, and the only consolation will be that probably nobody else will find it!" (extract from Dundee Evening Post - 9th June 1903)
From Ladybank, drive down to the village of Lundin Links where you will play Lundin Golf Links. Designed by James Braid, this is a classic links layout and is also an Open Qualifying course. The golf course is right on the banks of the Firth of Forth and offers wonderful views over to Edinburgh on a clear day.
Follow the A917 around the coast - the East Neuk of Fife. You will pass through some very pretty fishing villages such as Elie, Pittenweem and Anstruther.
Crail Golfing Society is the 7th Oldest Golf Club in the World. Golfing legend Old Tom Morris laid out the original nine holes at Balcomie in 1895 and in 1998 a second course, Craighead Links, was opened for play, providing a worthy alternative to its famous and historic neighbour.
From Crail, follow the A917/A92 through the historic town of St Andrews towards the Tay Bridge and down to Tayport.
Here you will find Scotscraig Golf Course. Scotscraig Golf Club began its existence in 1817 after a meeting was called by William Dalgleish in August of that year. In modern times, Scotscraig is used as a Final Open Qualifying course when The Open is played at St Andrews. Competitors from all parts of the world sample the fine links turf and smooth, fast greens and many have remarked on the course's admirable condition. With many whin bushes and the rolling nature of the fairways the course is quite demanding, but, at the same time, interesting. Players of all levels will find a day's golf at Scotscraig truly enjoyable.
For those moments when you are not golfing, why not visit the British Golf Museum at St Andrews and learn more about the history of golf and its orgins.
