Five Hidden Gems in Fife

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Pilgrims from all points come to the county of Fife to play the Old Course at St. Andrews, booking tee times years in advance, entering a ballot drawn two days ahead of play, or trying their luck by arriving at the starter’s hut in the wee small hours and hoping for no-shows. A round on […]

Golf in Scotland’s Kingdom: Fife

Fife

For a small country, Scotland’s a big place. If you’ve ever played an early morning round at Machrihanish Golf Club on the remote Kintyre Peninsula and then driven all the way north to Dornoch for a late dinner (as I did once… once), you will know that it’s not easy to bundle Scotland’s best courses […]

10 Hidden Gems in Scotland

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Recently, we gave you 10 English courses that probably wouldn’t feature on any itinerary of first-time visitors, but which anyone who had been several times and was looking for something outside the country’s Open Championship venues and heathland classics might try. They were/are exceptional courses, each possessing a proud history, a distinct English flavor, and […]