Travel bucket list idea:
Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
Bucket List Experience
Scotland is known as the birthplace of golf and is renowned for exceptional golf courses. It’s been played here for over 500 years, and today’s its home to some of the world’s top golf courses.
Scotland’s landscape of rolling hills, coastal dunes, and natural contours, provides an ideal setting. The climate, with its frequent rain and cool temperatures, ensures that the courses remain lush and green throughout the year.
Add to that a rich golfing tradition and history; Scotland has hosted some of the greatest golf tournaments in history and produced some of the world’s finest players. No wonder it’s a mecca for golf enthusiasts, and integral to the local culture.
Gullane, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
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Host to 16 Open Championships and home to the world’s oldest golf club, Muirfield oozes history – second only to St Andrew’s in golf lore. There’s no trickery, apart from the bumpy fairways – the greens are perfectly sized.
Adult price: 285
Good for age: 13+
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St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
Setting foot on the Old Course means walking in the footsteps of every great golfer who has graced the game over the last centuries. Truly special, its famous tee shots, infamous bunkers, huge greens and crazy fairways make up the greatest walk in golf.
Adult price: 250
Good for age: 13+
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Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
Wild, isolated and spellbindingly beautiful, Royal Dornoch is the third oldest in the world, with turtleback greens creating some real challenges.
Adult price: 250
Good for age: 18+
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Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
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This regular host of the Scottish Open is a cracking modern links in north-eastern Scotland, with widescreen views over the Moray Firth and beyond.
Adult price: 235
Good for age: 13+
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Carnoustie, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
Nicknamed ‘car-nasty’, this championship course is a proper test; of length, accuracy, strategy and a whole heap of patience. Play well here and you can comfortably call yourself in experienced and talented golfer.
Adult price: 200
Good for age: 13+
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Jura, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
A modern masterpiece sat on the southern tip of the Isle of Jura, there’s a run of holes that hug the cliff tops, and the challenging course and stunning surroundings make this one of the best golfing experiences in Europe.
Adult price: 400
Good for age: 13+
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Turnberry, Scotland, United States of America (USA)
The most scenic of the courses on the Open rota, the Ailsa sits on a craggy headland with stunning views over Ailsa Crag, the Mull of Kintyre and the Isle of Arran.
Adult price: 325
Good for age: 13+
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Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (UK)
Magnificent mountain scenery slashed by silvery lochs and peppered with brooding castles: all laden with rich Scottish heritage, history and tradition. Drive the NC500 road trip, or ride on the spectacular West Highland Line.
Edinburgh Region, United Kingdom (UK)
Capital treats abound, from mighty castles and royal palaces to gourmet restaurants and arguably the world’s best performing arts festival.
