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Scotland is a country much loved for its whisky, its golf courses, its spectacular scenery and its unique sense of itself. Known as the Home of Golf and renowned for its hospitality, Scotland is deep rooted in the history of the game and its courses are revered the world over. This is a country positively bursting with fantastic golf courses, many with scenery and views that will live long in your memory many years after you have taken on their challenge.

Courses vary in level but there is an option for all ages and abilities from the scenic highland courses to world famous centres such as Gleneagles. There are more golf courses in Scotland for her population than any other country. You can even book a tee time online for some courses. The more famous golf courses include St. Andrews, Turnberry, Royal Dornoch, Gleneagles and Carnoustie.

The two main airports in Scotland are Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh Airport, while the other international airports are located at Prestwick, Inverness and Aberdeen. Travel to the highlands is recommended to play on some of the most strikingly beautiful golf courses in the country.

Golfing in Scotland and championship links courses are synonymous - except for the truly wonderful Loch Lomond Golf Course. One thing that makes the golf courses in Scotland different than the courses found in the rest of the world is the speed of play. Weekend breaks in Scotland are possibly the most popular leisure travel product in the UK.

If you’re thinking about playing golf in Scotland, book your trip immediately, with or without your friends. If I had to give one piece of advice, however, it would be that you don’t have to break the bank to enjoy golfing in Scotland. If golf is in your blood, then golfing in Scotland is probably on your list of dream trips. But beware, it is addictive and one trip just might not be enough.

This article was written by John Gatens who can be found at Golfing In Scotland

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This is one of those vacations that has “plan ahead” written all over it, and then we will stress it on your mind again, “plan ahead”. With that said let’s get into to fun part, planning the trip of this historic dream vacation. This is where it all started, The Links Trust maintains six courses and golf has been played her since 1547, imagine the thrill of playing any of these courses.

The busiest time of the year to visit Scotland is the summer and it is also the time of year that you can hit the best weather, now that doesn’t say good weather, just the chances for the best weather. Scotland has the reputation for having the worst golfing climates in Europe. The least crowded months of the year are May or September, however, no matter when you go be sure and pack weather appropriate attire - waterproof, windproof and lots of layers.

Now let’s get back to the “plan ahead” suggestion, some courses you need to reserve tee time 18 months ahead of time, of course this does depend on the time of the year. But be prepared for the need to book a good amount of time ahead, this is not a last minute idea, of lets jet off to Scotland to golf this weekend. Plan on a two week vacation at least, to take in a good amount of the golf courses and the traveling to them, you will definitely need a car.

Do your homework on the course, past and future championships, famous moments and amusing anecdotes. Just incase you need to charm you way into a better tee time or to converse with the locals to make your vacation more fun.

Carts are not allowed on the course except for the disabled, so it is suggested you hire a caddy and most of the courses have a minimum-handicap requirement so keep these things in mind when you book your tee time.

Also there are some other Scotland golfing restriction one being that playing the Old Course is considered a privilege and tee times are booked many months in advance and assigned by ballot AND you are required to play at lease one of the other courses first, so like we said “plan ahead”.

This is definitely a golfers dream vacation and if you take anyone along on this vacation they should definitely love golf and be good at it.

This maybe a trip you would like some personal assistance with and a Personal Travel Website would just be the place to do that, you can have personal contact with an actual person.

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Dale and Bernice have enjoyed extensive travel and on one of their trips said to each other, we should do this for a living. With that said, they are now operating a travel website. They offer full personalized service online 24/7 at b.montz@comcast.net . Let them be your Vacation Specialist Dale and Bernice Travel YTB<a> Dale and Bernice Montz

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