Gleneagles does not have the best golf of any resort in Scotland (that would be Turnberry). It DOES have the best of everything else, so much so that there is no competition for its other facilities in Scotland - or anyplace on earth. Here is what I mean, and why Gleneagles warrants a visit so you can go Beyond the Course ...
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Private in name only, Scotland's Prestwick Club is an anachronistic preserve of egalitarian golf and dining. Beyond the traditionally quirky links golf, Prestwick's clubhouse - one of the oldest in existence - welcomes visitors as if they were regulars, and provides as memorable a meal as you're ever likely to have. The only requirements for admission are a coat, a tie, and an appetite for good conversation.
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Scottish golf course designer David McLay Kidd's newest effort, Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, is getting poor reviews from WorldGolf.com readers. It's too difficult, they say, full of enough blind shots to drive a golfer crazy. "This course just doesn't cut it," one reader said.
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If you've got Craigielaw Golf Club on your Scotland golf itinerary - or you're looking to add a golf course between North Berwick, Muirfield or one of the region's 20-plus other courses - don't get scared off by its tough reputation at home. That's just the local Scots giving the new kid on the block a hard time. Claims that it's unfair are false.
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Lovers of links golf planning to go to the Open Championship at Turnberry should take the opportunity to play some of the very best courses that Scotland - indeed, the world - has to offer. The area around Turnberry is about as close to golf paradise as you are likely to reach on earth, Clive Agran writes.
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Turnberry Resort's crown jewel is the famous Ailsa Course, a regular Open Championship host and considered one of the most scenic links in Britain. It's also synonymous with one of golf's most famous matches, the "Duel in the Sun" between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson at the 1977 Open, when Watson won by a stroke.
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