Play a round at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, an 18-hole links course in Troon on Scotland’s Ayrshire coast. Enjoy the open coastal setting and experience golf in one of the country’s best-known golfing areas.

• Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club – Championship Links (Par 72 | 6,753 Yards).

  • History & Design. Founded in 1887 and relocated to Barassie in 1894, this historic Ayrshire links has hosted Final Qualifying for The Open Championship, The R&A Junior Open, and the European Amateur Team Championship.

  • Course Description. Routed across classic rolling linksland framed by gorse, heather, and sandy dunes, Barassie demands strategic iron play into subtle, undulating greens, rewarding thoughtful course management over raw power.

  • Practice Facilities. Golfers have access to a full-length practice ground, dedicated short-game chipping and bunker zones, warm-up nets, and a large practice putting green adjacent to the clubhouse.

Head just 10 minutes north along the coast to test your game on Kyle Phillips’s modern championship masterpiece at Dundonald Links.

• Dundonald Links (Par 72 | 7,100 Yards).

  • History & Design. Redesigned by acclaimed architect Kyle Phillips and opened in 2003, Dundonald Links has rapidly established a premier tournament pedigree, hosting the Men’s Scottish Open, the Women’s Scottish Open, and Final Qualifying for The Open.

  • Course Description. Built in the spirit of traditional Scottish links with wide, sweeping fairways, deep revetted bunkers, meandering burns, and dramatic dune ridges, Dundonald offers generous driving corridors paired with demanding, closely mown green surrounds.

  • Practice Facilities. Dundonald features an expansive grass-tee driving range, a dedicated short-game and bunker practice complex, warm-up nets, and a large putting green beside the clubhouse.

Relax after your round in the striking timber-and-grass-roofed clubhouse with a meal at The Canny Crow restaurant.

Today features an unforgettable pilgrimage right on your doorstep at Royal Troon, ten-time host of The Open Championship. Tackle the famous "Postage Stamp" par-3 8th and the brutal back nine into the prevailing wind before enjoying lunch in the historic clubhouse.

• Royal Troon Golf Club – Old Course (Par 71 | 7,175 Yards).

  • History & Design. Founded in 1878 with initial layouts by George Strath and Willie Fernie before James Braid’s landmark 1923 redesign, Royal Troon has hosted ten Open Championships—most recently Xander Schauffele’s victory in 2024.

  • Course Description. Famous for its classic out-and-back routing along the Firth of Clyde, the outward nine plays down the prevailing breeze past the iconic 123-yard "Postage Stamp" 8th hole, while the inward nine turns straight back into the wind for one of the toughest finishing stretches in championship golf.

  • Practice Facilities. Visitors can warm up on the practice putting green and chipping area near the clubhouse, alongside a full-length outdoor practice ground (with range balls available via the Pro Shop).

Travel just a few miles north to Gailes Links, one of the world’s oldest clubs and a longtime Open Championship Final Qualifying venue.

• Gailes Links – Glasgow Golf Club (Par 71 | 6,903 Yards).

  • History & Design. Owned by Glasgow Golf Club—the ninth oldest golf club in the world (founded 1787)—Gailes Links opened in 1892 to a Willie Park Jr. design and was later refined by James Braid. It has served as a Final Qualifying venue for The Open Championship since 2014.

  • Course Description. Slightly set back from the beach behind towering coastal dunes, Gailes Links blends traditional seaside links turf with thick carpets of purple heather and golden gorse. Tight fairways, deep pot bunkers, and fast greens reward pinpoint accuracy off the tee.

  • Practice Facilities. Gailes Links provides a dedicated practice ground, short-game chipping and bunker areas, warm-up nets, and a practice putting green next to the clubhouse.

Play a classic Scottish links course at Western Gailes, where natural dunes and coastal winds shape each round. Set beside the Firth of Clyde on Ayrshire’s golf coast, the course offers striking coastal views and a distinctive railway-side setting.

• Western Gailes Golf Club (Par 71 | 6,753 Yards).

  • History & Design. Established in 1897 by a group of Glasgow golfers who spotted ideal linksland from the train window, Western Gailes has remained remarkably faithful to its natural, unaltered late-19th-century routing.

  • Course Description. Running out-and-back along a narrow corridor between the railway line and the sea, Western Gailes offers breathtaking views of the Isle of Arran alongside blind shots, winding burns, deep revetted bunkers, and fast, undulating greens that embody pure Scottish links golf.

  • Practice Facilities. Visitors have access to a practice putting green and chipping area adjacent to the clubhouse, warm-up nets, and a dedicated outdoor practice range.

Conclude your Ayrshire expedition with a scenic 40-minute coastal drive south to play the world-famous Ailsa Course at Turnberry. Walk in the footsteps of Watson and Nicklaus past the iconic Turnberry Lighthouse .

• Trump Turnberry – Ailsa Course (Par 71 | 7,448 Yards).

  • History & Design. Originally laid out by Willie Fernie in 1906, rebuilt by Mackenzie Ross after WWII, and masterfully reimagined by Martin Ebert in 2016, the Ailsa Course has staged four unforgettable Open Championships—including the legendary 1977 "Duel in the Sun" between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus.

  • Course Description. Ranked consistently among the top 10 courses in the world, the Ailsa hugs the dramatic rocky cliffs of the Firth of Clyde, highlighted by its iconic stretch of coastal holes around the Turnberry Lighthouse and views of Ailsa Craig.

  • Practice Facilities. Home to a world-class Golf Academy, Turnberry offers a complimentary full-length grass and covered driving range with TaylorMade balls, a dedicated short-game and bunker complex, and expansive putting greens.