Kas. 7, 2008 - Welcome to Scotland

Golf in Scotland is both a pilgrimage and pleasure. Search out the historic beginnings of golf and tackle the famous championship links where The Open is played. Playing in Scotland takes you back to the origins of the game but also provides an opportunity to sample true links golf, where yardage counts for nothing and it is you against the elements.

The land of tartans and bagpipes and history movies are made of, Scotland is also "the home of golf". St. Andrews Old Course had its official beginning around 1850, but the land was used for "golfe" for more than four hundred years before.

Southern Scotland is rich in rolling farmland, ancient abbeys, castles and historic houses. The central region and West Highlands is home Scotlands two largest cities and Loch Lochmond. From The Kingdom of Fife, home to St. Andrews, to Perthshire, is an area of dramatic contrasts combining rich farming patchwork with the high hills. The Highlands are one of the last wildernesses in Europe [You cannot use the -- command] from the soaring beauty of Glencoe to the idyllic charm of the Isles, and from the crashing waves of the northern coastline to the silence of the wind swept moors, this is an area that will leave you with an image of sheer size and beauty for forever.