Scotland - The Home of Golf! Just another marketing slogan? Well no actually and with apologies to some of our golfing friends from the Netherlands it is regarded as both the literal and certainly the spiritual Home of Golf.

Of course with The Open Championship being held over The Old Course in St. Andrews every five years and Carnoustie, Royal Troon. Turnberry and Muirfield filling some of the gaps, the profile of golf in Scotland is always high.

However the idea that there is only Championship golf to be played is one of the downsides of having such high profile golf courses. Sure go and play them but don't ignore the golf courses in other areas that maybe don't benefit from the high profile media coverage.

If you're looking for detailed information on any of Scotland's Golf Courses simply click on the area you're looking for or enter the course into the search. However for a quick overview, here's a very fast tour!

Every part of Scotland has a golf course to suit your pocket and abilities. As soon as you cross The Border from England you'll be close to an eighteen hole layout; The Roxburghe and Cardrona in The Borders are ably supported by an excellent Borders Golf pass. Dumfries and Galloway have their own discounted golf scheme and are blessed with such gems as Southerness and Stranraer Golf Club overlooking Loch Ryan. Portpatrick is for many Scottish golf societies an annual pilgrimage! 

Head further north to Ayrshire and you'll find three Open Championship Golf Courses inclduing Prestwick which hosted the very first event and secretary Ian Bunch and his team will make you feel most welcome. Turnberry and Royal troon are the other two open venues (with the Open Championship returning to The Ailsa Course in 2009) and they are rin ged by quality links courses including the magnificent Western Gailes, the new Dundonald Links and some great seaside challenges such as Barassie, Bogside, Prestwick St. Nicholas, Glasgow Gailes and West Kilbride and some wonderful parkland layouts such as Belleisle and Brunston Castle.

From Ayrshire you can then head off east to the opposite coast but first  you really should consider a wee trip across the sea to The Isle of Arran where you'll find a clutch of golf courses for your delicatation. Enjoy the wonderfully quirky 12 hole layout at Shiskine or play eighteen at amongst others Brodick, Whiting Bay or Lamlash. There is also an excellent value Arran Golf Pass allowing play on all seven island courses.

Carrying on with the journey west would take you across to Argyll and the access to the well loved Machrihanish and the less well known, shorter but just as well maintained Dunaverty. The honesty box at Tarbert is worthing dropping a few pounds into for an evening round and the ferry to the Isle of Islay will reward you with Machrie, quite the most excellent island course in Scotland - and the possibility some fairly impressive malt whiskies as well!

Golf in The Highlands covers such a vast area with numerous highlights in a number of areas. Golf in the West Highlands and Islands provide some wonderful little gems along the way; try Traigh near Arisaig for example or how about Glencruitten near the centre of Oban or maybe Craignure on the Isle of Mull.

Head for the North Highlands coast and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the quality of golf offered by Wick, Thurso and Lybster in Caithness and then overcome by the gems of Sutherland in the shape of Brora, Golspie and of course Royal Dornoch.

Inverness, Nairn and the area within The Cairngorms National park provide some of the most diverse and beautiful locations for golf in the country. Play wonderful links at Fortrose and Rosemarkie or Nairn, or experience the sheer beauty of Boat of Garten, Grantown on Spey and the new Spey Valley course in the shadow of the mountains.

Into the north east of Scotland and Moray, Elgin and Forres are all worth a visit and further round the coast Cruden Bay, Stonehaven and of course Royal Aberdeen are on many a must play list. Donald Trump's new golf course (planning permission allowed) while most assuredly welcome in the area will not be the only reason for golfing in the North East of Scotland!

An then it's the final run down Scotland's east coast...Dundee and Angus with Carnoustie and its neighbouring Open Qualifying courses at Panmure, Monifieth and Montrose. Just across the River Tay you'll come across Scotscraig and then heading south along the coast you're blessed with the famous layouts throughout Fife starting with the Links Courses in St Andrews, St Andrews Bay and The Dukes and taking in the historic Crail and Lundin, the delightful Elie and Leven and the inland masterpiece that is Ladybank.

On the way south however you can't clearly ignore the presence of the three courses at Gleneagles or the two at Blairgowrie amongst others hidden away in the Perthshire countryside.

And closing the loop is East Lothian, home to Muirfield it also offers some magnificent new courses at Craigielaw and Archerfield and the historic old courses at Gullane, Kilspindie and in North Berwick amongst others.

So there's a quick run around Scotland. For more details information click on any of the areas described or visit the golf course pages themselves. You'll be able to check availaibility in each area as well as check out restaurants and attractions. Happy golfing!