England/Scotland

[jonf]

I'm going to be backpacking Europe this fall and will be spending some time in England and Scotland. I would love to get out for a round at an old style links course, but do not have the money to play somewhere like St. Andrews, especially as I will also need to rent clubs. Does anybody have any ideas of a traditional (hopefully seaside) links course that I could play, hopefully for about 50 pounds (which will already exceed my daily budget)? I am fairly flexible in terms of location, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[LBH]

John, the Old Course at St Andrews may be out of your budget range but the Eden course at St Andrews is £40 until October 18th and it is seaside and right next to the Old Course.

http://www.standrews.org.uk/welcome/...links_map.html

[Wilster]

It really depends on where you are going , there are a lot of Links style courses on the south west coast of Scotland and North West of England , but they may not necessarily be on your travel route .If you do find a course close by where you are travelling , maybe contact them directly , explain your circumstances (From Canada never played a real links course) with a bit of blagging you never know where it could get you , hopefully not arrested though

[LobWedge]

There's a course that I saw a couple of times from the train on the way to and from Aberdeen called Stonehaven. There's a bunch of holes that run along the seaside cliffs. The views are spectacular.

It's only a hair over 5100 yards long (par 66), but it has seven par-3's and only one par-5.

Weekday rounds are only £18, an weekends are only £20! And, you can get day passes for £25 & £28 respectively!!

I have vowed to play there when I go back.

http://www.stonehavengolfclub.com/index.htm

[Hank Hill]

There's a course that I saw a couple of times from the train on the way to and from Aberdeen called Stonehaven. There's a bunch of holes that run along the seaside cliffs. The views are spectacular.

It's only a hair over 5100 yards long (par 66), but it has seven par-3's and only one par-5.

Weekday rounds are only £18, an weekends are only £20! And, you can get day passes for £25 & £28 respectively!!

I have vowed to play there when I go back.

http://www.stonehavengolfclub.com/index.htm

I used to live in Aberdeen and know the course you are referring to. I guarantee that it would be a memorable round. If your ball goes over those cliffs there is about a 100 foot drop, so bring an extra long ball finder...

Lots of other courses around Aberdeen, inclunding an inexpensive links (Kings links) course near the football (soccer) gound (Pittodrie), and a bunch arpund the city (Nigg bay, Balnagask, Hazelhead, Royal Aberdeen...etc etc).

Check out these sites: http://golf.visitscotland.com/reposi...tal-encounters

http://www.uk-golf.com/scotland/aber...~aberdeen.html

Abderdeen is a great place to visit as well as it is close to many castles, not too far from the highlands and very close to the grampian mountains.

Have a great trip, whereever you decide to go...