Customer Reviews

Best Courses of Scotland (Golf World Guides)

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My brother in law and I decided to travel to Scotland for a Golfing vacation. With only about two months advance notice, I ordered the book hoping to use it as a means for selecting good courses that would not cost a lot of money.

The book devotes about a page to each course which are grouped by geographical region. The courses are rated and contain excerpts from reviews by other golfers. We played 7 of the courses in the book and found that the ratings were accurate. However, the green fee prices are out of date, with the courses averaging about 30% more than quoted in the book. Contact information is provided for each course and when a advance reservation is made, the course will tell you the rate.

If this is your first trip to Scotland, then the book is a great way to get started and plan your trip. It does not focus on anything but the courses, so travel times, lodging and other sites to see are not covered in the book.

I have been creating golf trips to Scotland for 13 years and use this particular book as one of my guiding bibles. It not only lists what is available, but categorizes the courses by star ratings, top 20, best value, most difficult and for welcome. Although it is 9 years old, I continue to find it one of the best sources of information.