A round of Golf is a fine way to get to know a landscape. Scotland as many well known courses – some of the best in the world but it also has some less well known courses that are worth seeking out. Some of these are slightly quirky using the local topography to produce challenging links or coastal golf courses that make even the most experienced golf think. Forget the wood of the tea an iron then a wedge into the green two putts for par this is where the landscape and elements make you please to get down in nine. Mackays self catering Scotland has many Scottish cottages near golf courses but here a re just a few you could enjoy a short way from a fine golf course.

Duress golf club may have only nine noles but has one of the most iconic holes in world golf. As you stand on the 9t tea all there is between you and the green are crashing waves and jagged rocks. Hold your nerve for the 108 yards and you are safe but beware to complete the full 18 holes the green is approached from a different tea giving you 155 yards of terror. The course is unique that although there are only nine greens on the back nine the experience of each completely different as you approach from different teas from different angles, Being coastal the weather can change quickly so what may been a green you could carry with an iron in benign conditions could be a horror when a swirling wind picks up the hole on the back nine can be a completely different prospect from the other tee. Not for the feint hearted by reassured the course record is a miserly 69.

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