The West Coast

Luxury Golf Vacation : The West Coast of Scotland

The Ayrshire coastline sees perhaps the greatest concentration of golf courses in Scotland. For miles bordering the Clyde estuary, courses link to form a golfing paradise, all within easy reach of Glasgow - Scotland's largest city, with its superb and varied museums, the best shopping in the UK outside London, and myriad of bars and restaurants.

The area boasts more than its fair share of major courses. Prestwick was the venue for the first Open, and both Troon and Turnberry still feature regularly on the rota. The local qualifying courses (Western and Glasgow Gailes, Barassie, Irvine Bogside and Prestwick St Nicholas) all rate a mention, whilst golfers seeking a different challenge will enjoy the parkland course of Ayr Belleisle, one of several excellent public courses in the area.

Suggested Hotels

First class:          
Malin Court, Turnberry; Montgreenan, Kilwinning; Piersland House, Troon; Ramada Jarvis Ayr; Novotel Glasgow; Malmaison, Glasgow; Lochgreen Hotel (3 red stars) Troon
        
Superior first:          
Milton Hotel & Leisure Club, Glasgow, Millennium Hotel, Glasgow, Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor, Radisson Glasgow; Fairfield Hotel, Ayr; Marine Hotel, Troon; One Devonshire Gardens (4 red stars) Glasgow
        
Deluxe:          
Hilton Glasgow; Westin Turnberry Resort (5 red stars)
 
Suggested Courses
Ailsa, Kilmarnock, Barassie, Belleisle, Brunston Castle, East Renfrewshire, Ferenze, Girvan, Glasgow Gailes, Haggs Castle, Irvine Bogside, Largs, Machrihanish, Prestwick, Prestwick St Nicholas, Ranfurly, Royal Troon, Shiskine, Southern Gailes, Southerness, Troon Lochgreen, West Kilbride, Western Gailes, Williamwood
 
Sample Itinerary & Pricing
Golf Packages: St Andrews & West Coast - Guest House
Luxury Golf Packages: St Andrews, Gleneagles & Turnberry - Deluxe