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The Golf was practised at Carnoustie well before Christophe Colomb discovered America. It is one of the oldest courses of the world. In the course of the years, it welcomed the most important players and acquired the reputation to constitute a good hability test. A lot of golfers of the region left to teach or to practise golf worldwide. In 1926 their names were already registered in National Open Trophies of seven different countries, including England and America. Most of these names are now a part of the golf history.
Carnoustie Golf Club was created in 1842 by Allan Robertson, Tom Morris and James Braid.

Carnoustie Championship Course
It is considered by a lot of players including Wakter Hagen and Gary Player as one of the best Links of the world. Although it is a rather long course, it is not made for the player who is going to knock hardly without thinking. With an estimation of the wind and the critical distance, every · shot tee · requires a sensible investment to approach the green. After 15 prestigious holes, the novice player is always prepared for the most difficult final.
Green fee from 41 £

Burnside Course
Of both courses, Burnside is indubitably the most known, for having welcomed the qualifications of the Open. It is the real Links course that puts in challenge while being fun at the same time.
Fairways are narrow and waved, the strategically placed bunkers and the relatively small greens. This configuration is one of the particular characteristics of Carnoustie. By adding the constantly present wind, you are in front of a more difficult course than what shows the score card.
Green fee: 30 £ - Teenager ( 14-18 ): 15 £ · Child: 3 £

The Buddon Links Course
This course begins parallel to the international course which is neighboring and continues along the outside edge, looking onto all the Carnoustie course.
Opened 20 years ago, having been conceived on a ground acquired by the Ministry of the defence, it received a mitigated reception on behalf of the local players. Since this time, the natural change of the ground plus an improvement of the course helped to be appreciated and since it became popular.
Green fee: 25£ - Teenager: 12 £ · Child: 3 £

Combination of courses, rate day (from May till September):
Championship and Burnside: 95.00 £
Championship and Buddon Links: 90.00 £
Burnside and Buddon Links: 45.00 £.

Information:
Links Parade, Carnoustie DD7 7JE
Phone: +44 (0)1241 853789 – Fax: +44 (0)1241 852720

Situated at only 1:30 from Edinburgh, and easily accessible by excellent roads, Carnoustie is one of the best luxurious golfiques destinations of Scotland. Being near the 1st tee and near the 18th hole of the famous international Carnoustie course, the hotel benefits from an ideal situation.
At disposal: comfortable rooms and suites with sight on the golf, the sea or the park.

Rates:
From May 1st till October 31st: from 190 £ per room and per night
From November 1st till March 31st: from 140 £ per room and per night
Prices include breakfast and the use of the enjoyments of the hoPhone.

Information:
Carnoustie Golf Course Hotel & Resort Limited
The Links, Carnoustie, DD7 7JE, Scotland
Phone: +44 (0) 1241 411999 Fax: +44 (0) 1241 411998

The original course was drawn by Old Tom Morris. 16 holes were hand built, by means of horses. It opened in 1891, and in December of the same year, two other holes were added. Muirfield was the first course to possess two 9 holes. Although there are no more than 3 holes which look in the same direction, every wind which blows sadden the golfer, where ever its place is during a round.
Muirfield welcomes the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers which held its first meeting on Leith Links in 1744. This company is recognized as the most old club of the world, although Royal Burgess Golfing Society was formed in 1735.

The guests are allowed only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a maximum of 12 persons in each group and in possessing a certificate of handicap of 18 or less.
Gree fees:
Individual: 85 £ - couple: 170 £.

Information:
Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
Muirfield - Secretary.
Duncur Road
Gullane
East Lothian
Scotland UK

Gullane is a private Club which accepts guests. Created in 1882 by Willie Park, this golf offers three serious and right courses on a hill without trees and endowed with magnificent points of view.

The course n°1 was creates in 1884. The well maintained greens, the numerous bunkers and the breeze resulting from the sea create a unique challenge for serious players. The 3rd hole was recently classified among the top 500 of the best holes of the whole world by Golf Magazine (USA). The sight which we have on the highest point of the course, on the 7th hole, is known all over the world. With every hole possessing its appropriate characteristics, the course is at the same moment memorable and pleasant.
Green fees:
In the week: the round 70 £: - day 95 £
Weekend: the round: 85 £

The course n°2 was built in 1898. It goes along the course n°1 during the first 7 holes then · spreads towards the natural reserve neighboring the Aberlady Bay before returning towards the Clubhouse. One of the characteristics of the course: short holes which are excellent, in particular the 11th.
Green fees:
In the week: the round: £29-the day: - 41 £
Weekend: the round: 35 £ · the day: 50 £

The course n°3 was finished in 1910. One part of the holes are situated on the south hillside of Gullane Hill and offers a magnificent sight on Aberlady Bay, Edinburgh and Firth of Forth. It puts in a test situation the most experimented players.
Green fees:
In the week: the round: £17- the day: 25 £
Weekend: the round: 24 £ · the day: 33 £

- Clubhouse, accessible to the guests, was create in 1993 by the Ryder Cup captain, Bernard Gallacher. It offers all the conveniences for which we can expect from a golf complex. Locking wardrobes, showers, towels, a bar where you can relax around a glass after a game or take a snatch. Opened every day from 8:00 am till 5:30 pm
- A practice, near the clubhouse allows you to train.
- A compact 6 holes is available for the children.
- A complete range of accessories and clothes is proposed in the pro-shop.

Information:
Gullane Golf Club
Phone: 44(0)1620 842255 – Fax: 44(0)1620 842327

The The West Links course was initially a 6 holes. Before it became a 18 holes, in 1877 a 7th hole was added. In 1895 the course was widened. At the moment it does not appear among the longest but its asks on the other hand for a lot of fitness. The course was described as resulting from a primitive age, because in its previous history the game was not the same. Indeed, in 1848 it had been invented the gutta - percha. West Links, which is a big antiquity, has its place among the special group of the courses which evolved essentially in a natural way.

It is considered for being the most old 13th golf of the world. Situated in the seaside, its raw character, nevertheless subtle, does not miss to turn the game stimulating at every hole.
Clubhouse, which opened in 1882, kept the originality and the charm of the past.

Green fees:
From March to October:
From Monday till Friday: round: 42 £ half a day: 65 £
In Weekends: round: 65 £ ·half a day: 80 £
In November February:
Half a day ticket:
Round: 2542 £ · Weekends: 30 £
(Rates fixed in March, 2002)

Information:
Phone: 01620 895040 - Fax: 01620 890312

Drawn by Old Tom Morris near 1850, Dunbar East Links who is situated on the estuary of Firth of Forth, is an international course at the astonishing arrangement. All the major Scottish championships were played on this course: Scottish Amateur, Professional Championship and Scottish Boys ' Championship. Previously, in numerous occasions. It was used as a qualifying course of the Open.
Dunbar is considered its welcoming and friendly atmosphere. To play on this Links, in front of a magnificent sight on the estuary is an unforgettable golfique experience .
The Clubhouse, which was built in 1900, looks onto open holes of the course. The services which it offers are of excellent quality. The bar will allow you to savor one of the delicious beers of the region, in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
The pro-shop offers a wide range of accessories, clothes, among the best brands.
Professional PGA is at your disposal to propose you individual or collective lessons.

Information:
Dunbar Golf Club
East Lothian,
Scotland,
EH42 1LL,
Phone: (+44) 01368 862317
Fax: (+44) 01368 865202

In the heart of the national capital raises the Balmoral, the main hôPhone of the group " Rocco Forte ". Allying the noble character of a Scottish baron house with the smooth architecture of a hotel international classic, it is a central room of the attractions of the city. Balmoral offers to guests modern and sophisticated equipments, and the professional service joins the former day courtesy, making a perfect arrangement for travelers who come for business or for leisure activities.

Activies: Health club with the biggest inside swimming pool of the city, sauna, steam bath, gym and vast health treatments Golf and different outside excursions on demand.

Placed on the historic Bridge of the North of Edinburgh, Scotman (literally the Scotsman) was formerly the main offices of the "Scotman Newspaper Baronial" newspaper. It is at the moment one of the most elegant hôPhone of the city. Situated at 1 minute from Princes Street and from The Royal Mile, with sights on the Castle and the Scott Monument in the Princes Street. With 56 rooms having each their own style, and 12 magnificent suites, including a luxury apartment on its own floor with private access by elevator, the hôPhone brings modernity of the 2nd century and the comforts of a past era, represented by a well-kept conception, bringing you the best of the Scottish hospitality. Besides an excellent modern restaurant, the classic brewery offering seafood is one of the most popular gastronomic meetings of the city.

Activies:
Evasion guaranteed thanks to the private health club and the health resort benefiting from last shout technologies, with the biggest stainless steel pond in Scotland, and the gym.

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