Golf in Scotland Scotland is the ancient home of Golf. First mentioned in 1457 when it was banned by James II because too many Scots prefered to play golf rather than practise archery!
Traditionally golf in Scotland was played on 'links' - the common land by the seaside where the turf was considered ideal. Of course today's Scottish courses can lie in pasture, parkland, heathland or moorland, but the sandfilled bunkers found in all courses worldwide owe their origins to the natural sand pits of Scottish 'links'. The oldest golf club is the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, 1744. St Andrews was formed in 1754.
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The ban was lifted in 1502 and since
then Scots have been free to indulge in their national pastime. The Stewart
monarchs were themselves keen golfers and when James VI inherited the English
throne in 1603, he introduced the game to England. Archery plays another
part in the history of golf - the skills of the bowmakers were utilised in
the making of early club shafts!
Take your vacation in Scotland, UK
- play golf, hunt deer, shoot game, go fishing on a Scottish loch or river,
visit a Scottish castle and dream of William Wallace our Braveheart. Tour
the romantic Islands and mountains or look for the Loch Ness monster! Walking,
cycling, boating, and watersports there is something for everyone.