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Carnoustie: Car-Nasty
Angus, Scotland
They call it Car-Nasty for a reason. Eight Open Championships. The Barry Burn swallowing dreams. And finishing holes that separate champions from everyone else.
Scotland
6 courses in Scotland
Angus
Ayrshire
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Turnberry: The Duel in the Sun
Ayrshire, Scotland
Where Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus played the greatest final round in major-championship history, where the lighthouse watches over golf's most dramatic setting of beauty and brutality.
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Royal Troon: Where Champions Are Humbled
Ayrshire, Scotland
It has the shortest hole in major golf. The longest hole in major golf. And a back nine that makes grown men cry. Welcome to Royal Troon.
East Lothian
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Muirfield: The Private School of Links Golf
East Lothian, Scotland
Getting on Muirfield is harder than playing it well. Both are worth the effort. What golf's most exclusive club reveals about tradition, fairness, and excellence.
Fife
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The Old Course at St Andrews: Where Golf Got Its Start (And Still Hasn't Figured Out How to End)
Fife, Scotland
The holy ground of golf is public. Augusta won't return your calls, but St Andrews will take your money and hand you a tee time. Mind the wind.
Highlands
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Royal Dornoch: A Pilgrimage Worth Making
Highlands, Scotland
Why this remote Scottish links course will ruin every other course for you—and why that's exactly the point.