An in depth guide to
Ayrshire Golf Clubs with
large images, maps and
reviews.
Prices listed are only a
guide to a round in summer,
autumn, spring & winter
prices can be up to half
price.
Many clubs offer
discounts for parties and
rounds with catering
included.
Click on Post-Codes for
Maps, Directions and
Reviews.
Top
Touring Courses:
used to host The Open or
other Major
Tournaments.
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Turnberry
Links courses, 16 miles
south of Ayr at Turnberry
Village. The Ailsa
championship course is
famous in the world game
with Watson, Norman and
Price all winning The Open
here. Price guide £70
- £200 round. Tel:
01465 713 724.
Website . KA26 9LS .
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Royal
Troon
Links courses, on the south
side of Troon. Founded in
1878 with The Old Course
today presenting a tough
golfing challenge, in
particular the inward half
said to be the most
demanding of any Course on
the Championship rota.
Situated about 1 mile from
the town centre. Price
guide about £95 - £285
round. Tel: 01292 311 555.
Website . KA10 6EP .
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Prestwick Golf
Club
Links course, on the north
side of Prestwick by Ayr.
Prestwick Golf Club, known
to many as Old Prestwick,
was the fist course to host
the Open Championship when
the tournament began in
1860. Situated less than
0.5 miles from the town
centre and Prestwick
Airport. Price guide about
£220 - £250 round.
Tel: 01292 477 404.
Website . KA9 1QH .
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Western
Gailes
Links course, on the south
side of Irvine. Founded
in 1897, the club is
recognised as one of the
top true links courses in
Scotland, measuring 6899
yards from the championship
tees. The course held the
Curtis Cup, PGA
Championship, Seniors, and
Scottish Amateur
Championship. It is also
one of the final qualifying
courses for The Open at
Turnberry or Troon. Price
guide from £110 - £190
round. Tel: 01294 311 649.
Website . KA11 5AE .
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Grade One
Courses: almost as good as
the Top Touring Courses with
excellent facilities, some are
used for Open Qualifying.
Dundonald
Links
Links course, on the south
side of Irvine. The 6,410
- 7,300 yard par 72
Dundonald Links is situated
between Troon and Irvine.
Prices for visitors are
about £40 - £95
per round. This is one of
the newest Links courses in
Scotland opening in 2003.
The course is owned by the
company that runs the Loch
Lomond Golf Club that is a
parks course. This course
was aquired to give their
international members an
alternative links venue.
Price guide about £95
- £195 round. Tel:
01294 314 000.
Website . KA11 5BF
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Gailes
Links
Links course, on the south
side of Irvine. Gailes
Links is a popular links
course in the Gailes area
of Irvine. Situated about
two miles south of Irvine
town centre, or four miles
north of Troon town centre.
Price guide about £110
round. Tel: 01294 311 561.
Website . KA11 5AE .
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Irvine
Golf Club
Links course, on the north
side of Irvine. The
Irvine Golf Club/ Bogside,
is a links course providing
a challenge to all with no
two holes the same. Irvine
Golf Club is used for Final
Qualifying Rounds for the
Open Championship at
Turnberry or Royal Troon.
This course is situated to
the north of Irvine about
two miles from the town
centre. Price guide about
£75 round. Tel: 01294
275 979.
Website . KA12 8SN .
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Kilmarnock
Barassie
Links courses, on the north
side of Troon. Kilmarnock
(Barassie) Golf Club is a
magnificent links course
used as an Open
Championship Final
Qualifying venue. Situated
to the north of Troon about
two miles from the town
centre. Price guide
£85 round. Tel: 01292
313 920.
Website . KA10 6SY
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Rowallan Castle Golf
Club
Parks course, 4 miles north
of Kilmarnock. A
7000 yards modern classic
course set in a 600 acre
estate on the north side of
Kilmarnock. The course was
designed by Colin
Montgomery and opened in
2008. Price guide about
£45 per round,
discounts for group
bookings. Bookings phone
01563 530 550.
Website .
KA3 2LP .
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St
Cuthbert Golf
Club
Parks course, on the east
side of Prestwick. A
standard scratch of 71 with
no fewer than nine doglegs
where accuracy from the tee
is as important as length.
Situated about 1 mile east
of Prestwick town centre.
Price guide about £35
- £50 round. Tel: 01292 477
101.
Website . KA9 2SX .
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St
Nicholas
Links course, on the west
side of Prestwick.
Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf
Club is an experience not
to be missed with excellent
changing, catering and bar
facilities. Situated about
1 mile south west of
Prestwick town centre.
Price guide £85 round.
Tel: 01292 477 608.
Website . KA9 1SN .
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West
Kilbride Golf
Club
Links course, on the north
side of West Kilbride
& Seamill. A
championship links course
with breathtaking views of
the Isle of Arran and only
an hour drive from Royal
Troon and Turnberr.
Situated on the north side
of Seamill or west side of
West Kilbride. Price guide
about £35 - £70
round. Tel: 01294 823 911.
Website . KA23 9HT
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Grade Two
Courses: Less formal &
less expensive than Grade One
Courses, but still excellent
courses.
Belleisle
Parks course, on the south
side of Ayr. The scenic
and extremely popular
Belleisle is situated about
2 miles south of Ayr town
centre. The shorter
Seafield course is situated
right next to Belleisle,
allowing 36 hole golf.
Price guide about £20
- £40 round. Tel:
01292 616 255.
Website . KA7 4DU .
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Darley
& Lochgreen
Links/parks courses, east
side of Troon. The
extremely popular Darley,
Lochgreen and the shorter
Fulerton are municiple
courses situated close to
the centre of Troon.
Lochgreen is the longest
and most popular, Darley is
tougher with heather and
gorse. Price guide about
£22 - £35 round.
Tel: 01292 616 255.
Website . KA10 6NF .
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Annanhill
Parks course, on the west
side of Kilmarnock. The
6,000 yard par 69 Annanhill
is situated on the west
side of Kilmarnock, off
Irvine Road. This is a fine
looking course with many
fairways being lined with
trees. Two exceptional
looking holes, 5th &
14th, are overlooked by the
Annanhill Mansion as seen
right. Price guide about
£20 round. Tel: 01563
521 512.
Website . KA1 2HQ .
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Ardeer
Golf Club
Parks course, 6 miles north
of Irvine by Stevenston. The
tree-lined course has views
of the Firth of Clyde
allowing golfers to enjoy
the scenery as well as a
challenging round on our
golf course. Price guide
about £20 - £35 round.
Tel: 01294 464 542.
Website . KA20 4LB
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Ballochmyle Golf
Club
Parks course, 2 miles
northeast of Mauchline. The
5,972-yard par 70
Ballochmyle is a fine
looking course with tree
lined fairways. Prices are
about £30 - £35
per round, Saturday is for
members only. The clubhouse
offers full catering and
bar facilities. Situated 13
miles northeast of Ayr.
Tel: 01290 550 469.
Website . KA5 6LE
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Caprington
Parks course, on the south
side of Kilmarnock.
Caprington has a 9 and 18
hole course set in part of
Caprington Estate. Most of
the holes are tree lined
with a fair amount of
undulation. Price guide
about £20 round. Tel:
01563 521 915.
Website . KA1 4UW .
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Girvan
Golf Club
Links & parks course,
on the north side of
Girvan, a popular
short golf course with the
first eight holes being
right next to the sea with
fantastic views of small
island of Ailsa Craig. The
last ten holes are more
inland of a parks course
nature. Situated about 1
mile north of Girvan town
centre, 21 miles south of
Ayr. Price guide about
£13 - £25. Tel:
01292 616 255.
Website . KA26 9HW .
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Largs
Golf Club
Parks course, on the south
side of Largs. A
challenging and well
manicured 18 hole golf
course with the greens
among the best on the west
coast of Scotland. Situated
about 1 mile south of Largs
town centre next to Kelburn
Country Centre. Price guide
about £25 - £45 round.
Tel: 01475 673 594.
Website . KA30 8EU .
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Loudoun
Gowf Club
Parks course, 5 miles east
of Kilmarnock. The
6,016-yard par 69 Loudoun
is situated on the
outskirts of the town
Galston. This course gets
more interesting each year
as the trees that line the
fairways mature. The 12th
is the top hole as you have
to cross the same burn
twice to reach the green.
The course, bar and
catering facilities are
open to visitors on
weekdays only. Price guide
about £20 - £30 round.
Tel: 01563 821 993.
Website . KA4 8PA
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Ravenspark Golf
Club
Parks course, on the north
side of Irvine. A scenic
tree-lined course with good
views that is open to
visitors every day
throughout the year, apart
from Saturdays (March -
October) when it is
available from 1.00 pm
onwards Price guide about
£30 round. Tel: 01294
271 293.
Website . KA12 8SR .
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Routenburn Golf
Club
Moorland course, on the
north side of Largs. A short
course of 5,262 yards par
68 with amazing views over
the Firth of Clyde and
Islands. Steep in places
with some great holes.
Price guide about £20
round. Tel: 01475 687 240.
Website . KA30 8QA
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Skelmorlie Golf
Club
Moorland course, on the
east side of Skelmorlie.
Skelmorlie is a short but
testing, hilly moorland
course noted for its great
views over the Firth of
Clyde. Situated about 1
mile east/uphill of
Skelmorlie town centre.
Tel: 01475 520 152. Price
guide about £20 -
£25 round.
Website . PA17 5ES
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Nine Hole
Courses
The
Gailes
Parks courses/ driving
range, south side of
Irvine. The club
offers two 9 hole courses,
one par 33 course and one
impressive par three
course. The club has a
restaurant, bar diner,
health club and spa,
driving range and large
golf shop. Situated about
two miles south of Irvine
town centre. Price guide
£10 - £25. Tel:
01294 316 090.
Website . KA11 5AE .
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