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Murrayshall - How very civilised

Murrayshall - How very civilised

Holidaying in the Home of Golf has to be high on everyone’s hit-list. The game’s superstar courses line up like celestial celebrities: St Andrews, Turnberry, Troon, Gleneagles… But for us ordinary, average-handicap club golfers not looking to spend a king’s…

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Ayrshire prepares to welcome the world

Ayrshire prepares to welcome the world

You can divide the world into two – those who divide the world into two and those who don’t. The same is true of the great Scottish links, which can be split between the east and west coast.

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Mar Hall - The pride of the Clyde

Mar Hall - The pride of the Clyde

The River Clyde runs through the heart of Glasgow, en-route to the Clyde Estuary, eventually turning south to become those broad expanses of water known as the Firth of Clyde and the Irish Sea.

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Fairmont St Andrews - Five-star luxury at the home of golf

Fairmont St Andrews - Five-star luxury at the home of golf

There’s not a location in the golfing world that can rival St Andrews for sheer history and tradition. As early as 1835 Old Tom Morris was honing his skills on the hallowed links and selling golf clubs and feathery balls…

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Gleneagles - The Riviera touch

Gleneagles - The Riviera touch

Gleneagles wasn’t the first golf resort constructed during the early 20th century to take advantage of the railway – that distinction belonged to Turnberry – but the hotel built and opened by the Caledonian Railway Company in 1924 made no…

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Going for Golf Updates

The Spring issue of Going for Golf is available at golf clubs now