Most scenic golf courses in Great Britain

[Backache]

I wonder how much weather and time of year influence choices? I've no doubt everyone is being genuine in their choices. When I played Royal St Davids though I would have put it pretty close to the top of the most scenically depressing courses I've played.


It was pretty wet weather with low cloud their was no view of Snowdonia the most prominent feature on the skyline dominating the course was a really depressing looking semi derelict 60's or 70's tower block that completely dominated the course.

 

[Billysboots]

I wonder how much weather and time of year influence choices? I've no doubt everyone is being genuine in their choices. When I played Royal St Davids though I would have put it pretty close to the top of the most scenically depressing courses I've played.


It was pretty wet weather with low cloud their was no view of Snowdonia the most prominent feature on the skyline dominating the course was a really depressing looking semi derelict 60's or 70's tower block that completely dominated the course.

Hard to argue.

I loved the course when I played it, but it’s a rarity amongst links courses in that you never see the sea. And that derelict block is an eyesore.

Cracking golf course, but I’d never put it in my list of most scenic tracks. Far from it.

 

[IanM]

Hard to argue.

I loved the course when I played it, but it’s a rarity amongst links courses in that you never see the sea. And that derelict block is an eyesore.

Cracking golf course, but I’d never put it in my list of most scenic tracks. Far from it.

You have to look towards the dunes and mountains, not towards the carbuncle!

 

[cookelad]

Hard to argue.

I loved the course when I played it, but it’s a rarity amongst links courses in that you never see the sea. And that derelict block is an eyesore.

Cracking golf course, but I’d never put it in my list of most scenic tracks. Far from it.

It's one of my favourite courses I've played, and I have to agree about the tower block. The first time I played it we were met by the captain who said "Welcome to the Royal St David's" he then made some comment about being the best course that's not hosted the Open which I can't remember exactly "we're sorry about the eyesore by the 16th green/17th tee"

 

[sunshine]

Though a good course I could never think of Deal being at all scenic.

Agree with this point, same for all the Kent links courses, the sea usually looks brown and the sky is grey.

I enjoyed the views at Dunbar and North Berwick with the beach and town. Isle of Purbeck I imagine would be stunning on a sunny day (grey and misty when I played).

Overall, top view for me is Loch Lomond. Looking across the water to Ben Lomond is simply stunning.

 

[KenL]

Plenty East Lothian courses have fantastic views.

Boat of Garten, Kingussie and Spey Valley are also awesome.

Probably the best views of any courses I’ve played are Traigh up the North West of Scotland and Mauna Lani golf course on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Most disappointing for me is probably Carnoustie, not a huge fan of the course either myself.

 

[sunshine]

The problem with links courses in the UK is the weather is often rubbish so the seaside looks bleak and miserable even in summer. And many of them have an “industrial” setting.

Porthcawl has an excellent view of the Port Talbot steel works

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Pitlochry always for me. But Corrie on Arran is spectacular.

 

[IanM]

Crikey, there's a few on here who need to head to Amazon!

 

[evemccc]

Pitlochry always for me. But Corrie on Arran is spectacular.

The ‘thumb’ is for Corrie. Corrie and Lochranza were my first forage in to the world of golf, as a teenager. Honesty boxes, empty courses, played all day whilst parents went hill-climbing…

I liked golf a lot, and those courses. So I’m not sure why I barely picked up a club again for the next 25 years

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Isle of Bute
Isle of Harris
Tobermory

Drops mike

 

[Slime]

Traigh ...................................... the end.

 

[Hobbit]

Blair Atholl. A lovely 9 holer. Not long but a great holiday jaunt. If you’re up there with family and can only grab a couple of hours, it’s worth a visit.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Blair Atholl. A lovely 9 holer. Not long but a great holiday jaunt. If you’re up there with family and can only grab a couple of hours, it’s worth a visit.

Aye…that’s a lovely little track.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Painswick.

"Most scenic" does not also specify anything else about quality of the course.



I greatly enjoyed a game there with IanM and Crow



Trolley was a big mistake by me, but I had not played it before.

 

[IanM]

Clearly, two such handsome fellows enhancing the landscape!

 

[Voyager EMH]

Clearly, two such handsome fellows enhancing the landscape!

As old as the hills, you both blended perfectly with the surroundings.

 

[Neilds]

Scenic courses should be banned. People taking photos and admiring the view are just contributing to slow play and it is plain selfish behaviour

 

[IanM]

Scenic courses should be banned. People taking photos and admiring the view are just contributing to slow play and it is plain selfish behaviour

Indeed, but I think the only other folk we saw thst day were dog walkers and a young family setting up a picnic in front of a tee!

 

[Voyager EMH]

Indeed, but I think the only other folk we saw thst day were dog walkers and a young family setting up a picnic in front of a tee!

Yes, we did get in their way a bit, but they didn't seem to mind very much. All seemed like nice people, whereas we were golfing nutcases.