Play golf in Angus | Visit Angus https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:17:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net/visit-angus/2024/10/29130345/cropped-favicon-va-v2-32x32.png Play golf in Angus | Visit Angus https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/ 32 32 Kirriemuir Golf Course https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/kirriemuir-golf-course/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:49:22 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1548 On a hillside overlooking the beautiful Angus glens, James Braid created a superb course with remarkable views and a great golfing test at its heart. Established in 1903, Kirriemuir Golf Club is a parkland layout featuring avenues of trees, with gorse and broom surrounding undulating fairways that lead to stunning greens. The views in particular...

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On a hillside overlooking the beautiful Angus glens, James Braid created a superb course with remarkable views and a great golfing test at its heart.

Established in 1903, Kirriemuir Golf Club is a parkland layout featuring avenues of trees, with gorse and broom surrounding undulating fairways that lead to stunning greens. The views in particular from the 4th hole, with impressive peaks of Lochnager in the distance, are inspiring.

A little-known but much-loved Scottish course which is ideal for a golfing break, Kirriemuir Golf Club provides a feast for the senses as well as a thoroughly enjoyable test of golf for all level of golfers.

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Edzell West Water https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/edzell-west-water/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:44:45 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1528 Edzell’s West Water Course can be found at the gateway to the Grampians, in the foothills of the Angus Glens. Indeed, the mountains form a backdrop to this lovely mix of heathland and parkland. Opened in 2001, this short 9-hole track is predominantly flat with tree-lined fairways, requiring accuracy off the tee. The course is...

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Edzell’s West Water Course can be found at the gateway to the Grampians, in the foothills of the Angus Glens. Indeed, the mountains form a backdrop to this lovely mix of heathland and parkland.

Opened in 2001, this short 9-hole track is predominantly flat with tree-lined fairways, requiring accuracy off the tee.

The course is located in the beautiful village of Edzell, midway between the cities of Dundee and Aberdeen. Named after the river, the West Water Course was designed by Scottish golf course architect Graeme Webster and is the perfect spot for a pre-round warm-up or evening game of golf.

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Panmure Golf Course https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/panmure-golf-course/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:56:02 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1566 Panmure Golf Club is a stunning links course that has hosted many national and regional championships. It offers a host of challenges to even the most seasoned golfer and like many great courses, demands thought and consideration off the tee. Established in 1845, it is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. Although...

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Panmure Golf Club is a stunning links course that has hosted many national and regional championships. It offers a host of challenges to even the most seasoned golfer and like many great courses, demands thought and consideration off the tee.

Established in 1845, it is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. Although Panmure is a links course with many classic holes, it has some unusual features created by the withdrawing coastline from many millennia ago.

The course is a mile or more from the sea, many holes have beautiful trees which rarely come into play but create an unusual backdrop to the stunning rolling links terrain.

Ben Hogan used Panmure to practice ahead of his only only Open appearance in 1953 at nearby Carnoustie. On the 6th hole he suggested that a bunker at the front right of the green would improve the hole, and one was subsequently created, known to this day as ‘Hogan’s Bunker’.

A perennial favourite, Panmure offers a memorable experience for any golfer visiting Angus.

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Brechin Golf Course https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/brechin-golf-course/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:44:57 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1505 Brechin Golf Club was established in 1893 amid the splendid scenery of Angus. The 10th to the 17th holes of this remarkable course are mainly the work of James Braid, although holes did exist before his modifications. It is this portion of the layout that offers the most memorable golf looking north to the foothills...

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Brechin Golf Club was established in 1893 amid the splendid scenery of Angus. The 10th to the 17th holes of this remarkable course are mainly the work of James Braid, although holes did exist before his modifications. It is this portion of the layout that offers the most memorable golf looking north to the foothills of the Grampians.

The greens are famous throughout the area as being some of the best putting surfaces in the east of Scotland. Tricky to read with indiscernible bumps and hollows and especially so during the summer months, they are a treat to behold.

Just off the A90 dual carriageway between Dundee and Aberdeen, Brechin is easily accessible with a stunning setting and testing holes. Perfect for a golfing break in Angus.

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Montrose Broomfield https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/montrose-broomfield/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:53:57 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1553 While the Montrose Broomfield course is more compact than its counterpart, Montrose 1562, it still provides a remarkable challenge for golfers, particularly when the wind blows in from the east. The beauty of the Broomfield is that when conditions are more settled, players can take advantage and achieve impressive low scores. On the surface, the...

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While the Montrose Broomfield course is more compact than its counterpart, Montrose 1562, it still provides a remarkable challenge for golfers, particularly when the wind blows in from the east.

The beauty of the Broomfield is that when conditions are more settled, players can take advantage and achieve impressive low scores.

On the surface, the Broomfield appears deceptively flat, but golfers should play with caution as the natural undulations demand precision. The greens are no exception, with their subtle contours required nuanced putting skills and providing a challenge to golfers of all abilities.

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Montrose 1562 https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/montrose-1562/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:52:54 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1552 The 1562 course at Montrose Golf Links provides a unique and demanding game, with undulating fairways and fast greens, which are only made more challenging by the course’s exposure to the natural elements, in particular strong easterly winds blowing inland from the North Sea. Set against the backdrop of the rugged Angus Coastline, the 1562...

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The 1562 course at Montrose Golf Links provides a unique and demanding game, with undulating fairways and fast greens, which are only made more challenging by the course’s exposure to the natural elements, in particular strong easterly winds blowing inland from the North Sea.

Set against the backdrop of the rugged Angus Coastline, the 1562 is a classic Scottish links course with a variety of testing holes and stunning scenery throughout.

The natural beauty of this course is what truly sets it apart, providing a raw, truly authentic, and exciting golfing experience for all those who stand up to the tee.

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Edzell Golf Course https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/edzell-golf-course/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:43:40 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1527 Edzell Golf Club, which lies at the foothills of the Angus glens, was established in 1895. The Grampian mountain range forms a backdrop to this lovely heathland and parkland course, which was originally laid out in 1895 by Bob Simpson. In 1933, the course was re-designed on recommendations made by James Braid and more lately...

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Edzell Golf Club, which lies at the foothills of the Angus glens, was established in 1895. The Grampian mountain range forms a backdrop to this lovely heathland and parkland course, which was originally laid out in 1895 by Bob Simpson.

In 1933, the course was re-designed on recommendations made by James Braid and more lately by Martin Ebert, who recently worked on Turnberry and Royal Portrush. The tweaks and improvements have refined an already well-respected course creating a must-play venue.

What hasn’t changed is the course’s reputation for the quality of turf on its fairways and greens. Equally, the serenity and tremendous views north to the Grampian Hills continue to make it a memorable destination for anyone planning a golfing break in Angus.

Within an hour’s drive from St Andrews or Aberdeen and even less from Dundee, the course is situated in some 128 acres and has been complemented with the addition of the nine-hole West Water course.

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Piperdam Golf Course https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/piperdam-golf-course/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:58:24 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1573 Piperdam’s New Course has been sculpted from the gentle slopes that surround a 40-acre fishing loch. Commanding views across to the Grampian hills and as far south as St Andrews Bay, it is a pleasant parkland course measuring anywhere from 6,300 to 5,100 yards depending on your choice of tees. Ingeniously, the New Course can...

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Piperdam’s New Course has been sculpted from the gentle slopes that surround a 40-acre fishing loch. Commanding views across to the Grampian hills and as far south as St Andrews Bay, it is a pleasant parkland course measuring anywhere from 6,300 to 5,100 yards depending on your choice of tees.

Ingeniously, the New Course can provide either a stern or sympathetic test with a much improved layout including five par 3s and four par 5s. The course manages to be less demanding for mid to high handicappers, while featuring thought-provoking risk-and-reward style holes for more seasoned players.

The course is also known for having excellent putting surfaces and a number of unique and picturesque holes that guarantee a truly enjoyable and memorable golfing experience.

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The Carnoustie Burnside Course https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/carnoustie-burnside/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:49:17 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=1516 The Carnoustie Burnside Course is steeped in history and dates back to 1892. It served as a qualifying course for The Open Championship in 1953, notably witnessing Ben Hogan’s qualification for the Championship, a prelude to lifting The Claret Jug on The Carnoustie Championship Course later that very week – the only time ever that...

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The Carnoustie Burnside Course is steeped in history and dates back to 1892. It served as a qualifying course for The Open Championship in 1953, notably witnessing Ben Hogan’s qualification for the Championship, a prelude to lifting The Claret Jug on The Carnoustie Championship Course later that very week – the only time ever that Hogan competed in The Open Championship.

This feisty but fun course challenges golfers with its narrow fairways, heather-laden terrain, daunting pot bunkers, and the meandering Barry Burn, a feature integral to several of the challenging par three holes. Greens are small, contoured and hard to hold, especially in dry summer conditions or when the wind gets up.

An excellent links course in its own right, The Carnoustie Burnside Course equals The Carnoustie Championship Course in quality and strategy and leaves you knowing you have played at Carnoustie ‘Golf’s Greatest Test’!

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Monifieth Medal https://visitangus.com/things-to-see-do/golf/monifieth-medal/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:55:48 +0000 https://visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk/?post_type=golf&p=577 The Medal Course at Monifieth Golf Links is a premier Scottish links course known for its challenging layout, demanding length, and expertly crafted bunkering. With records showing golf played here as early as 1639, Monifieth Links was formally established in 1845, offering a historic and authentic links experience on Scotland’s east coast. The Medal Course...

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The Medal Course at Monifieth Golf Links is a premier Scottish links course known for its challenging layout, demanding length, and expertly crafted bunkering.

With records showing golf played here as early as 1639, Monifieth Links was formally established in 1845, offering a historic and authentic links experience on Scotland’s east coast.

The Medal Course is celebrated for its fast, firm fairways and strategically positioned bunkers, which require both accuracy and skill, rewarding golfers with a true test of their abilities.

Located just minutes from Carnoustie and 40 minutes from St. Andrews, Monifieth boasts a rich legacy and connections to esteemed tournaments. Tom Watson, an honorary member, famously played here before qualifying for The Open at Carnoustie, further adding to its storied heritage.

For links enthusiasts, the Medal Course promises an unforgettable experience and is an essential stop for any golfer visiting Scotland.

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