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Two of Fife’s finest courses will host prestigious tour events this month. The European Tour visits the Torrance Course at Fairmont St Andrews from August 5-8 for the Hero Open. A week later, some of the women’s game’s brightest talents will tee up at the spectacular new links at Dumbarnie for the Women’s Scottish Open. […]
Whether it’s an opportunity to re-fuel, take stock of your game, or consider the need to change strategy for the inward nine, a stop at the halfway house is becoming an increasingly common occurrence for many golfers. It’s unclear exactly as to when, or how, the first halfway house in golf opened for business, but […]
After an unusual 12 months, the US Masters moves back to its April slot in the golfing calendar this term. The familiar date sits juxtaposed with the distinctly familiar venue. Augusta National is undoubtedly idyllic. Yet, whilst the venue’s prestige is synonymous with Bobby Jones, another golf pioneer needs to be revered for producing heaven […]
Two of the world’s most prestigious amateur golf events are to be staged in Scotland in summer 2021, with competitors playing for world ranking points, trophies, and additional life-changing rewards. Between 7-12 June 2021, the world’s best female golfers converge on Scotland’s west coast at Kilmarnock Barassie, to take part in the Women’s Amateur Championship. […]
Golf and royalty are inextricably linked. The first known royal recorded to have enjoyed the game was King James IV of Scotland, who was noted to have taken to the links in 1502. Notably, Mary Queen of Scots is recognised as one of golf’s great pioneers, in the 16th Century she created the concept of […]
The European Tour has unveiled a full schedule of 42 events for 2021 – including three visits to Scotland. The Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open returns to its traditional summer slot having moved to October this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It takes place for the third year running at The Renaissance Club in […]
Help us to help you! At College Links Golf, we pride ourselves on the quality of our service and the value of our tours. But . . . there’s always room for improvement. We’d love it if you could take part in our 2020 Survey. It only takes five minutes and the information you provide […]
How well do you know your Open Champions? Put your expertise to the test with our fun quiz! Taking part is easy. To date, the Open Championship has been won in Scotland by an American golfer on 26 occasions. We’ve listed the year and location of each win in the graphic below. All you have […]
The COVID19 outbreak has created unprecedented lifestyle challenges for the majority of the world’s population, including playing restrictions on golf. Yet golf participation need not always be restricted to playing the game. College Links Golf was pleased to team up with leading academics at Abertay University in Scotland and York St. John University in England […]
The early end to the college golf season, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has hit a lot of teams hard. Not least because it has denied many colleges a chance to give senior players the sendoff they deserved. We’d like to help. Student golfers who graduated at the end of the abandoned 2020 season can […]