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Golf in Fife
Fife has more than 50 golf courses. The Old Course is the most famous, but some of the best golf in Scotland is a short drive from it, often at a fraction of the price.
Playing in St Andrews
The St Andrews Links courses are public, run by St Andrews Links Trust. Alongside the Old Course there are the New, Jubilee, Eden, Strathtyrum, Castle and Craigtoun courses, and the nine-hole Balgove, which is ideal for beginners and children.
Most visitors play the Old Course through the daily ballot, drawn 48 hours before play. The Old Course is closed to golf on Sundays, when anyone can walk the fairways.
St Andrews Links: courses and booking
Near Leven and the East Neuk
- Leven Links, Leven: A traditional links that has hosted Open Final Qualifying several times. Website
- Lundin Golf Club, Lundin Links: Links laid out by Old Tom Morris, with holes added by James Braid. A former Open qualifying course. Website
- Lundin Ladies, Lundin Links: One of the oldest ladies’ golf clubs, with Bronze Age standing stones on the course.
- Elie (Golf House Club), Elie: Golf has been played here for centuries. The starter famously uses a periscope at the blind first tee. Website
- Crail Golfing Society, Crail: Founded in 1786, with two links courses, Balcomie and Craighead, at Fife Ness. Website
- Kingsbarns Golf Links, Kingsbarns: A modern links opened in 2000, and a host course of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Website
Central and North Fife
- Ladybank Golf Club, Ladybank: Heathland golf, founded in 1879 and laid out by Old Tom Morris. Website
- Scotscraig, Tayport: Founded in 1817 and an Open qualifying venue. Website
- Kingarrock, Hill of Tarvit, near Cupar: Nine holes played with hickory clubs, as golf was in the 1920s (National Trust for Scotland). Website
West Fife and the Forth
- Burntisland Golf House Club, Burntisland: Founded in 1797, with views to Edinburgh Castle. Website
- Aberdour Golf Club, Aberdour: Coastal parkland with holes running down to the Forth. Website
- Kinghorn, Kinghorn: A short, scenic course originally laid out by Old Tom Morris, overlooking the Forth.
- Pitreavie, Dunfermline: Parkland designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie. Website
- Canmore, Dunfermline: Tree-lined parkland, founded in 1897.
A golf trip from our homes
Our homes in Leven and Methil are minutes from Leven Links and Lundin, and about 30 minutes from St Andrews. The Fifie in St Monans is close to Elie, Crail and Kingsbarns, and Lomond View in Ladybank is next to Ladybank Golf Club. Every home has space to dry the waterproofs, and most have a driveway or on-street parking for the clubs.
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Course details from the clubs’ own websites. Contact each club for visitor tee times and green fees.
