is one of only 246 true links courses in the world and though relatively new, golfers feel it will soon rival the Old Course and Kingsbarns as a must play when visiting Scotland. Other Local Courses Kingsbarns, Crail and Dumbarnie are all upscale courses that can stress your travel budget. A good way to stretch your golfing dollar is to add one, or more of these courses to make your average cost more palatable. Leven Links Leven Links dates back to the early 1800’s. With its rolling fairways, sand dunes, fast putting surfaces and pot bunkers it has all the elements of a traditional links course. Over the years it has hosted many national and international competitions, as well as hosting local final qualifying for the Open Championship in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Lundin Golf Club Lundin Golf Club remains largely as it was some 100 years ago. The first five holes are in classic links tradition proceeding from the Clubhouse to the Mile Dyke. Players cross the old railway line and play the newer nine, designed by James Braid, in 1908. The final four holes revert to pure links. Not long by modern standards, Lundin nonetheless presents a thorough test of a golfer’s skills. Crail Crail has two 18-hole championship courses, Balcomie and Craighead. The Balcomie Course is the seventh oldest course in the world and was designed by Old Tom Morris. It sits along the coast on truly unique piece of property. The Craighead course sits slightly higher on land once used for farming. It was designed by Gil Hanse and opened for play in 1998. On a clear day golfers can see famed North Berwick across the estuary and Kingsbarns to the north. Dumbarnie Links Dumbarnie Links is the newest course in the region and has received outstanding reviews. It Ohio Golf Journal
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