{"id":254,"date":"2026-03-29T16:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/?p=254"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:26:34","slug":"top-5-scottish-golf-courses-with-open-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/top-5s\/top-5-scottish-golf-courses-with-open-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 &#8211; Scottish Golf Courses With Open Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"254\" class=\"elementor elementor-254\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7279f3e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7279f3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f7411f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f7411f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Scotland gave golf to the world, and it shows no sign of slowing down. Across 544 courses in our database, the country hosts nearly 2,000 open events this year \u2014 a staggering depth of competitive amateur golf that few nations can match. Whether you&#8217;re a scratch player hunting ranking points or a mid-handicapper looking for a new challenge, the fixture list here is relentless.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">But not all courses are created equal. While the average Scottish club runs three or four open events annually, a handful of venues have made welcoming visiting golfers central to what they do \u2014 stacking their calendars with competitions that draw players from across the country and beyond.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The five courses listed below lead the field with over 16 open competitions each this golfing season, and there are many more just behind them. To find more courses and competitions this summer in Scotland, click <a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/competitions?country=GB-SCT\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>One advantage of playing in Open Competitions rather than just visiting and playing on your own is the green fees are often significantly lower, as shown by the excellent value provided by the courses listed below!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5036726c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5036726c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc2e6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc2e6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1= <a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/lochmaben-golf-club\">Lochmaben Golf Club<\/a> (17)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2741b674 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2741b674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146829dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146829dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lochmaben Golf Club is a parkland course located in Dumfries &amp; Galloway, Scotland, situated just 4 miles from the M74. The course is renowned for its picturesque setting overlooking Kirk Loch, with abundant wildlife and scenic vistas characterizing the experience throughout the round.<\/p><p>Visitors green fees: \u00a315<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203e3d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"203e3d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/lochmaben-golf-club\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lochmabengolf.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50428272756_3a8dfd8276_k-980x551.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4693e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f4693e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afd348c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6afd348c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1= <a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/tain-golf-club\">Tain Golf Club<\/a> (17)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da7ad4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6da7ad4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7205387 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7205387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tain Golf Club is an 18-hole championship-length course spanning 6,404 yards in Ross-Shire, Scottish Highlands, designed by the legendary Old Tom Morris in 1889. Located beside the River Tain with views over the Dornoch Firth, the course combines links and heathland terrain, featuring natural Scottish landscape elements including gorse, heather, burns, and deep rough.<\/p><p>Visitors green fees: \u00a320-\u00a330<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16071e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16071e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/tain-golf-club\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tain-golfclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16th-tee-2-oct.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36018cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36018cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b99b6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b99b6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1= <a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/portpatrick-dunskey-golf-club\">Portpatrick Dunskey Golf Club<\/a> (17)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5252dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a5252dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4141a575 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4141a575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Portpatrick Dunskey Golf Club is situated on the southwest Scottish coast near the village of Portpatrick, overlooking the North Channel to Ireland. The club features two courses: an 18-hole Dunskey course and a 9-hole Dinvin course. Both courses are set approximately 150 feet above sea level on rolling moorland and seaside heath terrain, offering spectacular views extending to the Isle of Man, Mourne Mountains, and Mull of Kintyre on clear days.<\/p><p>Visitors green fees: \u00a315<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616dc8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"616dc8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/portpatrick-dunskey-golf-club\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clubv1.blob.core.windows.net\/clubsite-media\/1272\/0ca0aa1b3df0.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218902bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"218902bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4857c3d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4857c3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4= <a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club\">Fortrose &amp; Rosemarkie Golf Club<\/a> (16)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c67df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c67df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642fc39c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642fc39c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fortrose &amp; Rosemarkie Golf Club is the 15th oldest recorded golf club in the world, established in 1793 on the Chanonry Peninsula in the Black Isle, approximately 20 minutes from Inverness. This Scottish links championship course was redesigned by five-time Open Champion James Braid in 1932. The course enjoys a dramatic setting with breathtaking views over the Moray Firth and is situated adjacent to a dolphin colony. The layout exemplifies traditional links golf characteristics across its championship course design.<\/p><p>Visitors green fees: \u00a320-\u00a335<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159484dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159484dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club-1773413307.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club-1773413307.webp 1200w, https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club-1773413307-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club-1773413307-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fortrose-rosemarkie-golf-club-1773413307-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1057136c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1057136c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b73e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b73e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4= <a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/alloa-golf-club\">Alloa Golf Club<\/a> (16)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381377f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"381377f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512805eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512805eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alloa Golf Club is a championship-length course designed by James Braid in 1935, situated on the historic estate of Schawpark House. The 6,200-yard, par-71 layout features mature tree-lined fairways that provide privacy and create a picturesque landscape throughout the course. The terrain is characterized by challenging finishing holes from 15 to 18, which include two long par-3s, a demanding par-4, and a par-5, with a notable ditch fronting the seventeenth green.<\/p><p>Visitors green fees: \u00a320<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1caf20fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1caf20fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/course\/alloa-golf-club\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alloagolfclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/awsite\/build\/static\/img\/home.jpg?v=2\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland gave golf to the world, and it shows no sign of slowing down. Across 544 courses in our database, the country hosts nearly 2,000 open events this year \u2014 a staggering depth of competitive amateur golf that few nations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-5s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opengolfevents.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}