New golf courses are also being built with Palmer and Nicklaus having waved their magic hand. Perhaps the greatest advice one can offer to any golfer intending to visit Scotland and who absolutely must play the more famous courses, is to consider arranging their schedule with a specialist golf holiday agent or to combine their booking reservations with specific hotels and guesthouses. Quite simply some of these enterprises have quotas of guaranteed tee times. Yahoo is also a good place to look for golf holiday agents who specialise in Scotland. Many of the famous golf clubs overshadow some very fine golf clubs in their locality.
Green fees can be substantially cheaper though the quality of golf never compromised.
Consider courses such as Boat of Garten, Cruden Bay, Durness and Royal Dornoch, Roxburghe and others. Scotland is awash with gems to be discovered. Regional tourist authorities sometimes sell golf passes or have other promotions which allow you to play several courses at considerable discounts. It is even possible to buy a weekly golf passport for the price of a single round on some of the famous golf clubs. Finally Scotland is a historic land with much to offer the tourist besides golf.