Best Golf Courses in Ayrshire

The best golf courses in Ayrshire offer a mix of links, parkland and heathland layouts. This guide highlights the top places to play based on challenge, playability and overall experience.

1. Royal Troon Golf Club

Royal Troon Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

2. Gailes Links Golf Club

Gailes Links Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

3. Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club

Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

4. Glasgow Gailes Golf Club

Glasgow Gailes Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

5. Dundonald Links Golf Club

Dundonald Links Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

6. Western Gailes Golf Club

Western Gailes Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

7. Troon Portland Golf Club

Troon Portland Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

8. Troon Lochgreen Golf Club

Troon Lochgreen Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

9. Dalrymple Golf Club

Dalrymple Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

10. Belleisle Golf Club

Belleisle Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Ayrshire, offering a parkland layout that rewards strategic play. Golfers in Ayrshire often choose this course for its balance of challenge and scoring opportunities.

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Where to play golf in Ayrshire

Golf in Ayrshire offers a wide variety of course styles, from coastal links courses to inland parkland layouts. Many golfers choose links courses in Ayrshire for their natural terrain and wind conditions, while others prefer tree-lined layouts found across the region.

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