What is Links Golf?

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Golf at it’s purest

The  British  Golf  Museum  in  St  Andrews,  Scotland  states  “A golf links is a stretch of land near the coast characterised by undulating terrain, often associated with dunes, infertile sandy soil and indigenous grasses such as marram, sea lyme and the fescues and bents which, when properly managed, produce the fine  textured  turf  for  which  links  are  famed.”  The  great  game  of  golf  was  born  on  linksland.  Links  golf  is  golf  in  it’s  best  and  purest  form! 

Only About 250 Links Courses Globally

Links Courses

Of  the  world’s  30,000+  golf  courses,  only about  250  are links  courses.  Currently,  there  are  84  in  Scotland,  58  in  Ireland  and 53  in  England  and  15  in  Wales.   Great  Britain  and  Ireland  account  for  210 of  the  world’s  links  courses.  By  contrast  there  are  4  links  courses  in  the  USA.  Of  the  250  links  courses worldwide, 30  are on the  Top  100  golf  courses of  the  world list  as defined  by Golf  Digest. So  they  occupy 30%  of  the  best  courses  in  the  world, even  though  the  pool of real  links  couses  is  0.008%  of  the worlds  courses. Simply,  links  golf  is  coveted  by  many.

Some of the Links Courses of Scotland and Ireland

The Links Most Traveled

The Links Most Traveled

The Links Most Traveled

St.  Andrews  Old  Course

Ballybunion

Royal  County  Down

Carnoustie

Royal  Dornoch

Turnberry

Royal  Portrush

Muirfield

Kingsbarns

Muirfield

The Links Well Traveled

The Links Most Traveled

The Links Most Traveled

Lahinch

North  Berwick

Cruden  Bay

Portmarnock

Waterville

Troon

Castle  Stuart

Tralee

Prestwick

Machrihanish  Dunes



The Links Less Traveled

The Links Most Traveled

The Links Lesser Traveled

Dooks

Fraserburgh

Dunbar

Dingle

Carne

Narin

Elie

Southerness

Ballyliffin  Old

Skibo  Castle




The Links Lesser Traveled

Not Quite Links, But Close

The Links Lesser Traveled

Kilspindie

Crail  Old

Rosapenna

Nairn  and  Portnoo

Musselburgh  Old

Portsalon

Tain

Fortrose  and  Rosemarkie

Panmure

Wigtownshire

Cullen



The Links Least Traveled

Not Quite Links, But Close

Not Quite Links, But Close

Cruit Island

Winterfield

Borat

Musselburgh  Old

Castlegregory

Durness

Shishkine

Askernish

Mulranny

Carnoustie  Burnside

Abroath  





Not Quite Links, But Close

Not Quite Links, But Close

Not Quite Links, But Close

Okay,  so  the  following  don’t  quite  make  the  top  246 ,  but  they  are  perched  next  to  the  sea  and  make  a  good  fit  for  any  golf  adventure....

Old  Head

Crail  Craigshead

Kilkee

The  Glen  Club

Golspie

Stonehaven

Portpatrick

Anstruther





How We Can Help?

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Plan Your Itinerary

Plan Your Itinerary

Plan Your Itinerary

It  all  starts  with  selecting  one  or  more  regions  to  golf,  then  we  work  to  find  lodging  that  will  best  accomodate  your  group  of  golfers.

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Book Your Lodging

Plan Your Itinerary

Plan Your Itinerary

We  will  identify  many  different  lodging  possibilities from  which  you  can  choose  the  one  that  best  suits  your  golfing  adventure.  We  then  can  find  you  a  driver  or  caterer  if  desired

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Book Your Tee Times

Plan Your Itinerary

Book Your Tee Times

Once  we  have  established  your  desired  golfing  itinereary,  we  will  then  book  your  tee  times  and  arrange  for  caddies,  if  desired.

It’s Time to Hit the Links Less Traveled!!!

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Guidance

With  142 links  and  37 seaside courses  to  choose from  between  Scotland  and  Ireland,  let  us  help  identify  the  courses  that  will  leave  you  with  memories  of  a  lifetime,  while  leaving  some  money  in  your  bank  account  for  your  next  adventure.  We  will  help  you  first  identify  a  region  or  regions  that  you  would  like  to  explore.  Then  we  will  help  you  locate  the  lodging  that  will  best  suit  your  party  of  golfers.  After  arranging  your  rental,  we  will  the  help  locate  some  of  the  best  links  less  traveled.

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The Deal

For  a 5-10%  fee,  we can  help  with  part  of  your  golf  trip  or  we  are  happy  to  arrange  the  whole  adventure.  Would  you  like  help  with  lodging?  We  have  run  a  property  managament  business  in  Colorado  for  the  last  15  years  and  have  placed  thousands  of  families  in  rental  units  throughout  our  valley.  We  have  also  had  many  visits  to  short  term  rentals  in  Ireland  and  Scotland.  

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Book a Golfing Adventure

If  you  are  looking  for  a  memorable  golf  trip  on  the  shores  of  Irealnd  and  Scotland  and  “golf,  eat,  sleep,  golf”  is  your  mantra.  Then  pick  up  the  phone,  give  us  a  call  and  let’s  start  planning  your  vacation  together.

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Links Less Traveled, LLC

P.O. Box 2303, Crested Butte, CO 81224 USA

(970) 275 - 5720