Scotscraig Golf Club
Established 1817
In the footsteps of legends
Follow in the footsteps of some of the legends that have played Scotscraig. From the early 1800s to the modern day, Scotscraig Golf Club has been graced by the visit of some of the greats of the game, Braid, Locke, Nicklaus, Norman as well as Sam Torrance, past Ryder Cup Captain.
Scotscraig Golf Club was founded in 1817 by some members of the St. Andrews Society of Golfers (later to become the Royal and Ancient Golf Club) who wished to play more golf than the Society's occasional meetings afforded them.
We are lucky here to have so much history and are proud of all the fantastic landmarks connected with the club, some of these are:
The 13th Oldest Golf Club in the World
Championship course , designed under the guidance of Tom Morris & James Braid
A unique mix of Heathland & Links
A 6 time former Open Qualifier venue (1984-2010)
Gold Medal, which started in 1818, is one of the oldest medals still played for in golf
120 year old clubhouse, opened in 1896 Celebrating its Bicentenary in 2017 (200 years old)
Surrounded by history
"Great course, great greens and very friendly."
— Justin Rose
Our historic club origins
The clubhouse being now 120 years old was built and the original cost was £699.15s.10d, plus £101.7s.7d for furnishings. A very small cost compared to building a modern day clubhouse. In 1923, the course was redesigned with the assistance of James Braid, one of the "Triumvirate".
The course still retains many of Braid's traditional architectural features, namely large rolling greens and well positioned bunkers. Scotscraig today is largely unchanged, and presents a fair but serious challenge to all golfers.
We have been the host to a lot of prestigious tournaments such as:
Final "Open" qualifying (1984-2010)
Scottish seniors championship (2002)
Ladies Home Internationals (2013)
Scottish Boys and Girls Amateur Championships (2017)
Prestigious events in Bicentenary year (2017)
Qualifier for the British Seniors Open (2018)
Scottish Seniors Golfing Society International Masters (2020)
Heritage & Tradition
"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening – and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented."
— Arnold Palmer
Golf in its purest form
The Open Championship
The Club has hosted The Open Championship Qualifying over the last twenty years and it was testament to the quality of the course, that The Royal & Ancient Golf Club bestowed this honour on Scotscraig through the years.
In the past qualifying rounds such golfers who have graced the club are past Masters winner Larry Mize, Argentinean Edwardo Romero, American Duffy Waldorf, England's Justin Rose and past British Amateur Champion, Peter McEvoy.
