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The Perthshire Highlands Courses
COMRIE, DUNKELD, KILLIN, MUTHILL, and ST. FILLANS in
CENTRAL SCOTLAND
Why would anyone want to
vacation in Scotland and play golf? That's an easy one. Scotland is the home of golf.
Scotland has some of the world's most historic and scenic courses. Playing golf there
permits a glimpse of a distinctive part of Scotland's culture.
Why would
anyone want to vacation in Scotland and play these unknown 9-hole and 18-hole courses in
the Trossachs? That's also an easy one. Same Answer.
| COMRIE | DUNKELD and BIRNHAM | KILLIN | MUTHILL | ST. FILLANS | |
| Location | At
Comrie on the A85 13 miles east of Lochearnhead |
At
Dunkeld, 41 miles northeast of Lochearnhead on A923, the Blairgowrie road. |
East
edge of Killin 8 miles north of Lochearnhead. |
500 yards off the Crieff-Stirling road A822, signposted at the west end of Muthill village. 23 miles east of Lochearnhead; 6 miles from Gleneagles. | 7 miles east of Lochearnhead on the A85 in St. Fillans village |
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Course Description |
Rolling 9-hole public Highland course of 3020 yards. Play it twice for a par 70 (rating of 69. Hilly, interesting, scenic and mature (built 1891). Club and pull cart rental. | A hilly heathland course with great views. Now 18 holes, 5511 yards, par 70. Built 1892. Overlooks Dunkeld village with fine views of the Tay Valley and Loch of the Lowes. Guests always welcome. | 9-hole public parkland course on hilly terrain along north shore of Loch Tay with grand views of Ben Lawers & Tarmachan Ridge mountains. Played twice, it's 5066 yards, par 66 (rated 65). Built 1913 on a John Duncan design. Visitors always welcome except on competition days. Club rental. | 9-hole public course, shorter and flatter than the upland Trossachs courses. Par 66, 4742 yards (when played twice), with a rating of 63. The nearest golf course to Gleneagles is also the antithesis of Gleneagles, although they do share the same undulating terrain and some of the same sweeping views. | Largely flat 9-hole parkland course (5796 yard, par 68, when 18 holes are played). Designed by the legendary Willie Auchterlonie in 1903, the course is wedged between the mouth of Loch Earn and the neighboring hills. Book tee-time at least a day ahead. |
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Greens Fees |
£16
(18 holes) (no credit cards) |
£22 | £16 (18 holes) | £16 |
£14
Mo-Fr £18 Sa-Su |
| Tee Times | Tel: 01764-670055 | Tel: 01350-727524 | Tel: 01567-820312 | Tel: 01764-681523 | Tel: 01764-685312 |
Yes, we know there are no shrines among this list. And no slow play and
difficulties getting tee times and no high greens fees. And no required handicap
certification and no pretensions, and no false bravado, and no nerves on the first tee.
And there
are no classic links courses on this list. And no thickets of rough, no Force-Ten winds,
and—look!—trees.
For many,
a Scottish golf vacation is one where the golf is the vacation.
For
others a Scottish vacation can include some challenging, inexpensive, fun, golf. The Nines
of the Perthshire Highlands provide this latter experience.
Nearest HOME
AT FIRST lodgings:
Killin, Scottish Central Highlands
More information about HOME AT FIRST's
SCOTLAND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS travel program.
But 9-holes? Don't
real golfers play only 18, 27, or 36 at a time? Yes. And don't they like to play a course
more than once so they can get a sense of its personality, its quirkiness, its challenge,
its uniqueness? Yes, again. Play the nines twice (at least) and get a feel for their
intrinsic Scottish character. Day tickets permit unlimited play on any given course, so
play 36 holes. Will your score improve each time 'round?
Don't think
of them as unremarked and unremarkable courses. Think of them as covering some of the best
scenery in the Trossachs of central Scotland. Through Home at First, golfers can order the
5-day Perthshire Highlands Golf Ticket for £50 (£10 per day is cheap golf!) and play all
fives courses during their stay in the Central Highlands. Play more than one course in a
day, if you like. Or play some days and not others. Combine a day trip to one area of the
Highlands with 9 holes of golf in that corner of the region. There's also a 3-day version
for £32.
Want to learn about
other courses throughout the British Isles
including some of the greatest tests of golf in the world?
See our SCOTLAND, IRELAND, ENGLAND, and WALES Course Guides for more information.