All of the famous Open Championship venues are visited—names such as Turnberry, Royal Troon, Carnoustie, Muirfield, Prestwick (birthplace of the Open), and of course, St. Andrews, where you will discover just how easy it can be to obtain a round of golf on the Old Course (without paying outrageous premiums or planning two years in advance!). But there is even more to discover. Find the course with the single most thrilling opening tee shot on Earth.

Play in the shadow of the haunting castle ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to pen the story of “Dracula.” Visit a greenskeeper's backyard where the last witch in Scotland was burned at the stake in 1722. Take a ferry ride to a time-capsule of a golf course on an island that is the Scotland of your dreams. In total, more than 90 minutes of interactive video will show you what makes each of these more than 40 courses so special. And, visit all of the best places to stay in Scotland, from those special little inns to Europe's finest deluxe hotels… tour Scotland's greatest whisky distilleries and indulge in this passion of the Scots… enjoy quintessential 19th holes and even play some Snooker (rules in brief provided!)… and take in the majesty of Scotland's most famous castles. Hidden Links Golf Guide to Scotland enables you to sit back, relax, and just enjoy this wonderful golfing kingdom as if you were there in person. When you do go, you'll be “1-up” on everyone else!

Navigate through the three golfing regions of Scotland: The East, The West, and The Highlands. Our unique, state-of-the-art menus make it easy to pull up the video you want to see, when you want to see it. Each region is broken down into subregions, each with its own unique video segment:

THE EAST

St. Andrews: Featuring the Old Course, the New Course, the Jubilee Course, the Eden Course, the Duke's Course, and St. Andrews Bay.

Kingdom of Fife: Featuring Kingsbarns Golf Links, Crail Golfing Society, the Golf House Club at Elie, and Ladybank Golf Club

Edinburgh and East Lothian: Featuring Gullane Golf Club, Muirfield, North Berwick West Links, Luffness New, Kilspindie Golf Club, and Musselburgh Old Links.

Carnoustie: Featuring Carnoustie Golf Links and Panmure Golf Club.

Gleneagles: Featuring the King's Course, the Queen's Course, and the PGA
Centenary Course.

Plus...visit all the best places to stay including welcoming B&Bs, classic Scottish country houses, and deluxe 5-star hotels. Learn why there's more to St. Andrews than just the golf. Dine in restaurants that are the essence of Scotland. And of course, find some of those special pubs!

THE WEST

Prestwick & Troon: Featuring Prestwick Golf Club, Royal Troon Golf Club, Western Gailes Golf Club, and the Gailes Course of Glasgow Golf Club.

Turnberry: Featuring the Ailsa Course and the Kintyre Course.

Kintyre, Islay, & Arran: Featuring Machrihanish Golf Club, The Machrie Hotel & Golf Links, and Shiskine Golf Club.

Plus…engage in a spot of falconry, play one of the world's most unusual golf courses, find out how Young Tom Morris started the Open at Prestwick when he retired the original Championship belt, and view some of the game's most famous sights from high above.

THE HIGHLANDS

Dornoch: Featuring Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Brora Golf Club, and Tain Golf Club.

Nairn & Boat of Garten: Featuring Nairn Golf Club, Moray Golf Club, and Boat of Garten Golf Club.

Aberdeen: Featuring Cruden Bay Golf Club, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, and Stonehaven Golf Club.

Plus…hop along the Whisky and Castle Trails, play an executive-length course so spectacular it will leave you in disbelief, have a look for old Nessie, see the most beautiful course you will ever lay eyes on, and find accommodations that are straight from your imagination about what Scotland should be like.