There are over 180,000 golfers in Scotland and over 550 courses for them to play on – including some of the finest in the world.
It can sometimes be tricky getting a tee time though, particularly when you’re not a member of the course you’re playing.
It’s also great to play new courses, although you may have exhausted all the ones easily reachable from home.
A stay at one of Scotland’s wonderful golf hotels can solve these problems, with preferential tee times often offered and the luxury of being minutes away from the first tee when you wake up.
Here are 11 great staycation escapes for golfers that can be booked on www.booking.com.
It’s also great to play new courses, although you may have exhausted all the ones easily reachable from home.
![Mar Hall is a countty house hotel just 15 minutes from Glasgow City Centre and offers a range of spa and pampering packages, as well as an 18 hole championship golf course.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA5YWUwNzllLTg1YTUtNDQzNC1iMjQ3LTM2N2UzNDQ4NTFmMzo3MWQzZDVlNy1mZDZjLTRkMDAtYjM1Mi1kNzlkZjQ4MTlkOTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
9. Mar Hall
Mar Hall is a countty house hotel just 15 minutes from Glasgow City Centre and offers a range of spa and pampering packages, as well as an 18 hole championship golf course. Photo: www.booking.com
![Located in the Fife town of Kinross, the Green Hotel offers guests rounds on its two golf courses and is easily accessible from the nearby M90 motorway.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY4MGNkNTZiLTdlYzAtNDAxZi1hYjgzLTljY2U4NmE3OWZhZDo4OGY1NDJjNi0xNzVjLTQyZWEtOWRhNy0xYmY3NDBhMDNlYjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. Green Hotel
Located in the Fife town of Kinross, the Green Hotel offers guests rounds on its two golf courses and is easily accessible from the nearby M90 motorway. Photo: www.booking.com
![The Cally Palace Hotel enjoys a beautiful location in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside near Castle Douglas and has a golf course and an indoor leisure complex.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNhZmYwMzQyLTYxMGItNDFkZS1iZGNjLTgyNjUwMTJlNTgxZDo3YWQ4ODhkZi0wZTZlLTQzZTUtYjM0Yi1jZGY3MzE2MTIwNWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
11. Cally Palace Hotel
The Cally Palace Hotel enjoys a beautiful location in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside near Castle Douglas and has a golf course and an indoor leisure complex. Photo: www.booking.com
![The luxurious five star Trump Turnberry is located on the beautiful Ayrshire coast and is home to the famous Ailsa course, which has hosted the Open Championship on four occasions. and the challenging King Robert the Bruce course, along with a world-class teaching facility.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcxZTUyNGQwLWI0MDItNDhiZi05MTgxLWQ5MzQ1ZmNmYjRmNToyYzU1NTdjYy1mYTMxLTQ2MGQtOGIyNS00OGJiNTY1MzM3Mzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
12. Trump Turnberry
The luxurious five star Trump Turnberry is located on the beautiful Ayrshire coast and is home to the famous Ailsa course, which has hosted the Open Championship on four occasions. and the challenging King Robert the Bruce course, along with a world-class teaching facility. Photo: www.booking.com