Golf at Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland

Playing golf at Loch Lomond golf club is a unique experience.

The course was designed by Tom Weiskopf and opened for play in 1993. In the last fifteen years it truly has established itself as one of the worlds great golfing venues. The course itself is manicured to perfection and the surrounding scenery with Loch Lomond itself and the surrounding hills and mountains makes for the golf experience of a lifetime.

From the back tees on a windy or breezy day it provides a very stern test of even the best golfer. But in normal play and with the sun on your back you’ll find her a dreamy and forgiving mistress.

The signature hole is probably the eighteenth with a long carry over the loch which hugs the fairway close up the left for the length of the hole – but there are numerous other contenders too. Rossdhu castle – now in ruins – forms the perfect romantic back drop to the final green. Recently restored Rossdhu house is the clubhouse with bars and restaurants and service that will meet your every whim and then more besides. The club also owns residential accommodation around the property which is available to let to members or their guests. Expensive yes, exclusive certainly – and fully booked for most of the year.

The golf course stretches to over seven thousand one hundred yards at its longest reach and is rated as one of the top one hundred in the world. It hosts the Scottish Open championship every year and has also played host to other major competitions and tournaments. At par 71 it is a great test of golf at anyone’s level but the remarkable course record of 62 is held by the South African Retief Goosen.

In all likelihood the chance to play at Loch Lomond may never come your way but if it does then you should grab it with both hands. You may never play a finer golf course.