Scotland's top golf courses and golf hotels named for 2026

The annual awards were handed out at a glitzy ceremony, which was held on this occasion at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Milnathort picked up the prize for Best 9-Hole Course while Schloss Roxburghe was voted as the Best Course to play for under £100.

Hazlehead in Aberdeen, meanwhile, saw its MacKenzie Championship Course get the award for the Best Municipal or Community-Owned Golf Course.

“Definitely worth a player,” wrote four-time DP World Tour winner and proud Aberdonian Richie Ramsay in a post on social media after seeing that.

Other courses to pick up awards on the night were Cruden Bay (£100-£200) and Carnoustie Championship Course (£200 and over).

Castle Stuart Golf Links at Cabot Highlands in Inverness picked up the prize for Best Clubhouse while the Best Pro Shop prize went to Nairn Golf Club.

Double success for St Andrews Links Trust

The best Golf Marketing/Social Media Campaign was awarded to St Andrews Links for The Old Course Reversed while it also had the Best Sustainability Project.

The event came at the end of Scottish Golf Tourism Week, which was being held for the ninth year in a row. On this occasion, it saw over 3,700 face-to-face meetings taking place around golf tourism. In addition, golf days were also held at Gullane, North Berwick and Bruntsfield Links.

Other awards on the night included the Old Course Hotel being named as Best Luxury Hotel, Another Place, The Machrie on Islay picking up the Best Premium Hotel title while Best Exclusive Use Venue went to Gilmerton House in East Lothian.