We have had brilliant co-operation from all the venues we have been able to use so far. This page offers you a flavour of the courses, links to their websites and accommodation used and recommended by our members. Please click on the hyperlinks to access the websites.  

Picture:  Clubhouse at The Blairgowrie

Regional Opens Schedule at present

North of Scotland- 2009 Nairn Dunbar, 2010 Duff House Royal, 2011 Elgin

East of Scotland-  2009 Monifieth, 2010-2012 Kinross

South of Scotland 2009-2010 Dumfries & County, 2011-2013 Powfoot

Central Scotland 2009 Stirling,  2010-2012 Glenbervie

West of Scotland  2009 Hamilton, 2010-2102 Lanark

Spring Open 2009 Glasgow Gailes

Autumn Open 2009-2011 Haddington

 

 

 

The Blairgowrie Golf Club. The Blairgowrie kindly hosts The Order of Merit Finals Day of The Scottish Seniors Golf Society. This is an 18 hole shoot-out for the top 30 qualifiers, and the culmination of all the counting events in our calendar.

Stirling Golf Club.  One of the ealier recorded games of golf was between King James V1 and the Earl of Bothwell over the King's Park at Stirling in 1506 (that's the year not the starting time!). King's Park is the historic location for Stirling Golf Club and the elevation of these ancient hunting grounds offers excellent views in all directions. Stirling has its own piece of history in SSGS terms as well. On Thursday 28th June 2007, at precisely 9am, Sandy Quinn of the home club struck the opening competitive blow in the first of our regional opens. It was also at Stirling GC that we got together in November 2006 to lay down our first constitution. We enjoy very good links with the club and are delighted to be staging our first Super Seniors event for the Sandy Pirie Trophy, in 2010, after expiry of our three year tenure in 2009.

Dumfries & County Golf Club. The County plays host to our South of Scotland Open from 2008-2010. An extremely subtle and well maintained layout. The clubhouse welcome and fare both contribute to make it a must on any South of Scotland golfing itinerary.

Monifieth Links. Monifieth is closely involved in the Society's activities as hosts to the East of Scotland Open 2007-2009 and the inaugural Scottish Seniors inter area championship in 2008. The Links are amongst the finest in the country. Perhaps less well known internationally than its illustrious neighbour across the fence, it lacks nothing in comparison as a test of skill. Always synonymous with our founder member and Scottish amateur legend Ian Hutcheon.

Golf Kinross  We have access to the courses for the East of Scotland Seniors 2010-2012 and for the Matchplay in 2010. Kinross is a brilliant venue with both the Bruce and Montgomery courses highly rated. In addition to the hosting arrangments  the owners have offered a package of benefits, including golf and accommodation, for SSGS members.

The West Kilbride Golf Club. Our hosts for the 2011 Inter Area Championships and for the 2012 Match Play Championship. This  famous seaside course is a regular venue for the Scottish Boys Championship and has in the past hosted the British Seniors Professional Championship, The PGA Scottish Professional Championship and many others. It provides a good test and can play differently every day depending on where the wind chooses to approach from.

Hacienda del Alamo. The spectacular setting for our overseas winter festival. The resort is superb and the championship course, described by Miguel Angel Jimenez as the new No.1 in Spain, is  worthy of that high praise.

 Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth. We were at Moray for the 2009 Inter County over the classic links at Lossiemouth. The old course designed by the legendary Tom Morris, is considered amongst the very top links in Scotland. Henry Cotton's new course ranks almost equal to it. A great golfing experience.

Musselburgh Golf Club. Our hosts for the Inter Area Championship 2010. The course is a regional qualifier for the Open Championship and very highly rated amongst the pros.

Glenbervie Golf Club follows Stirling as host to the Central Seniors from 2010. The prestigious Larbert Club  was,until recently, home to the Scottish Region of the PGA. It has hosted the British Boy's Championship, the Scottish Professional Golfers Championship and has been used by the R&A for many years as a regional qualifying venue for the Open

Duff House Royal  One of only 64 courses on the world to carry the "Royal" title. As part of the Club's  forthcoming centenary celebrations in 2010 the North of Scotland Seniors Open will be staged there. The modern course, on the banks of the Deveron, was re-designed in 1923 by the famous Architects Dr A. and Major C. A. Mackenzie (later to design Augusta National).

Lanark will be the venue for the West of Scotland Seniors from 2010 to 2012. It is a superb  course, having been included amongst the Open Championship regional qualifying rota for a number of years and, because of the soil structure, it is able to withstand almost anything that the West of Scotland climate can throw at it. It is the 25th oldest club in the world.

Following on from our visit to Duff House Royal in 2010, the North of Scotland Seniors moves to Elgin Golf Club. Elgin will provide a really worthy venue with its superb variety of holes, extensive practice facilities, and a roomy and elegant clubhouse. Club Professional Kevin Stables will be co-ordinating from the club end of things and has expressed his delight and that of the incoming Captain and Vice Captain to be hosting.

The final piece in our Regional Opens jigsaw dropped into place with Haddington's agreement to host our Autumn Opens for the period 2009-2011. Haddington- the name is believed to stem from "The Hidden Toun" answered our need for a venue in East Lothian and provides an ideal venue for us. Challenging but not brutal. The course is set in a substantial (130 acres) area of walled former estate ground. If and when your card is beyond repair there is a rich variety of plant and wildlife to hold your interest through to the 19th.

Powfoot Golf Club will host the South Seniors Open from 2011-2013. Often referred to as the South of Scotland's hidden treasure it is a worthy test for our members. Although well concealed amongst the villages and hamlets on the Solway coast it is only 10 miles from the M74. The course, designed by James Braid in 1903, plays a combination of links and parkland and is a thinkers course- especially if the "Solway Doctor" blows.

Royal Montrose Golf Club celebrates its bi-centenary in 2010 and we have the honour of staging our Spring Meeting over the famous old links as part of the year's events. The Club is the 9th oldest in the world and had the royal prefix bestowed on it when Prince Albert became patron in 1845. The club's history is interlinked with many of the most famous names in golf and we have created a separate page to mark the bi-centennial celebrations