Nairn Golf Club - Scotland

Nairn is one of the finest and most picturesque courses in the Scottish highlands, located on the stretch of coast between Fraserburgh and Inverness on the southern shores of Moray Firth. The Club was founded in 1877, when Nairn was a fashionable summer resort known as "the Brighton of the North." The course was laid out by Archie Simpson, the professional at Royal Aberdeen, with subsequent revisions by Old Tom Morris and James Braid. The first seven holes follow along the sweep of the firth, with views across the sea to Black Isle and westward to the mountains. The inland holes are plusher, with rings of gorse, heather, and dark green pines. In 1999, Nairn hosted the Walker Cup, with the amateur team from Great Britain and Ireland winning a decisive victory over the U.S.

Gleneagles Resort - Scotland

Gleneagles is golf's version of Brigadoon, although, fortunately for golfers, this pleasure palace created in the Scottish moors is not imaginary. Located between Blackford and Auchterarder, with the Ochil Hills to the south and the foothills of the Grampians to the north, Gleneagles had its genesis in the rivalry between the various British railways before the First World War. Donald A. Matheson, the general manager of the Caledonian Railway, devised the brilliant plan to build the ultimate luxury hotel and two championship courses in the beautiful bower of the highlands. The famous King's and Queen's Courses were both designed by the great Scottish professional James Braid, with work beginning in 1913. Both courses opened in 1919, after construction was halted by the war, and the hotel was finally completed in June 1924. In 1993,Jack Nicklaus unveiled a third course, the PGA Centenary Course, which has been selected to host the 2014 Ryder Cup.