Golf Industry News - scottish economy

Gavin Hastings, Scotland’s former International Rugby Captain, is assisting the Scottish Executive with the preparations for Scotland’s Ryder Cup bid. At this stage the five possible venues are Carnoustie, Gleneagles, Loch Lomond, St Andrews and Turnberry

Scottish golf tourism is worth almost £100m annually. The introduction of web sites will help to make it even more valuable to the Scottish economy. There is now a huge choice of courses in Scotland where golfing visitors can book tee-times on-line 24 hours a day. 44 golf courses in the Highlands are the latest to come onto the system