Course: Loch Lomond Golf Course, Luss

Just a stones throw from Glasgow lies the Loch Lomond and hemmed to its western banks lies the most exclusive golf club in Scotland The Loch Lomond. Tom Weiskopf almost lost his life in the bogs that appear on the land while creating what he calls his lasting memorial to golf. You need take one look at the potent combination of a fantastic Weiskopf and Jay Morrish layout and the surrounding scenery and you know what he means.

Loch Lomond opened in 1993 amid fanfare and has rapidly scaled the ladder of the worlds best courses. The variables contributing to its classic status range from the ingenuity of its design to its accompanying environment. Built on 600 acres of what was Colquhoun Clans ancestral land, Loch Lomond is set between the mountains and the historic lake. The course itself is home to two Sites of Special Scientific Interest and has been awarded the full Audubon status.

As a regular host to the Scottish Open, Loch Lomond is a skilled players heaven because it demands accuracy, strategy and dedication. A round needs more of patience and stamina to traverse the 7,100 yards than plain brute force. Although there are no tricks like hidden hazards, Loch Lomond will need every club a player has to complete a round with some degree of satisfaction.

Loch Lomond is a collection of some superb holes and most would test even a skilled player, if he manages to get an invitation from a member to play. Notable are the 625 yards sixth the longest in Scottish golf, the 10th and the 14th. Playing for a par of 71, Loch Lomond offers a wide variety of holes and a thoroughly memorable round of golf, so if you ever get an invitation to play here, be miserly in refusing it.