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THE LINKS GOLF CUP AYRSHIRE IS A MUST
Play experience for Links lovers -Final Few Spots Available for 2018
4th Green at Kilmarnock Barassie
Maremma coastline, Tuscany
he Links Golf Cup in Ayrshire, known
as ‘The Birthplace of The Open
Championship’, has proved to be a must-
play experience for links lovers since its
inception in 2015 with this year proving to
be no exception with just a ¿ nal few spots
available in the 2018 ¿ eld. The event, which
this year takes place from September 3 to 7,
regularly attracts amateur golfers travelling
from all over the world to this mecca of golf,
drawn by the lure of exhilarating links golf on
this wild and windy coastline. Little wonder
given the 72-hole individual Stableford
tournament offers golf over four of the ¿ nest
championship links courses in Scotland,
namely Western Gailes, Gailes Links,
Kilmarnock Barassie and Dundonald Links
whilst the option of playing the nearby Open
Championship venues of Troon, Turnberry
and Prestwick on the event rest day make
this event an irresistible opportunity to play
¿ ve days of pure Scottish links. Testament
to the quality of the competition courses, all
The 6th green at Western Gailes
The 12th hole at Dundonald
The 1st hole at Gailes Links
The 6th hole at Gailes Links
The 13th hole at Dundonald Links
four have staged some of the most prestigious
events in golf at some point. Dundonald
Links, for example, hosted the Aberdeen
Asset Management Scottish Open as recently
as 2017 when it was won by Spain’s Rafa
Cabrera Bello. In addition to providing the
opportunity of playing such revered courses,
The Links Golf Cup Ayrshire gives amateurs
the chance to test their mettle against like-
minded, international golfers, making it both a
challenging and interesting experience. At just
over £300 per person for four rounds of golf,
attendance at the presentation dinner and a
goodie bag, The Links Golf Cup Ayrshire also
offers unprecedented value when compared to
the individual green fees rates alone at this time
of the year. Experienced golf event organizers,
Hybrid Golf, launched The Links Golf Cup
Ayrshire following the success of The Links
Golf Cup East Lothian on Scotland’s east coast
that it has now been running for seven years.
“We have been overwhelmed at how popular
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