Need inspiration for your next golfing getaway? Start with this guide to the 2026 golf tournaments in Scotland.
We’ve selected must-see events at the finest championship links courses across the birthplace of the game, from Ayrshire to East Lothian, Fife, Aberdeenshire, and the Highlands.
That’s the beauty of Scotland golf tours.
You can follow the greats – from every era – to the prestigious layouts where they achieved glory and create your own iconic moments.
See for yourself.
Royal Troon Golf Club | April 17-19
Grace Bowen produced a nerveless final round to win the Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Bowen shot 71 around the legendary Old Course for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Ross.
Overall, following 54 holes of strokeplay in the picture-postcard Ayrshire, the English golfer carded an impressive -5 winning score.
The storied amateur event began with 120 contestants from 15 countries.
Following two rounds – in biblical conditions – on the Portland Course, 62 made the cut.
The last day became a two-horse race between Bowen and Ross, with the latter pursuing the former right to the end, for an unforgettable start to the 2026 golf tournaments in Scotland.
Royal Dornoch Golf Club | May 13-15
May 15, 2026, will forever be remembered as a historic day for golf in the Scottish Highlands.
First, just outside Inverness, Tom Doak’s Old Petty officially opened at Cabot Highlands.
Later, at Royal Dornoch, Greig Hutcheon won the first-ever Senior PGA Professional Championship staged in Scotland.
Hutcheon justified his pre-tournament favourite tag by finishing four shots clear of runner-up Andrew Wiley. Along with the silverware and prize money, the Aberdeen native secured his spot in the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.
Clearly, while out on the hallowed Championship Course, Hutcheon also felt the significance of the occasion.
In the opening round, he shot 62 to equal the course record and never looked back.
Glasgow Golf Club | May 29-31
There must be something about the untamed Ayrshire linksland that inspires English players.
First, Grace Bowen prevailed at Royal Troon.
Then, at Glasgow Gailes Links, Greg Holmes broke the course record en route to winning the Scottish Men’s Open Championship.
Following 72 holes of strokeplay, Holmes finished on an impressive -12 to edge out Denmark’s Mads Heller by two strokes.
The victory also secured his spot for all final Sprint events in the European Amateur Order of Merit (EAOM).
Meanwhile, his Round 2 performance earned him a permanent place in the record books.
Holmes posted a stunning bogey-free 62 (-9), including nine birdies, to set a new amateur and professional course record.
St Andrews Links | June 5-7
You can bet this won’t be the last time Lev Grinberg wins at the Home of Golf.
The Ukrainian-French teenager, the youngest player to make the cut at a European Tour event, took the St Andrews Links Trophy with a masterful seven-shot victory.
Considering 143 other top amateurs had arrived in Fife with dreams of glory, the winning margin is all the more impressive.
Grinberg, who helped Team Europe win the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup, posted a final score of -18 after 72 gruelling holes of strokeplay across the New Course and Old Course.
He’s now a step closer to earning an invite to The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
Craigielaw Golf Club | June 22
Strictly speaking, this is not one of the 2026 golf tournaments in Scotland.
However, given the course, region, and occasion, it warranted inclusion.
Craigielaw Golf Club. East Lothian. Regional Qualifying for The Open.
For local players, it’s a precious opportunity to progress to the Final Qualifying at Dundonald Links.
In Craigielaw, they face a crafty modern layout.
Strategic bunkers, around the fairways and greens, stalk your approach to equally perilous putting surfaces.
Not to mention the snaking burns, stone walls, and deceptive rough.
And yet, you can expect an endlessly charming golfing experience with unforgettable vistas across the North Sea.
The Renaissance Club | July 9-12
Finally, after three barren years, the title drought ended for Tom Kim.
The South Korean couldn’t contain his tears after winning the Genesis Scottish Open with an outstanding performance on the final day at the Renaissance Club
In a faultless display of back nine frontrunning, Kim carded a bogey-free 64 to finish on -17 in East Lothian.
His two-shot victory on Scotland’s Golf Coast, where top-class championship links abound, also earned him £1.2m in prize money and a much-coveted invite to the 2027 Masters Tournament.
Good things come to those who wait!
Meanwhile, Johnny Keefer, Michael Thorbjornsen and Victor Perez all secured qualification for The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
Dondonald Links | July 23-26
Your third tournament on the sparkling Southwest coast.
Ayrshire, as you’ve probably noticed, is a bounty of world-class links courses.
Alongside Royal Troon, this bucket-list Scottish golf tour features two more Open Championship icons, Prestwick and Turnberry.
Then you have the stay-and-play paradise set to stage its 6th consecutive Women’s Scottish Open.
Despite opening in 2003, Dundonald Links already has a stellar championship history.
Notably, in 2017, Kyle Phillips’ modern-day marvel hosted both Scottish Opens.
At the 2025 women’s event, Lottie Wood followed up her Irish Open win with a superlative three-shot victory.
Will the prodigy prevail again at Dundonald?
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club & Murcar Links | July 28-August 1
Finally, a date in Aberdeenshire, the 165-mile mecca for travelling golfers.
Tip: Northeast Scotland delivers big-city thrills, jaw-dropping landscapes, must-visit beaches, and bucket-list links.
As such, the region is ideal for the Scottish Men’s Amateur Championship, a 5-day, 90-hole marathon of strokeplay and matchplay.
Let’s look at the sensational host venues.
Prepare for two thrilling tests with showstopping scenery.
Murcar Links is a classic coastal course with colossal dunes, rippling fairways, heavy rough, and tricky burns.
For the championship rounds, it’s Royal Aberdeen.
This dramatic out-and-back traditional links rumbles through soaring sandhills along the immense North Sea.
See for yourself…
New Course, Trump International | August 6-9
August will also feature a landmark event for Aberdeenshire golf.
As expected, the PGA Staysure Seniors Championship returns to Trump International, Scotland, for the fourth successive season.
But in 2026, the flagship tournament on the Legends Tour will be played at the critically acclaimed New Course.
The timing is perfect.
Almost a year to the day after opening, the mighty modern links masterpiece welcomes its first professional competition.
Already winning awards, the New Course seems tailormade for top-tier championships.
Weaving together three distinct landscapes, it’s a high-octane adventure of elevated tees, contoured fairways, dramatic dunes, colossal bunkers, and heaving greens.
Dumbarnie Links | August 17
This is what makes your IGT travel experience so special.
Two of our final three 2026 golf tournaments in Scotland feature world-renowned championship courses on your Fife tour itinerary.
First, we visit the newest addition to the Ancient Kingdom.
Dumbarnie Links, nestled within the rustic Balcarres Estate, is a breathtaking contemporary cracker that should charm, challenge and confound the 12 contestants in the Scottish Open Series Grand Final.
Certainly, with its eccentric routing, eclectic holes, extreme elevations, and exquisite vistas, Dumbarnie never ceases to amaze you.
In the 2025 showpiece, Subodh Soam triumphed at the equally entrancing King Robert the Bruce.
Old Course, Trump International | August 20-23
Not to be outdone by the stunning sequel, the blockbuster original at Trump International will also witness top-class action in August.
For the second consecutive year, the rip-roaring Old Course hosts the DP World Tour’s Nexo Championship.
Revived in 2025 following a five-year hiatus, the event will conclude the Closing Swing on the Race to Dubai schedule.
The setting certainly befits the occasion.
Though it only opened in 2012, the so-called Old Course already ranks among the standout championship links in Scotland.
Carved through canyons of 100-ft dunes, for visual grandeur and architectural wizardry, Martin Hawtree’s creation borders on perfection.
St Andrews Links, Carnoustie Golf Links & Kingsbarns Golf Links | October 1-4
Imagine a Major and the Oscars rolled into one star-studded event.
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, arguably the greatest annual showcase of the unparalleled golf in Fife, always provides a memorable season finale.
Its unique format combines a DP World Tour professional competition with the Pro-Am Team Championship over four action-packed rounds.
And what about those mouthwatering links…
You’ve got the Old Course at St Andrews, the Championship Course at Carnoustie, and the modern masterpiece at Kingsbarns.
Yes, please!
Last year, hometown hero Robert McIntyre prevailed in biblical conditions.
Meanwhile, celebrity players included Michael Douglas, Wayne Gretzky, and Bill Murray.
Play otherworldly courses. Immerse yourself in unrivalled history. Explore quaint towns and vibrant cities. Stay in palatial, award-winning hotels. Witness natural wonders and iconic attractions.
Now is the time to secure your dream golf trip to Scotland.
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Author: Tom Rooney
