It’s Ryder Cup week and the Scottish Borders is abundant with golf courses. VisitScotland has a Freedom of the Fairways pass which gives you access to courses throughout your holiday. There are 13 courses within 20 miles of Howford! Listed by distance closest to Howford, the Scottish Borders golf courses are:
The Woll Golf Course, 18 hole, par 70 parkland course, (7 miles)
Selkirk Golf Club, 9 hole course with panoramic views (8 miles)
Lilliesleaf Golf Course, Dimpleknowe, fun golf course for the less discerning golfer – children and dogs are welcome! 11 holes (9 miles)
Ladhope Golf Course, Galashiels, designed by Carnoustie and Gleneagles designer, James Braid. (13 miles)
Hawick Golf Club, gradual inclining hill course, 18 hole (13 miles)
St Boswells Golf Club, sits on the south bank of the River Tweed, 9 hole course (16 miles)
Torwoodlee Golf Club, parkland course with 2 holes running alongside the River Gala, 18 holes (15 miles)
Melrose Golf Club, at the foot of the Eildon Hills with 11 tees (15 miles)
Innerleithen Golf Course, 9 holes (18 miles)
Minto Golf Club, 18 hole parkland course (18 miles)
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Country Club, 18 hole, championship-standard course. (19 miles)
Lilliardsedge Park Golf Club, 9 hole course and 18 hole putting green (19 miles)
Jedburgh Golf Club, an undulating 18 hole parkland course. (19 miles)
Lauder Golf Club, 9 holes with a par of 72. (21 miles)
Peebles Golf Club, one of the most picturesque courses in Scotland with panoramic views of the surrounding area (23 miles)
Kelso Golf Club, mature 18 hole course (27 miles)
The Roxburgh Hotel and Golf Course, championship standard 18 hole course in the Borders. (29 miles)
Newcastleton Golf Club, splendid views over the Liddesdale Valley (33 miles)
The Hirsel Golf Club, Coldstream, featured in Golf Monthly’s Top 100 Hidden Gems of UK & Ireland, (34 miles)
Duns Golf Club, 18 hole golf course on lower slopes of Hardens Hill, (36 miles)
West Linton Golf Club, moorland course with views of the Pentland Hills, 18 holes (37 miles)
Rutherford Castle Golf Club, par 72 championship course, (38 miles)
Eyemouth Golf Club, coastal 18 hole. (51 miles)