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Gailes Links

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Gailes Links was designed by Open winner Willie Park Jnr in 1912 and is a classic links course with undulating fairways, beautifully crafted greens, all set against spectacular Scottish West coast scenery.

The R&A used Gailes Links as Scotland’s only final Open qualifying course up until 2017.

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Gailes Links

Park's architectural philosophy was very simple: he did not believe in greatly sloping greens or blind shots, but sought to create an exacting test by utilising the exisiting land. He allowed the natural heather and gorse to grow in and make the course a simple but very demanding proposition.

As a known favourite of Scottish great Sandy Lyle, and rated in Golf Monthly's Top 100, Gailes Links is traditional Ayrshire links golf at its best.

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9.4
Excellent
23 reviews
Condition overall 9.2
Condition of greens 9.0
Speed of round 66.6%
Value for money 8.6
Facilities 8.4
Difficulty 66.6%
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Derek

8 Nov 2025

Excellent
10.0

You walked into history as soon as you entered the magnificent clubhouse, very friendly staff. The course is a gem. A proper links test of golf. Unfortunately they greens had had winter maintenance on them so putting wasn’t easy with the greens having holes all over them. This did not stop the enjoyment and a great day.

Sam

21 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Danny

19 Oct 2025

Very Good
8.0

Graham

19 Sep 2025

Very Good
8.0

A lovelly course and historical club house. Staff super friendly and really looked after us. Highly recommended.

Chris

29 Jul 2025

Excellent
10.0

Really enjoyed this one, we played late in the afternoon so was like playing millionaires golf having the course nearly to ourselves. The staff were brilliant and made a real effort to make sure we were made welcome. Thanks to the bar staff who kept the bar open until we got back. Great course and set up.

Carl

22 Jul 2025

Excellent
10.0

Another great links course

John

17 Jul 2025

Excellent
10.0

A little more forgiving than some of the other courses in the area. Nevertheless, many very interesting holes and extremely well presented. The greens and fringes were superb.

Jeremy

27 Jun 2025

Very Good
8.0

Pleasant

Gary

8 May 2025

Excellent
10.0

Yvette

21 Aug 2024

Very Good
8.0

Very windy and it rained for almost all of the round. Conditions were hard but the greens were true and staff very friendly.

Ole

25 Jul 2024

Excellent
10.0

Philippe

2 Jun 2024

Excellent
10.0

Mark

23 May 2024

Excellent
10.0

Beautiful location and course layout. Enjoyed the open links experience. Practice area superb. Food very tasty. All helped by exceptional Scottish weather.

Mike

23 Sep 2023

Very Good
8.0

David

12 May 2023

Excellent
10.0

What a special place this is. The history and class just pours out. An amazing welcome when we arrived too. A must visit for any golfer heading up the west coast

Dagur

15 Sep 2022

Excellent
10.0

Christopher

27 May 2022

Excellent
10.0

Great course good staff

John

11 May 2022

Very Good
8.0

Nice friendly course immediately next to Gailes Hotel. Not as good as Prestwick, Troon etc but a good initial warm up. We were told we were not allowed to use the members bar so had to sit on our own in a different room which was disappointing.

Dean

27 Mar 2022

Excellent
10.0

Superb course had a great day

Tony

6 Jul 2021

Very Good
8.0

Very good links course. Staff very welcoming and friendly. Not quite as good as Western Gailes

Jim

29 Jun 2021

Very Good
8.0

Rained all day but very enjoyable

Michael

25 Sep 2020

Excellent
10.0

Very good with a fantastic reception

John

17 Jun 2019

Excellent
10.0

Gailes made us very welcome from the outset. The Pro was very helpful, and made us feel at home straight away. The staff also looked after us well. The course is a gem. It is a fair test of golf, and accurate play is rewarded by being able to score. Gailes is well worth a visit, and will look after you.

Gailes Links Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a range on site?

Yes

Are there buggies available to hire?

Yes

Are there any weekend golfing restrictions?

Tee times are only available after 1:30pm

Is there a charge for car parking on site?

There is complimentary car parking

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