For our golfing guests, Five Gables House is an ideal base for a golfing break. Literally at the bottom of
our garden lies the Arbroath golf course, which is a good quality 18 hole links course. The course was
designed by British Open champion Willie Fernie in 1870, then re-designed by five times British Open
champion James Braid in 1931. We have managed to negotiate a 20% discount on this course for our
guests. With up to 50% off green fees for senior citizens. The Arbroath Artizan Golf Clubhouse, just 50
metres away, has full catering facilities and a bar, with fully equipped changing facilities including a
locker room and showers. The course is also complimented with an excellent practice area and
putting green. The local professional, Lindsay Ewart's pro shop offers superb services including club hire,
trolley hire, tuition and the latest golfing supplies. The greenkeeping staff at Arbroath golf course are
noted for keeping the course in excellent condition, especially the greens. The latest addition to the facilities at Arbroath Golf Club, is the construction of a new 10 bay driving range, with a chip in area and practice area.

Guthrie Castle Golf course was designed and built in 1994. Originally built as a private course, it has been open to the public since November 2003. This 18hole par 69 course is designed to US open standards and can be played by reservation only. Five Gables House can offer a 10% discount on green fee's at this venue.

Edzell Golf Club lies at the gateway to the Grampians, roughly 19 miles from Arbroath. The Par 71 Old Course dates back to 1895 and incorporates a touch of the James Braid magic in its design. Edzell also offers a 9 hole Westwater Course, this opened in 2001. Again we offer a 10% discount on both of these courses.

Carnoustie Country Golf Pass

Puchasing a Carnoustie Country Golf Pass is another great way of saving money whilst golfing in the area. Visitors can buy a 3 round pass for £55 or a 4 round pass for £69, valid at any of the 19 participating golf courses, including the Arbroath Links. Each pass is valid for a period of 3 or 4 consecutive days. You can top off your golfing experience by staying at our B&B, the former golf clubhouse of the old Arbroath Golf Club. As well as enjoying your breakfast whilst watching the local golfers in the morning, or watching them throughout the day from our guest lounge or terraced garden area. The discounts we offer at Five Gables House are a great way of saving money if you are only playing 1 or 2 rounds of golf and they have no consecutive day time restrictions. And our discounts can also be used together with the Carnoustie Country Golf Pass to save that little bit more, if you want to play 5 or 7 rounds of golf. For example, 4 rounds with the Carnoustie Country Golf Pass and one of our Five Gables House discounts at another course. You can book the pass in advance through the Angus area tourist board or simply visit the local Tourist Information Centre in Arbroath while you are here. Contact us on 01241 871632 for more details.

The participating courses for the Carnoustie Country
 Pass include the Arbroath Links, Ballumbie Castle, Brechin, Caird Park, Camperdown, Carnoustie Burnside, Carnoustie Buddon, Edzell Old, Guthrie Castle, Kirriemuir, Letham Grange Old, Letham Grange Glens, Monifieth Ashludie, Montrose Broomfield and Piperdam. All are within 22 miles of Five Gables House B&B.

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Five Gables House Discount Vouchers

The participating courses for the Five Gables House Discounts include the Arbroath Links, Letham Grange
Old, Letham Grange Glens, Guthrie Castle, Montrose Medal, Montrose Broomfield, Edzell Old and the 9 hole Edzell Westwater. Our discounts apply if you are playing just one course or if playing them all. 


Carnoustie Burnside Course

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           Carnoustie Country Dream Ticket

The Carnoustie Country Dream Ticket, costing around £195 from April to October, or £99 from November to March, lets you play the Carnoustie Championship course and the British Open qualifing venues of
Montrose Medal, Monifieth Medal and Panmure. If this interests you, call 01382 527527 for more details.

Panmure Golf Course

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            2 for 1 Vouchers

You can also use the 2 Fore 1 magazine and the Bunkered magazine vouchers on the Arbroath Links
course. These vouchers offer 2 rounds for the price of 1 on hundreds of selected courses in the UK and
Ireland, including the Arbroath Links. Once purchased, these vouchers are valid for 12 months. For a full
list of courses and pricing details regarding 2 Fore 1 vouchers, call 08701 241000. Or for details on
Bunkered vouchers call 0141 9502400.

Stonehaven Golf Course

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Craws Nest Tassie and Maulesbank Trophy

The Craws Nest Tassie and Maulesbank Trophy is an annual golf tournament held in Carnoustie during September. Its one of the oldest amateur golf tournaments in Scotland. It was in 1927 when the Tassie started, to mark the redesign of the course by James Braid. He tightened up the course and added some 60 bunkers to its layout. The course at this time was a formidable test of golf, but still not the challenging monster that we know today. Golfers from all over the world compete over the week on the
Carnoustie Championship Course and the Carnoustie Burnside Course. Becoming more popular every year and open to anyone with a fairly good handicap. Anyone interested in playing in this competition should be warned, advance booking is advised due to its growing popularity. The appeal of the Tassie is not only because of its reputation, but also the fact that you can play on the Carnoustie Championship Course 3 to 4 times over the week, plus a few rounds on the Carnoustie Burnside Course for as little as £150 to £190. Bearing in mind that one round on the Carnoustie Championship Course costs around £100 at any other time. Entries are accepted in January and places are soon snapped up. To enquire about this tournament call the Carnoustie Links office on 01241 853789.

Carnoustie Championship Golf Course

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Dunhill Links Golf Tournament

The Dunhill Links Pro/Celebrity Golf Championship is played annually over 4 days, usually in October. This celebration of links golf is a 72 hole stroke play tournament, played over 3 of the worlds most spectacular courses. These are the famous Old Course at St Andrews, the Carnoustie Championship Course and the Kingbarns Course. This championship has featured some of the best golfers in the world including Colin Montgomerie, Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn and Vijay Singh. With some of the best from the worlds of sport and entertainment also taking part. These have included the Hollywood actors Michael Douglas, Samuel L Jackson, Hugh Grant, Bill Murray, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Quaid and Kevin Costner. Footballing greats Kenny Dalglish, Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Linekar, Ian Wright, Johan Cruyff, Peter Schmeichal, Ruud Gullit and Gianluca Vialli. Olympians Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent, Cricketers Ian Botham and Kapil Dev, Rugby stars Will Carling and Rory Underwood, racing legend Nigel Mansell, tennis superstar Boris Becker, American footballer Marcus Allen, singer Ronan Keating, Bon Jovi's Tico Torres and the beautiful supermodel Jodie Kidd. For more details click on the link below. Five Gables House is only 10 minutes from Carnoustie and 30 minutes from St Andrews, and so makes an ideal base for this tournament..... at normal prices.

www.alfreddunhilllinks.com  

Samuel L Jackson at the Dunhill Links

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The James Braid Golfing Trails

James Braid is regarded as one of golfs greatest players, and one of the greatest golf course designers. Born in Fife, James Braid went on to win the British Open Championship 5 times, the British PGA Championship 4 times, and winner of the French Open. In all he designed and re-designed over 200 golf courses. Sometimes referred to as the inventor of the "dogleg", he was a founding member of the PGA.

There are six James Braid Golf Trails in Scotland, two of them cover the Angus area. The James Braid Links Trail and the James Braid Inland Trail. The Arbroath golf course is included in this links trail, along with the Carnoustie Championship course, the Panmure course, and the Scotscraig, Lundin and Elie courses in Fife. The James Braid Inland Trail covers the courses of Forfar, Brechin, Edzell, Downfield, Blairgowrie and Alyth. All 12 courses are within an hours drive from Arbroath. Just another reason to visit Angus and play golf.  

Forfar Golf Course

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