Scottish anchorages

Not my game. I hate ball games. Apart from walking cautiously around the edges of golf courses on the way to somewhere else I have never been on one with a club in my hand, and only once when I trailed after one of my sons with his clubs. I was very struck by the dangers of stray balls and the strange etiquette. But if you want to ruin a good walk as they say, and clutter up your quarter berth with clubs, there are some courses which are close enough to some of the anchorages for a bit of a bash around (I suspect that is not golfspeak), and many I must confess are very pretty. What is more it is a very Scottish game played by anyone, and remarkably inexpensive, compared with say England where it is a game for toffs and bankers. You may need the OS map to find the courses. More details on scottishgolfcourses.com and below:

Balvicar, Seil Island, Loch Shuna; 9 holes, convenient for the anchorage
Coll; 9 holes but a couple of miles from any anchorage
Colonsay; 18 holes, on the west side about 2 miles from the pier, too far to walk carrying clubs, so maybe get a lift somehow
Fort William, Upper Loch Linnhe; 18 holes but too far except for the desperate, 3 miles north
Gigha; 9 holes, not too far from Ardminish Bay, about a mile
Scallastle, Sound of Mull; 9 holes, quite close to the otherwise dull anchorage, or walk from Craignure
Oban, Firth of Lorne; 18 holes, but again a bit far out, about a mile to the east of the town
Port Ellen, Islay; Machrie Golf Club, 18 holes, but too far along a rather dull road, or get a taxi if there is one
South Ballachulish, Loch Leven; 9 holes, but yet again a bit of a step from the anchorage
South Shian, Loch Creran; Isle of Eriska Hotel has a 9 hole course open to non residents
Taynault, Loch Etive; 9 holes, and not too far to walk
Tiree, 9 holes, and not too far from the Gott Bay anchorage
Tobermory, Sound of Mull; 9 holes, this surely must be the best one, fabulous views and not far to get to up from the town

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