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Dumfries and Galloway

The Courses - Dumfries and Galloway Horseshoe Tour

Dumfries & County - 5,991 yards par 69

Dumfries and CountyDumfries and County is an attractive course on the outskirts of the town. It has USGA standard greens and has played host to a number of professional events. It is in a pleasant wooded location bounded by the River Nith on the west side of the course.

Powfoot - 6,255 yards par 71

powfootPowfoot is a James Braid designed course near Annan and has all the usual challenges of links golf. Its has gorse bushes and undulating slick greens along with a wartime bomb crater to negotiate on the ninth hole.

Southerness - 6,566 yards par 69

southernessSoutherness on the Solway Firth is a real classic open links course, with views of the Cumbrian Fells to the south and Criffel Hill to the north. It was designed by McKenzie Ross in 1947 and the Scottish Amateur Championship has been played here three times.

Kirkcudbright - 5,717 yards par 69

KirkcudbrightKirkcudbright is an undulating parkland course with a number of water features, where the ability to use the natural contours of the course is more important than power. It sits above the town and has fine views of the town and the River Dee estuary.

Newton Stewart - 5,840 yards par 69

Newton StewartNewton Stewart is a picturesque parkland course which incorporates some interesting water features on the 9th and 10th holes. The course sits above the town with panoramic views to the Galloway Hills and Wigtown Bay.

Portpatrick - 5,913 yards par 70

portpatrickPortpatrick, or Dunskey as it sometimes known, has a fantastic clifftop location above the village and has a mixture of seaside moorland and heathland holes. On a clear day from the 10th to the 13th holes it has stunning views over the Irish Sea, sometimes as far as County Down in Northern Ireland.

Stranraer - 6,308 yards par 70

StranraerStranraer is a classic James Braid layout (the last course he designed) with two testing loops of nine beginning and ending at the clubhouse with a number of holes, such as the memorable 5th hole (pictured here), being played alongside Loch Ryan.

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