Irvine

Bogside, Ayrshire.
Par 71, 6,408 yards.

Designer: James Braid.
Green fee: £50 weekdays, £60 weekends.
Tel: 01294 275979.

‘Bogside’ is a well-proportioned mix of the exacting and the charming, incorporating blind shots and curious green complexes with some championship-quality par 4s. The turf is sweet, while patches of heather down some fairways add extra colour and penalty alongside the more typically awkward pot bunkers.