The medal course at Montrose Golf Club is a true Scottish links, designed in part by Old Tom Morris in 1901 and Willie Park Junior in 1903, with little alteration since. One of the oldest and most historic links in Scotland, James Melville recorded the existence of golf at Montrose as early as 1562. Parts of the present day course are almost as old, having been played on for over 350 years.

The quality of the medal course has been recognized with the hosting of prestigious championships such as the Scottish Professional Championship in 1967 and 1970, the Scottish Amateur Championship in 1975 and Final Qualifying for the Open Championship at Carnoustie in 1999 and in 2007.

A par-71 from the championship tees, the Montrose Medal Course measures 6,544 yards, and is a stern test of a golfer’s ability, reflected in the SSS of 72. As with all classic links, the wind can determine a player’s strategy as the course flows naturally amongst gorse-laden dunes toward greens protected by deep pot bunkers.