There is something distinctive about Scottish golf. Aside from St Andrews, there are a host of famous courses to choose from throughout Scotland. Among the best, the historic Muirfield in East Lothian, is already a private club, but they will make an exception and open their doors to you if you pay fantastic vegetable fees on Tuesday or Thursday.

There is also a resort club in Scotland that allows you to access the famous golf courses as a paid guest. The luxurious Gleneagles Hotel and Resort boasts three distinct golf courses, one of which is the PGA Centenary Stadium, which is scheduled to host the Ryder Cup in 2014. The other two are King's Course and Queen's Course. If you need help sharpening your golfing skills, Gleneagles is where you can find the PGA National Golf Academy, where individual instruction is available at each level.

New In 2012, Castle Stuart Golf Links in Inverness became the next trendy golf course featuring a championship golf course overlooking Moray Firth and Chanonry Lighthouse.

The coastal town of Ballybunion is the place for classic Irish golf. Located on Ireland's southwest coast in County Kerry, Ballybunion Golf Club features 2 courses known as Old Course and Cashen Course. Cashen is first class, but the old course is likely to be the one you will remember. With enormous holes directly beside the sea and incredible views of a cliff, it has been stated that this is as close as possible to heaven on Earth.

Doonbeg Golf Club, located in County Clare, Ireland, is a fairly modern golf course, officially opened in 2002 and immediately selected by Golf Digest as the best new international course. Nothing little happened with Doonbeg until 2011, when he appeared as one of the top 100 training courses worldwide for Golf Magazine. In 2012, Doonbeg was awarded the prestigious title of European golf producer The Year Golf Resort of the Year by IAGTO.

One of the most desirable golf destinations in the world, Doonbeg Lodge is an unrivaled location, luxurious services and 5-star facilities, as well as close to Shannon Airport.

Twice British Open champion Greg Norman was selected as a par-72 training engineer based on his superb skill and ability to take nature's beauty and simply beautify it in an original golf course. According to the traditional style, Norman designed the course, there was no change required on 14 green colors and 12 lanes at the Doonbeg Golf Course, except for a few lawn mowers. The course includes grass dunes and ocean waves that hit 1.5 miles of coastline, not to mention the spectacular views of the 16-hole Atlantic Ocean. Stormy ocean winds add an additional element of challenge to each T.

Getting to Kauri Coves in the Northland region of New Zealand, around Bay of Islands is a real challenge in itself. However, golf fanatics somehow find a way to take a 4-hour trip (or travel there by helicopter) from Auckland just to allow them to wander on the par-72 golf course, which offers panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Located on a high cliff. 15-hole ocean views can be seen, 6 of which are directly adjacent to the cliffs, where you can look down and watch the rock walls crumble in the ocean.

Dubai is rapidly climbing ranks as a global golf destination. The unusual aspect of golf here, even for pedestrians, is that the golf balls are orange, so that they stand out clearly from the background of the desert. Desert Classic is a major event at the prestigious Emirates Club open to the public. The Emirates Club features two golf courses known as the very hard Majlis, and Valdo, which allows you to play night golf.