The Scottish Golf Show is a Scottish television series, which aired on Scottish TV

Scottish Television

Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...

 and Grampian TV

Grampian Television

Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North and North East of Scotland. Its coverage area includes the Scottish Highlands , Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and parts of north Fife...

 (now both known as STV). The programme captures the imagination of golfers and non-golfers alike and explores the experience that is Scotland and the true spirit of golf in a blend of humour, nostalgia, science, history, technology, stunning scenery and personalities.

The Scottish Golf Show was narrated by Iain Anderson and produced, directed & edited by Scott Brown

Scott Brown (broadcaster)

Scott Brown is a Scottish television producer.Brown, a former local radio presenter, was a continuity announcer for Grampian Television during the mid - late 1990s...

. The series was first broadcast in 2005, and was re-aired in 2006, and again in May 2009 on STV.

Episode 1

An overview of Scotland's picturesque and historic golf courses, beginning with arguably the most famous of them all — St Andrews. The exclusive Royal and Ancient Golf Club opens its doors and the origins of the game are explored at the British Golf Museum

British Golf Museum

The British Golf Museum is located opposite the Clubhouse at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews, Scotland.The museum, which opened in 1990, documents the history of golf from Medieval times to the present, including the men's and women's games, British and international, both...

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Episode 2

This edition features one of Scotland's premier venues - the championship course at Royal Troon, and takes a look at some of the other major courses in Ayrshire

Ayrshire

Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...

. We learn the origins of the Open Championship and discover that the spirit of Old Tom Morris, Sr.

Tom Morris, Sr.

Thomas Mitchell Morris, Sr. , otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, was a pioneer of professional golf. He was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the "home of golf" and location of the St Andrews Links and died there as well. His son was Tom Morris, Jr...

 still lives on.

Episode 3

This edition features the Open Championship venue at Carnoustie, and some of the hidden gems along the east coast. We meet a 12-year-old Perthshire girl with her own private 14-hole course, and a host of Scottish celebrities share their thoughts on golf as they play in a charity challenge at Craigielaw Golf Club in East Lothian

East Lothian

East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....

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Episode 4

The show visits Royal Dornoch - a stunning jewel in Scotland's golfing crown. Graeme Baxter talks about the art of golf, and we take a look behind the scenes at Elmwood College

Elmwood College

Elmwood College is located in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Elmwood College was officially declared open in 1972, after a few years of holding classes on borrowed premises. The college had started classes about twenty years earlier. There are full-time as well as part-time courses, work based courses, and...

 in Fife where students from all over the world come to learn the art of gamekeeping.

Episode 5

In this edition The Scottish Golf Show opens with some five-star action at the magnificent setting of Gleneagles in Perthshire. Then we travel to Europe's biggest public golf exhibition, the London Golf Show, and visit two of the world's most exclusive outposts to get a taste of luxury at Skibo Castle

Skibo Castle

Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although the castle dates back to the 12th century, the present structure is largely of the 19th century, and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist...

 and Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...

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Episode 6

This edition opens at one of the great golf destinations of the world - Turnberry in Ayrshire, where Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie

Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31...

shows us round his Links Golf Academy. Then we travel by land and sea to discover some of Scotland's hidden gems and visit the new courses at Aviemore, The Carrick, and the No 7 at St Andrews.

Episode 7

We visit the oldest golf club in the world, Muirfield - home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Find out how replicas of antique hickory clubs are handcrafted, and watch enthusiasts of ancient golf compete in the 21st Scottish Hickory Championship at Gullane - complete with plus fours.