Close to the sands of Stravannan Bay on Bute's west coast, Bute Golf Club is a nine-hole course that enjoys a delightful location in a rural setting, with the dramatic the mountains of Arran providing a stirring and memorable backdrop.

The course, although only nine holes, offers an array of challenges from the tricky second over the wall to negotiating the burn at the short third and the hillocks at the eighth.

Indeed, this is a wonderful little tester of a course amid wonderful surroundings.