VisitScotland is Scotland's national tourism agency. Formerly known as the Scottish Tourist Board, it manages a network of websites featuring a variety of travel interest and holiday activity themes.

Whether your preference is for sporting or cultural, indoor or outdoor, city or countryside, VisitScotland can provide you with information that will make your trip all the more memorable.

Activities include golf, walking, cycling, city breaks, adventure, ancestral, ski Scotland and wildlife, while there are also a number of international language Scotland gateway websites available.

In the case of golf, Scotland is proud of its reputation as the 'Home of Golf' and VisitScotland can assist you in every facet to make your golfing trip unforgettable.

From details on a wide range of courses to information on the regional golf passes that are available in Scotland, from the latest news on golfing events, details of golf operators, accommodation information or even suggested itineraries, there is everything here to contribute to a successful golfing break.

For more details, go to http://www.visitscotland.com or  http://golf.visitscotland.com/

VisitScotland have been working with the global competition for the last five years. Ewan Colville, VisitScotland's marketing manager for North America/Asia Pacific, said: "VisitScotland and International Pairs have a long-standing relationship and we are both committed to helping the competition develop all over the world.

"The tournament creates both an economic boost and a platform to showcase the best Scottish golf courses and hotels to the rest of the world and this is a relationship we are keen to continue and develop further over the next few years."

The International Pairs has been working in close tandem with VisitScotland since 2003, when the UK final was first hosted at St. Andrews Bay. Since then, the final qualifying rounds of the UK event have been held at various courses around the country, bringing an estimated 1.3 million pounds worth of tourism revenue into Scotland, according to a VisitScotland report.

The International Pairs also received recognition for its work with VisitScotland in 2005 by being nominated for two Scottish Thistle Awards - the Events and Festivals award and the Small Business Marketing Initiative.

International Pairs founder Ross Honey said: "We have enjoyed working with VisitScotland over the last five years and believe that our partnership will become stronger in the years to come.

"Having the world final staged in the Home of Golf can only be good for International Pairs as it's a place that golfers from all over the world want to get to and we can offer them that opportunity that might not be otherwise possible."

Full details on VisitScotland and the golf courses and facilities on offer can be found by visiting their website at: http://golf.visitscotland.com