A love of sport has been characteristic in Highland and Lowlands alike. It is inherent in the Scottish character，Of all the games played in Scotland in days gone by, three stand out as claiming Scottish in character-golf, curling, and slunty, and of these golf has now achieved world-wide popularity.
無論在蘇格蘭高地還是蘇格蘭低地，人們對體育的熱愛是一樣的，它已是蘇格蘭人內在性格的一部分。在英格蘭人過去所玩過的 遊戲中，有3種可以說是發源於此地，並具有典型的蘇格蘭特點 高爾夫球、冰上溜石遊戲和簡化曲滾球戲。在這3項運動當中，高爾夫球現已風靡全球。
Of all Scottish golfing centres, St. Andrews is the shrine of golfing traditions.
在蘇格蘭所有的高爾夫球場當中，聖安德魯斯可以說是高爾夫傳統的聖地。
The kings and queen of Scotland themselves shared their peoples enthusiasm for playing games. Mary Queen of Scots was accused by her enemies ofplaying golf shortly after her husbands murder.
蘇格蘭的.國王及王后和他們的臣民一樣熱衷體育。蘇格蘭的瑪利女王就因為她在她的丈夫被謀殺後不久打高爾夫球，而遭到政敵的攻擊。
Curling is a game played on a sheet ofice, and Scotland has been its real home since the early part of the seventeenth century . In principle the game very much resembles bowls, but curling is played with heavy flat stones to slide along the ice.
