The Scottish golf courses disappearing into the sea

Fears then turn to the town itself and other towns like it.

“Around all of Scotland, we think that about £1.2bn of assets are at risk near the coast,” Mr Hurst said.

“That’s infrastructure but also local communities that live near the coast, so we need to take these threats seriously and think how best we can adapt, mitigate and manage, moving forward.”

In 2020, world golf body The R&A commissioned a report to look at the effects of climate change on the sport.

The Coastal Change Action Plan is a key component of the governing body’s Golf Course 2030, external action plan.

It was established in 2018 as an industry initiative to consider the impact of the changing climate, resource constraints and regulation on golf course condition and playability.

The study will also look at opportunities for blue carbon – the term for carbon captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems – and the role of long-term storage in Scotland’s shoreline habitats surrounding golf courses.

Scientists believe protecting these environments could reduce greenhouse gases that would otherwise contribute to global warming.

The findings of the report are due sometime this year.