Sean Connery's widow has confirmed that his ashes will be scattered on a golf course in Scotland, with the exact location yet to be revealed.

Sean Connery's widow Micheline Roquebrune has told the Mail on Sunday that the ashes of the iconic James Bond star will be scattered over a golf course in Scotland.

Married to Sean for over 45 years, Micheline said Sean would have approved of being laid to rest in Scotland and that he "always loved playing there".

“He was at his happiest on a golf course so, as soon as it is possible to travel due to the pandemic, we will come to Scotland as a family and bring the ashes of Sean,” she said.

“I hope to scatter them on a golf course in Scotland as he always loved playing there.”

She didn't reveal exactly which golf course will be given the honours, but the Old Course at St Andrews and Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh are believed to be two strong contenders.

Sean was a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and he enjoyed playing the Old Course in particular, meanwhile Bruntsfield Links, one of the world’s oldest golf courses, is just down the road from where he grew up and went to school.

Speaking about her late husband, who died in October aged 90, Micheline said: “He is always in my thoughts - I miss him enormously as he was such a huge part of my life for so many years.

'It was so different at Christmas without Sean being there with me.

'All my children were here, however, and they helped me greatly as well as my friends who have always been there when I need them."

Sir Sean first discovered golf ahead of filming for Goldfinger. Released in 1964 the classic Bond installment featured a famous golf scene filmed at Stoke Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire.

After that he really got the bug and went on to become a regular competitor in celebrity events and pro-ams.

In his 2008 book Being A Scot, the Oscar-winner discussed how he fell for the game very quickly.

“I began to take lessons on a course near the Pinewood film studios, and was immediately hooked on the game," he said.

"Soon it would nearly take over my life. I began to see golf as a metaphor for living, for in golf you are basically on your own, competing against yourself and always trying to do better. If you cheat, you will be the loser, because you are cheating yourself.”

We think it's a wonderfully fitting place to leave him to rest.