Signature Collection
5–6 nights
The East Coast Collection
Edinburgh, East Lothian and St Andrews
Edinburgh's grandeur, the walled links of East Lothian and a few unhurried days in St Andrews. An ideal first Scottish golf journey.
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St Andrews, St Andrews & Fife
The Old Course
The links that shaped the game: double greens, hidden bunkers and the walk home over the Swilcan Bridge.
The Swilcan Bridge and the R&A clubhouse, St Andrews
No course carries more history. Golf has been played on this strip of linksland beside St Andrews Bay for around six hundred years, and the Old Course has hosted The Open more often than any other venue.
It can puzzle on first acquaintance: seven huge double greens, fairways shared by holes running in opposite directions, and bunkers you cannot see from the tee. Its genius shows in the wind, when the best line changes from one day to the next. That is why so many great players have come to love it.
- Location
- St Andrews
- Region
- St Andrews & Fife
- History
- Golf played here for around six centuries
- Design
- Shaped by nature; refined by Allan Robertson and Old Tom Morris
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What to look forward to
The walk over the Swilcan Bridge and up the 18th towards the town
The Road Hole 17th and its famous bunker
Hell Bunker on the long 14th
Playing as a visitor
Tee times are managed by the St Andrews Links Trust. Some are available in advance, and a significant share is allocated through a daily ballot. A handicap certificate is required, and the course is normally closed for golf on Sundays. We plan more than one chance at the ballot and an excellent alternative.
Visitor policies, handicap requirements and tee-time procedures are set by each club and can change. We confirm the current position for your dates and never assume or guarantee access.
Sample journeys featuring The Old Course
Signature Collection
7–9 nights
The Scottish Links Expedition
Fife, Angus, the Highlands and Speyside
From St Andrews to Royal Dornoch, with whisky country and the hills of Perthshire on the way. The fullest picture of Scottish golf.
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Reserve Collection
7–10 nights
The Grand Scottish Golf Journey
Scotland's most prestigious golf destinations
Coast to coast and up into the Highlands, staying in Scotland's most remarkable houses. Every element is made for your party alone.
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Pairs well with
Courses that sit naturally alongside The Old Course in a well-paced itinerary.
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Kingsbarns
Opened in 2000 on farmland shaped into convincing linksland, with the sea in view from every hole.
The New Course
St Andrews
‘New’ since 1895: a fine, traditional links running alongside the Old.
Carnoustie Championship
Carnoustie, Angus
Across the Tay from St Andrews and widely regarded as the sternest Open venue, finished by the Barry Burn.
The Castle Course
St Andrews
Clifftop golf above St Andrews Bay, the newest of the town's public courses.
Play The Old Course, beautifully arranged.
Tell us when you would like to travel and which other courses you have in mind. We will advise honestly on what is realistic and design the journey around it.
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