St. Andrews, Scotland 2025

8/24/24-

While we can still sort of hit the ball, it's time to check a box! We have booked a trip to Scotland in April of 2025! Here are the details:

We currently have 6 golfers and 3 spouse/ girfriends.

Dates: April 14th thru the 22nd- St Andrews, Scotland
Cost: "From" $3750 (Depends on remaining availability of rooms.) The price includes hotel, daily breakfast, transportation to and from each course, and 5 rounds of golf. Spouses or significant others are welcome!

Airfare not included. We must all be on the same flight or arriving within an hour of the main group for included transportation from Edinburgh to St. Andrews. If you arrive hours after the group, you will have to get yourself to St. Andrews.

Hotels:
The Andrean House and its sister hotel, The Arran. https://www.andreanlinks.com/andreanhouse

Golf Courses:

1. St Andrews- New Course. Although newer than the neighboring Old Course, the title of New Course is deceiving since Tom Morris opened the course in 1895. A favorite of the locals, the course is narrower and more well-defined than the adjacent Old and probably a tougher test.
2. Carnoustie- Championship Course. The 7-time Open host showcases all that is wonderful and challenging about links golf: undulating terrain, riveted pot bunkers, firm and fast fairways, and of course the Barry Burn which famously swallowed Jean an de Velde whole during his infamous collapse at the 99 Open. You will struggle to shoot your handicap and you will love every minute of it.
3. Crail- Balcomie Course. Crail is one of the world’s oldest golf clubs and its Balcomie Course has aged like fine wine. The par 69 seaside layout measures less than 6,000 yards but with ever-present winds, the Old Tom Morris design is no walkover.
4. Kingsbarns. Just down the road from St. Andrews, Kingbarns sits on a site seemingly made for golf. The tilted lay of the land opens up views across the North Sea from just about every hole and you would never know it just opened in 2000 given how seamlessly the routing fits the landscape. Already host to a Women’s British Open and the annual Alfred Dunhill Links, the legend of Kingsbarns will surely continue to grow.
5. St. Andrews- Old Course*. As a 30-time Open Championship host and universally considered the Home of Golf, the Old Course in St. Andrews needs no introduction. Champions like Nicklaus and Woods have strolled across the hallowed Swilcan Bridge en-route to victory, meaning the course will forever be etched in history.

* Although we are going to St, Andrews at a time of year where our odds of getting on the Old Course are very good, it is not guaranteed. Our back up course is:

St. Andrews- Castle Course. The newest of the seven courses owned and operated by the Links Trust, the Castle Course is also the most scenic. The clifftop views from high above the St. Andrews town center standout, but so do the green complexes, which are unlike any you have ever putted on, guaranteed.

Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.