Good afternoon Schuyler,
Thank you again for reaching out to us... below you will find your completed golf trip proposal. It includes a detailed itinerary that I believe reflects the trip experience you requested. Once everyone reviews the itinerary, we will make whatever updates and changes are needed so the trip matches the group wishes, budget and style perfectly.
Your trip is 10 days, 9 nights and includes 6 rounds of golf. You will play Lundin Links & Golf House Club Elie in St Andrews, Ardglass GC & Holywood GC in Belfast and Ballybunion Cashen Course & Old Head GL in Killarney. You'll stay at the 5 Star Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews, the 5 Star Fitzwilliam Hotel in Belfast and the 4 Star Bushmills Hotel in Portrush.
In Scotland, your trip includes transfers to and from the Edinburgh Airport to the Fairmont Hotel, and to and from Lundin Links GC and Golf House Club Elie. When you arrive in Belfast, you will be transferred to The Fitzwilliam Hotel from the airport, then beginning the following day you will have the services of a private coach & driver for the remainder of your trip.
Your trip also includes a full Scottish or Irish breakfast each morning, unlimited use of all practice facilities and all taxes, resort & lodging fees.
Our aim is to not only secure outstanding golf for you and your group, but to ensure every element — from arrival to departure — is thoughtfully coordinated. Should you wish to explore enhancements such as upgraded accommodations, additional rounds, preferred tee time windows, private transfers, caddies or dining reservations, I would be happy to tailor the proposal further.
Please keep in mind that tee times and room availability can change until confirmed. Once you’re comfortable with the direction, I can place short courtesy holds where available and provide your deposit details and timelines to secure your trip.
If helpful, we can also arrange a quick call to review the proposal together and fine-tune any details. I want to ensure the final plan reflects exactly what you envision.
I look forward to your feedback and to bringing your golf experience to life.
Kind regards,
email: david@epicgolftravel.com
direct: 1.443.300.7975
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Experience the Ultimate Golf Getaway in Scotland & Ireland
The St Andrews Links Trust oversees the 7 courses in St Andrews, including The Old Course. However, there are at least a dozen more courses within a 20 minute drive that are "must-plays" when you are vacationing in St Andrews.
The region overflows with classic links courses... Carnoustie, Lundin Links, Kingsbarns, Golf House Club Elie, Gleneagles, Crail and North Berwick to name just a few. The area just might have the greatest concentration of classic links courses in the world.
In Ireland, you'll experience the historic city of Belfast, the wonderful coastal village of Portrush, great pubs and distilleries, spectacular links courses and some of the warmest and friendliest locals you could possibly imagine.
Trip Pricing
5,590.00 USD per golfer / $3,790.00 USD per non-golfer
Based on double guest room lodging in all hotels
Please Note: 2027 pricing is not available from some courses and lodging. Pricing may increase up to 10% depending upon final pricing from our suppliers (the 2027 Ryder Cup is having a significant impact on prices in Ireland during the summer and fall next year)
Trip Summary & Inclusions
- 10 Days / 9 Nights / 6 Rounds / 11+ Golfers / 2+ Non-Golfers
- Monday August 2, 2027 - Wednesday August 11, 2027 (exact dates to be determined by course & lodging availability and group schedule)
- 9 nights lodging in double guest rooms at the 5 Star Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews, the 5 Star Fitzwilliam Hotel in Belfast & the 4 Star Bushmills Hotel in Portrush
- 6 rounds of golf to include Lundin Links, Golf House Club Elie, Ardglass Golf Club, Holywood Golf Club (Rory's course), Ballybunion Cashen Course & Old Head Golf Links
- Private transfers to and from the Edinburgh Airport and to and from your two golf courses in Scotland. Private transfer from the Belfast Airport to your hotel on your arrival into Ireland. Private coach & driver on your first full day in Ireland and for the remainder of your time in Ireland
- A full Scottish or Irish breakfast each morning
- Registration for play on The Old Course (not guaranteed & greens fees not included)
- All lodging and golf course surcharges, resort fees & taxes
The Old Course
The Old Course is not guaranteed as part of this trip and the greens fees are not included... however, we will enter the entire group into this Fall's Ballot, as well as the Daily Ballot once you are in St Andrews.
There are 3 ways to play The Old Course without a guaranteed tee time...
There is a September ballot that we will enter the group in for your travel dates next year. Should you be drawn, we will add The Old Course to your golf schedule and rearrange your existing golf to another day or time.
Should you not be drawn in this September's ballot for play during your trip, there are still two ways to play The Old Course... we will apply for the Daily Ballot for you while you are in St Andrews or you apply in person for the Singles Draw while in St Andrews.
Should someone be drawn to play, they would pay the standard greens fee rate (£325.00 in 2026) at the Starters Building on the day of play. There is no additional fee or charge associated with playing The Old Course using the ballot system.
Not Included
Airfare, Caddie Fees, Gratuities, Travel Insurance, Food & Beverage not listed above, Golf and/or Lodging not listed above & Trip Incidentals.
Non-golf activities listed in your itinerary (such as dinners) are suggestions and are not included in your trip pricing.
Transportation
Private transfers to and from the Edinburgh Airport and to and from Lundin Links and Golf House Club Elie in Scotland. Private transfer from the Belfast Airport to your hotel on your arrival day in Ireland. Private coach & driver on your first full day in Ireland and for the remainder of your time in Ireland
Your driver will meet you at the airport, help with all luggage and golf clubs, take you to and from your lodging and golf courses, suggest dining and things to do options and be your personal concierge during your stay.
Deposit & Balance Payments
By making your deposit payment and/or any future balance payments for this trip, you acknowledge you have read and agree to our Terms & Conditions, including the non-refundable deposit & balance payment policy.
Travel Insurance
Your golf vacation requires Epic Golf Travel to make significant upfront, non-refundable payments for tee times, accommodations, transportation and other travel arrangements to a variety of vendors. Because of this, all deposits and balance payments made by you, the client, are non-refundable, non-transferable and non-assignable.
We strongly encourage our clients to purchase travel insurance when making their initial deposits for their trip. Two such companies are Travelex Insurance (www.travelexinsurance.com) and GolfSafe (www.golfsafe.travelsafe.com).
Compared to the total cost of a golf vacation, the cost of travel insurance is typically a small percentage of your overall investment. Choosing not to purchase coverage means assuming the full financial risk if an unexpected event prevents you from traveling.
I strongly encourage all our clients to purchase travel insurance as a safeguard against financial loss. I will happily help walk you through the process of applying for travel insurance. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Why Epic Golf Travel?
- We work with a limited number of clients each year, so every group receives the time and personal attention they deserve.
- We realize price is an important part of any decision and our focus is on giving you real value for your money spent.
- We spend more hours researching, planning and executing your trip than any other company in the industry.
- We've personally traveled the world playing golf for almost four decades... we know what it takes to create the perfect golf trip.
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YOUR ITINERARY
YOUR ITINERARY
YOUR GOLF COURSES
YOUR GOLF COURSES
LUNDIN LINKS GOLF CLUB
18 holes, 71 par, 6,371 yards
The Lundin Golf Club was founded in May of 1868 and the course remains largely as it was some 100 years ago.
The first five holes are in classic links tradition playing from the Clubhouse to the Mile Dyke. Players then cross the now extinct railway line and play the nine ‘new’ holes on what one might describe as a cross between links and parkland turf. Then back across the railway, the last four holes revert to the genuine links tradition.
Today Lundin Golf Club offers some of the finest examples of links holes in Scotland and for many years has been a worthy participant in the Final Qualifying stages of The Open prior to its staging at St. Andrews.
GOLF HOUSE CLUB ELIE
Ranked #43 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland
Elie is one of the most highly regarded courses in Scotland and the historic links terrain effortlessly combines undulating fairways with large, fast and firm greens.
It also has some sensational views for golfers to enjoy and these play an important part in creating what is one of the most wonderful golfing experiences not just in Fife, but also in Scotland.
At 6,273 yards the course is not long, but its network of bunkers are beautifully placed to catch those that stray offline or misjudge their distances. This can be all too easy to do, especially as the prevailing south westerly breeze slackens or stiffens during the course of a round.
The course has hosted the British Seniors Championship, the Scottish Professionals Championship, the Scottish Ladies Championship and qualifying rounds for the Open Championship.
ARDGLASS GOLF CLUB
Ranked #8 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Northern Ireland
Ardglass was founded in 1896 and shortly after the club’s Centenary in 1996 a wonderful new and dramatic loop of holes was created along the craggy cliffs of the back nine. Six holes are authentic undulating linksland, the other dozen are meadows and parkland. But virtually the entire eighteen is routed over high ground, with views across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man, down over Coney Island Bay, and south to the Mountains of Mourne.
The clubhouse is historic and special as well. A 14th century castle that was once the home of the Fitzgeralds, Earls of Kildare. It now stands as the oldest golf clubhouse in use in the world.
HOLYWOOD GOLF CLUB
Ranked #25 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Northern Ireland
Holywood Golf Club is Rory McIlroy's home club since his early childhood. The course is a scenic parkland venue in County Down with stunning views over Belfast Lough.
Perched in the Holywood Hills above the town of the same name in County Down, Holywood Golf Club occupies a stretch of elevated parkland that looks out over Belfast Lough and, on a clear day, across to the Antrim Coast. It is a compact, characterful course — par 70 from the white tees, measuring 6,027 yards — that rewards thoughtful golf over raw power and has been doing so, in one form or another, since 1904.
The course itself climbs and falls through mature woodland and open hillside. Several streams thread through the layout and come into play on a number of holes, demanding accuracy rather than simply distance. The fairways are tree-lined without being claustrophobic, and the greens — compact and generally quick — require a deft touch.
BALLYBUNION GOLF CLUB CASHEN COURSE
18 holes, 72 par, 6,290 yards
If the Cashen Course at Ballybunion were situated anywhere else rather than adjacent to the world-famous Old Course, it would attract far more attention, fans and plaudits than it does.
Although built on similar, stirring terrain to the Old Course in the 1980s, this Robert Trent Jones course is more irascible, more spectacular, more brutal and more unforgiving than its older, more celebrated sibling.
Visitors can expect an eventful round, with testing crosswinds, formidable bunkers & hollows, tall sand dunes, thick grassy dunes, rolling greens & stunning views of the Atlantic. If you can appreciate the game of yesteryear then the Cashen Course is a place you will embrace with passion.
OLD HEAD GOLF LINKS
18 holes, 72 par, 6,793 yards
Old Head Golf Links has to be one of the world’s most exhilarating sites upon which golf is played. You feel as though you are on the edge of the world there and if you suffer from vertigo, some of the tees definitely present a problem. You’re constantly three hundred feet above the Atlantic as you play the course. As your gaze goes over the edge of the cliffs to the rocks and water below, it literally takes your breath away.
Old Head is a very special place indeed. There are many memorable holes, none more so than the 17th, called “Lighthouse”. It's a long par five requiring a bold second shot to the right-hand side of the fairway as anything left will leave a blind approach to a green nestled in a punchbowl on the edge of the cliffs. The 18th is a dramatic closing hole that should be played from the high back tee for maximum drama. It’s unlikely you will play a more dramatic golf course anywhere in the world.
YOUR LODGING
YOUR LODGING
THE FAIRMONT HOTEL ST ANDREWS
Set on a 520 acre estate with a unique coastal setting, the 5 Star Fairmont St Andrews encapsulates luxury, elegance and truly breath-taking surroundings in the 'Home of Golf'. A truly unique and special venue that makes your visit one to remember with its peaceful setting and stunning cliff top views of St Andrews and the North Sea.
The Fairmont rooms and suites combine updated classic decor and subtle tartan accents with comforts like Nespresso coffee machines and satellite TVs.
The resort has a wide range of facilities, including two world-class golf courses, The Torrance and The Kittocks, diverse and luxurious eating facilities, including the two AA Rosette St Andrews Bar & Grill and the magnificent La Cucina, serving authentic Italian recipes by authentic Italian Chefs.
The Fairmont Spa comprises a fully equipped gymnasium, 16 meter indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room.
THE FITZWILLIAM HOTEL, BELFAST
Experience classic Irish hospitality in a contemporary setting at the 5 Star Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast.
The Fitzwilliam is a super-elegant masterpiece located in the heart of the city with fabulous guest rooms, incredible food, a much-loved bar and the best service you’ve ever experienced.
You’re next door to the Grand Opera House, two minutes' walk to the famous Crown Liquor Saloon – a stunning Victorian gin palace – and five minutes to Donegall Place, the main shopping street.
Guest rooms come with a luxurious king-size bed (or two queens) with crisp Egyptian linen and a Nespresso machine. They feature a Bluetooth sound system as well, so you can listen to your own music as you enjoy the powerful shower in your stylish monochromatic bathroom.
THE BUSHMILLS INN
The Bushmills Inn is one of Ireland’s most well-known luxurious hotels and is situated just a stone’s throw away from The Giant’s Causeway, Old Bushmills Distillery, Dunluce Castle, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Royal Portrush and many of the Game of Thrones filming locations.
Originally a Coaching Inn in the 1600’s for tired travelers, the hotel is steeped in history with a myriad of places to hide from the world. From inglenook turf fires to hayloft snugs, there’s something to find behind every door.
Quietly luxurious, each of the 41 elegant bedrooms and suites have been individually designed to provide a sanctuary for guests. Onsite parking, free Wi-Fi, an ensuite bathroom and flat-screen TV are featured in each room at Bushmills Inn, as well as in-room sitting areas.
Winner of numerous prestigious lodging awards, including Northern Ireland Tourism Awards Best Hotel 2018, Northern Ireland Tourism Awards Customer Service Excellence 2016 & 2017, Northern Ireland Tourism Awards Hotel of the Year 2015 & 2017, Winner in TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for UK Hotels 2016 & 2017, AA Hotel of the Year Northern Ireland 2014-2015 and Best Loved Hotels Best Hotel in Ireland 2015.
YOUR TRANSPORTATION
YOUR TRANSPORT
PRIVATE TRANSFERS & COACH & DRIVER SERVICE
Our coach vehicles are ideal for larger group’s seeking comfortable and safe transfers. There are ample leather seats with plenty of leg room. The luxurious interiors provides the perfect setting to travel in comfort and style.
Our coaches can serve up to 32 passengers and features 32 large full leather reclining seats, air conditioning, a cooler and DVD player. Depending on size, some also feature bathrooms, mini-fridges and televisions.
Your transportation includes both private transfers and a private coach & driver during your stay.
Vehicle appearance and amenities may be different than the information provided herein. Vehicle size, amenities and style will depend on the time of year the trip is confirmed and deposits are paid and availability of vehicles with transportation companies.
THINGS TO SEE & DO
THINGS TO DO
THE R&A WORLD GOLF MUSEUM
From the 16th century to the present day, the whole history of the great game is explored at The British Golf Museum. Discover the equipment, personalities and prizes of our much loved sport. Brought to life with hands on activities, interactives and modern interpretation, this is a must see attraction.
Visit their new flagship exhibition space, 'The Open Gallery', exploring the rich history of golf's oldest Major. Also in the Museum there are two exciting temporary exhibitions on golfing greats Sir Henry Cotton and Freddie Tait. Please visit throughout the year for their program of weekly events and lecture series.
The museum is a 5 minute walk from the town centre and is situated directly opposite The Royal and Ancient Clubhouse. There is a large car park behind the museum, operated by Fife Council and a coach drop off point.
THE HIMALAYA'S PUTTING COURSE
A private club founded in 1867, the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club course is open to the public daily from April to September (and in March and October, weather permitting).
Before 1860 the caddies of St Andrews had laid out a small putting area near where Rusacks Hotel now stands. They would play to pass the time while waiting for a bag. When the course was quiet a few young ladies would play.
There was some tension between the caddies and the ladies, so much so that it was decided a piece of ground be found where the ladies could play away from the caddies. There was an unused piece of ground to the north of the Swilcan Burn. The ground was rough with whins which were used by local washerwomen to dry clothes, and pitted with rabbit holes. A nine hole course was laid out by Old Tom Morris, requiring a cleek and a putter, and so the St Andrews Ladies’ Golf Club was formed in 1867.
The Himalayas lie between the famous Old Course and the spectacular West Sands, only a ten minute walk from the center of St Andrews.
EDINBURGH CASTLE
Edinburgh Castle has played a pivotal role in Scottish history, both as a royal residence and as a military stronghold. The castle last saw military action in 1745 and from then until the 1920s it served as the British army's main base in Scotland. Today it is one of Scotland's most atmospheric and popular tourist attractions.
The brooding, black crags of Castle Rock, rising above the western end of Princes St, are the very reason for Edinburgh's existence. This rocky hill was the most easily defended hilltop on the invasion route between England and central Scotland, a route followed by countless armies from the Roman legions of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD to the Jacobite troops of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745.
The castle is open year-round with tour hours ranging from 9.30am to 5pm.
KINGSBARNS DISTILLERY, ST ANDREWS
Realizing there was no nearby whisky distillery to satisfy those visiting St Andrews, and having come across a derelict 18th century farm situated just a short distance from Kingsbarns, former Old Course caddie Douglas Clement decided to build his own.
Kingsbarns Distillery was opened in 2014 and began producing a limited run of single malt scotch whisky each year.
The distillery tour is led by one of their senior guides and is suitable for smaller groups who have time to enjoy a more leisurely visit and a longer tutored whisky tasting.
THE TITANIC BELFAST
Opened in 2012, Titanic Belfast is an award-winning attraction at Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard where the RMS Titanic was assembled and launched in 1912. Few vessels in the history of the world pique people’s interest like this ill-fated passenger liner, and the nine galleries here recount the history of this ship and its fleet-mates HMHS Britannic and RMS Olympic.
These galleries are immersive and interactive, plunging you into all the activity of early-20th-century Belfast’s dockyards, and then the opulence of the Titanic’s reconstructed cabins and famous stairway.
The building, with textured cladding and profile resembling ships bows is constructed around an enormous atrium, as is intended to have a “Guggenheim” effect on Belfast as a tourism magnet.
OLD BUSHMILLS DISTILLERY
Bushmills Distillery is the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world, having been founded in 1608.
Bushmills is named for the mills that made the barley and the River Bush, which to this day remains the water source to cut their whiskey to proof.
Bushmills is more than just a whiskey, it's the local village, where family, friends and neighbors work side by side at the distillery. As their saying goes, “without the village there would be no whiskey, and without the whiskey there would be no village”.
Bushmills is one of the few Irish distilleries to use only malted barley in it's spirits. When only malted barley is used in distillation, and made at a single distillery, you have the very definition of “single malt” whiskey, which is the hallmark of Bushmills whiskey
Tours of the distillery are offered 7 days a week, 12 months of the year. They offer both tours and tasting experiences.
GAME OF THRONES
Game of Thrones is one of the most popular and successful fantasy TV series ever made. While there are Game of Thrones locations all over Europe, there is an incredible concentration of stunning filming locations that can be visited on a Game of Thrones tour from Belfast to Northern Ireland.
Filming took place in around 25 locations around Northern Ireland including Titanic Studios in Belfast, Cushendun Caves, Murlough Bay, Ballintoy Harbour, Larrybane, Antrim plateau, Castle Ward, Inch Abbey and Downhill Strand. Ireland's rugged coast lines, historic castles and breathtaking scenery were the perfect setting for the epic story. All of these locations are within easy reach of Belfast.
CAUSEWAY COASTAL ROUTE
Scenic, dramatic and inspiring, the Causeway Coastal Route is a constant feature of global top tens and top fives when it comes to visitor experiences and bucket lists. Around every corner of this spectacular winding route you’ll find thrills and adventure, as well as peaceful retreats. The variety along the coastal route means there’s something for everyone and a multitude of ways you can see it.
The route runs north along the coast from Belfast and includes sweeping views of the sea, multiple castles, lighthouses, waterfalls, cliff walks, Game of Thrones locations, suspension bridges, tunnels, river gorges and the famous Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.
You'll head north along the east coast of Northern Ireland and then past Royal Portrush Golf Club and across the top northern coast of the country. This is perhaps one of the most inspiring and beautiful drives in the world.
CARRICK-A-REDE ROPE BRIDGE
Maintained by the National Trust, this bridge made from Douglas fir and wire cables was erected in 2008. But it is just the latest in a long line of bridges to span the gap between the mainland and the tiny volcanic island of Carrickarede.
The first were put up by fishermen in the 18th century, to catch the salmon that would pass through in summer to spawn in the rivers Bush and Bann.
The bridge is hoisted 30 metres above a romantic seascape, and if you can handle heights you can look back to the line of dark basalt cliffs on the mainland.
The island was created by a violent volcanic event 60 million years ago, and standing on this volcanic plug you can make out the coast of Scotland and the closer dark outline of Rathlin Island.
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WHAT'S NEXT?
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