Name
Richard McConnell
Travel Dates
August 4, 2024 (or similar dates)
Days/Nights/Rounds
9 Days / 8 Nights / 6 Rounds
# Golfers
6 Golfers
Price
$4,690.00 USD per person
Golf Details
6 rounds of golf with prepaid greens fees
Courses
Prestwick Golf Club, Dundonald Golf Club, Western Gailes Golf Links, Carnoustie Championship Course, Kingsbarns Golf Links & The New Course
Lodging Details
4 nights in double guest rooms at the Carlton Hotel located in the heart of Prestwick. You'll also stay 4 nights in double guest rooms at the Ardgowan Hotel in the center of St Andrews. You can walk to the first tee of The Old Course in less than 5 minutes and it is an easy walk to any restaurant, pub, shopping or sight in St Andrews.
Lodging General
8 nights double accommodations
Itinerary
Your suggested daily golf itinerary would be as follows:
8/4/24: Arrive Scotland / Sightsee / Check-in to The Carlton Hotel
85/24: Play Prestwick Golf Club
8/6/24: Play Play Dundonald Golf Club
8/7/24: Play Royal Western Gailes Golf Links
8/8/24: Transfer to St Andrews / Sightsee / Check-in to The Ardgowan Hotel
8/9/24: Play Kingsbarns Golf Links
8/10/24: Play Carnoustie Championship Golf Course
8/11/24: Play The New Course
8/12/24: Check-out of your hotel and depart Scotland for home
Transportation Info
Fully chauffeured coach & driver while on the west coast and while traveling from the west to St Andrews. Transfers for the remaining golf courses in and around St Andrews and for your departure from the EDI airport.
Book URL
September 19, 2023
Many thanks for your inquiry! We would love to be the resource for all your golf travel needs and look forward to making this trip as memorable as possible for you.
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This proposal is based on traveling and includes , (see courses below), a coach & driver for the entirety of your stay and numerous other inclusions listed below.
Your golf has you playing total rounds... .
Your lodging has you staying .
Your transportation will be fully chauffeured luxury Coach & Driver as well as transfers for parts of your stay in Scotland. More information on your lodging, golf courses and transportation may be found below.
Please note our golf tours are individually custom built to suit your specific needs, if you wish to make any changes please let me know and I will be happy to update your trip.
Your suggested daily golf itinerary would be as follows:
8/4/24: Arrive Scotland / Sightsee / Check in to The Carlton Hotel
85/24: Play Prestwick Golf Club
8/6/24: Play Play Dundonald Golf Club
8/7/24: Play Royal Western Gailes Golf Links
8/8/24: Transfer to St Andrews / Sightsee / Check in to The Ardgowan Hotel
8/9/24: Play Kingsbarns Golf Links
8/10/24: Play Carnoustie Championship Golf Course
8/11/24: Play The New Course
8/12/24: Check-out of your hotel and depart Scotland for home
Your price INCLUDES ALL TAXES AND ANY RESORT & LODGING FEES, there are no hidden costs of any kind.
Your monies are 100% 
protected from any Coronavirus related issues. Your trip may be rescheduled with no penalty should there be any governmental closures, delays or travel bans specific to COVID-19.
To make your deposit, simply click on the gold "Ready to Book" button and it will walk you through the process of making your deposit and other payments.
I look forward to your thoughts and please reach out with your questions or comments.
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In order to secure all aspects of your golf trip a 25% deposit reflected above is required, with an additional 25% payment due 120 days prior to travel. The balance is due 60 days prior to travel.
In order to secure all aspects of your golf trip a 25% deposit reflected above is required, with an additional 25% payment due 120 days prior to travel. The balance is due 60 days prior to travel.
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NOT INCLUDED
Airfare
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Gratuities
Any golf or lodging not listed above
Any food & beverage not listed above
Any trip incidentals
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YOUR GOLF COURSES
YOUR GOLF COURSES
PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB
Ranked #15 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland
Host to 24 British Open Championships
Prestwick Golf Club was founded In 1851, with Old Tom Morris as “Keeper of the Green”. Nine years later in 1860, the British Open Championship was born and played for the first time at Prestwick. The Open has been held here 24 times, although the most recent championship was in 1925. St Andrews is the only venue to have hosted more Opens (26) than Prestwick.
The course is a traditional British links, with a layout of holes that snake through rugged dunes and rippled fairways. There are numerous blind holes and cavernous bunkers with wooden steps to take you down to the bottom. The greens are notoriously firm and fast, some are hidden in hollows while others are raised high. The majority are quite small and all of them have humps and hollows to negotiate.
DUNDONALD LINKS
Ranked #26 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland
Host of the 2017 Scottish Open.
Dundonald translates to “Fort Donald” and fortifications have been located near here dating as far back as 200 BC. A golf course existed on the site in the early 1900s but this was later turned into a military station named Dundonald Camp. It was here that D-Day landings were rehearsed during the Second World War.
Lying next to the long established courses of Kilmarnock Barassie, Glasgow Gailes and Western Gailes, Dundonald is situated in prime golfing country. The course yardage can vary from 6,415 to 7,300 yards so it can be played as a comfortable member course or as a championship venue.
Re-opened in 2005 and designed by Kyle Phillips of Kingsbarn fame, Dundonald has since proved to be a links of some repute and was the host venue for the 2017 Scottish Open. It is a famed addition to the Top 100 Links Courses of Ireland and Scotland.
WESTERN GAILES GOLF LINKS
Ranked #14 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland
Host of the 1972 Curtis Cup & host of the 1964 European PGA Championship.
Western Gailes Golf Club is between Irvine Bay and the railway tracks on one of Ayrshire’s narrowest strips of links land. The club and its next-door neighbor, Glasgow Gailes, are the northernmost of the exceptional links courses located on this stretch of Ayrshire coastline.
The holes at Western Gailes are wonderfully varied. The fairways undulate gently, interrupted occasionally by three meandering burns that dissect the property. The greens sites are located in naturally folded ground, some are protected by burns while others are in hollows guarded by sand dunes. All the greens are fast, firm and subtly contoured.
Be prepared for a westerly wind that can be undeniably ferocious as it switches direction from south-westerly to north-westerly. Western Gailes is a suitably fitting name for this golf course.
Western Gailes
CARNOUSTIE GOLF LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE
Ranked #26 in Top 100 Golf Courses in the World
The Championship Course at Carnoustie has hosted The Open Championship no less than six times and is a superb example of traditional links golf. It is widely recognized as one of the best seaside links golf courses in the world and many professionals have declared it as one of the toughest.
The original 18 hole course was designed by Old Tom Morris in 1857, but was revisited by James Braid in 1926 and has been hardly altered since.
With sloping fairways, fast greens and a selection of the most formidable bunkers in links golf, the Championship Course at Carnoustie certainly guarantees visitors an enjoyable but testing round on a memorable golf course.
KINGSBARNS GOLF LINKS
Ranked #42 in Top 100 Golf Courses in the World
Located directly on the North Sea coast only six miles from St. Andrews, Kingsbarns is without a doubt one of the most breathtaking links courses ever developed. Though it only opened for general play in July 2000, it's fair to say that the links appears to have been in place for the past century.
Kingsbarn is a real one of a kind and contrasts with Scotland's other famous links courses in that it is a new, man-made development. The significance of the development was highlighted by Sir Michael Bonallack, winner of 5 British Amateur Titles and present captain of the R & A when he indicated that "Kingsbarns might well be one of the last true seaside links sites capable of development in Scotland".
THE NEW COURSE AT ST ANDREWS
Ranked #29 in Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland
Were it not for the proximity of its more illustrious and ancient neighbor, many experts feel that the Open Championships – as well as many other major golfing events – would have been fought out here, the world's oldest and most challenging 'new' course.
Designed by Old Tom Morris and opened for play in 1895, the layout was based on the traditional out and back routing, and among its most famous features are the shared fairways and a double green at the 3rd and 15th holes.
The New Course is known and loved for its well designed greenside and fairway bunkers, plus a series of genuinely difficult homeward holes. The undulating fairways and deep greens make the course a classic links and, just like the Old Course, it has a habit of looking deceptively simple, especially when the sun is high.
YOUR LODGING
YOUR LODGING
THE ARDGOWAN HOTEL
A wonderful family owned hotel, restaurant and bar located less than a two minute walk from The Old Course 18th green.
A 3.5 star Scottish Tourist Board accommodation, the Ardgowan Hotel is also within walking distance of the University of St Andrews, the Castle, dozens of restaurants and all shopping in St Andrews.
The hotel was designed by the famous Scottish architect, George Rae, and was built in 1847. It comprises 29 comfortable en suite bedrooms across the two adjoining Georgian town houses. The Pilmour Hotel, located just next door, dates from 1820 and has an additional 7 en suite bedrooms.
The restaurant is set back from North Street by its' own stone terrace, where you can enjoy outdoor food and drink during the warmer months.
THE CARLTON HOTEL
The Carlton Hotel combines a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere with a modern streamlined interior. From the public spaces through to the 39 guest rooms the use of bold color, rich textures and contemporary artwork creates a vibrant ambience throughout.
The introduction of Logans Pub & Grill compliments this unique environment, providing a first class experience whatever the occasion. From laid back dining to full on glamour enjoy the finest produce locally sourced with carefully selected wines.
Owners Robert and Vivien Kyle of the RAD group of hotels are well known for their attention to detail from the standard of service they and their staff provide, to the quality of interiors throughout their establishments.
YOUR TRANSPORTATION
YOUR TRANSPORTATION
VIP CLASSIC COACH & DRIVER & TRANSFERS
VIP transfers and/or coach & driver service for 4-6 golfers is included in this trip through St Andrews Executive Travel. You will ride comfortably with plenty of room in a Mercedes Touring vehicle. The bus includes leather reclining seats, table, radio, CD, & ice container, ample luggage space and a knowledgable local driver. The driver will help with luggage and golf clubs and be available to answer any questions regarding local sights, food and beverage, pubs, etc.
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 SEE & DO
PART DAY & FULL DAY EXCURSIONS FROM ST ANDREWS
There are any number of fascinating and historic tours of Scotland, Fife, Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside that depart from St Andrews. Tours lasting from just a few hours to full day tours are available.
Some of the options are listed below:
- Historic St Andrews & the Fishing Villages of East Neuk
- Royal Palaces and Ancient Burghs
- Scotland's Historic Castles
- The Capital City of Edinburgh, including the Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Yacht Britannia
- Balmoral Castle, the summer home of The Queen
- The Lochs and Mountains of Scotland
- Lunch and Falconry at Gleneagles Resort
There are many other excursions and tours, depending on the time of year, please check with us as your trip dates get closer.
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 Entrance Gateway, flanked by statues of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace, opens to a cobbled lane that leads up beneath the 16th-century Portcullis Gate to the cannons ranged along the Argyle and Mills Mount Batteries. The battlements here have great views over the New Town to the Firth of Forth.
DUNNOTTAR CASTLE, ABERDEEN
If you had to pick just one castle in all of Scotland to trust with your life in a time of great danger then it would without any doubt be Dunnottar Castle. No other Scottish castle comes close in terms of a sense of sheer brooding impregnability. This is a castle which looks across to the nearby coastal cliffs and sea and whose presence, even today, conveys a very simply message: "You are not welcome."
The outcrop of rock on which Dunnottar Castle stands might have been designed specifically to permit the building of the most impregnable fortress in Scotland. Sheer cliffs 160ft high almost completely surround a flat area over three acres in size. The rock was once joined by a narrow fin to the mainland, but even this was carved away to ensure access along it was not possible.
BALMORAL CASTLE, HOME TO THE QUEEN
The royal family is nothing if not consistent. At the end of every summer, Queen Elizabeth II makes her annual pilgrimage north to Scotland for a multiple week-long holiday at Balmoral Castle.
The first home at Balmoral was reportedly built in 1390, but the property didn't enter into the British royal family until 1852, when Prince Albert purchased the estate as a gift for his wife, Queen Victoria, who loved the Scottish countryside. However, when the residence was deemed too small, the royal couple built an additional castle—the one that still exists today—to fit their growing family. The new structure was completed in 1856, and the other building was torn down. Now, the 50,000-acre estate features 150 buildings in total.
In more modern royal history, Balmoral served as the destination for Prince Charles and Princess Diana's less-than-romantic honeymoon. It's also where Prince Harry and Prince William learned of their mother's tragic death in 1997.
THE BRITISH 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 ST ANDREWS AQUARIUM
Few aquariums can boast as impressive a setting as St. Andrews Aquarium. Perched overlooking the coast and St. Andrews Bay, the views alone are quite stunning and are undoubtedly part of the draw for tourists, well, along with the sea creatures on view here.
As the town's top-rated family attraction, kids of all ages will be intrigued by such wee beasties as insects and reptiles, as well as countless fish species-including sharks and piranhas-and other local marine life such as seals and crabs, to name but a few. There's even a great display of crocodiles.
Other animals include meerkats, which can also be seen up-close through participation in a fun animal feeding experience. Other animals include penguins and seals, while some of the more docile reptiles and insects (including spiders) can be handled. In addition to a gift shop, the aquarium also has a café on-site.
KINGSBARNS DISTILLERY TOUR, 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.
Start your visit by being shown into the exhibition space which explores the history behind the name 'Kingsbarns’.
Your guide will explain how the spirits inside the distillery are made and then take you into a tasting room for an in-depth tutored tasting of their award-winning single malt 'Dream to Dram' and a selection of Kingsbarns single malt whiskies.
THE HIMALAYA'S PUTTING COURSE (ST ANDREWS LADIES' PUTTING CLUB)
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.
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