British Open Venue – Scots Open Championship Tour

North Berwick West Links 16th Hole

Muirfield Course Clubhouse

Carnoustie Championship 3rd Hole

St. Andrews Old Course - Swilcan Bridge

Prestwick Course

Turnberry Ailsa

Royal Troon Old Course

Scotland is known to have 5 great links golfing regions and we have designed a tour which will take you to not one or two, but three of these regions on a 9 night trip. You will be able to play all of Scotland’s current Open rotation courses, in addition to the original Open venue, Prestwick, and 2 additional links gems.

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Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive Scotland
Enjoy your first 3 nights in East Lothian, only half an hour’s drive from Edinburgh.

Day 2
Play North Berwick West Links
North Berwick West Links is a pure seaside links of the highest orders with a wealth of charm and tradition, located only 24 miles east of Edinburgh. There is good reason why it is used as a qualifying course whenever The Open is held at Muirfield and even greater reasons why two of its holes – the 14th and 15th, are the most mimicked by golf architects the world over, a practice that has gone on for the better part of a century.

Day 3
Play Muirfield Course
British Open Venue
Built in 1891, Muirfield is a scrupulously honest but demanding test where the dangers and hazards are in open view for all to see. Having remained a regular venue for the British Open, Muirfield is one of the most demanded stops for all golfers while visiting Scotland.

Day 4
Spend the following 3 nights in St. Andrews

Play St. Andrews Castle Course
St. Andrews Castle Course is located 2 miles outside of St. Andrews, occupying a majestic cliff-top setting, which has been converted from a flat potato farm into a roller coaster ride of gargantuan proportions. David McLay Kidd, the young Scotsman responsible for Bandon Dunes, deserves all of the credit for creating a seaside gem, more than worthy of carrying the St. Andrews name.

Day 5
Play St. Andrews Old Course on a Guaranteed Starting Time
British Open Venue
It was nature that formed St. Andrews over the centuries, and the St. Andrews Old Course has seen little change from its original layout. From as early as 1552, this course has been visited by Royalty, as well as the greatest golfers the world has known. From the 1st hole crossing the bridge over the famous Swilcan Burn, to the 18th with its notorious Valley of Sin, there is no other golf course with the history of the St. Andrews Old Course.

Day 6
Play Carnoustie Championship Course
British Open Venue
Dating back to 1560, Carnoustie is described as one of the true wonders of the golf world. Frequently used for the British Open, this 18-hole layout presents one of the greatest challenges for any player at the top of his game.

Day 7
Travel to Southwest Scotland for your final 3 nights

Play Prestwick Old Course
Original British Open Venue
Founded in 1851, a full 27 years before its neighbor, Troon Golf Club, Prestwick is a microcosm of golf’s history, not to be missed by even those with only a passing interest in all that has occurred in the 600 year since golf came to be. The very first Open Championship was held here in 1860, and Prestwick went on to host the event for each of the next 11 years. Best described as a traditional, classic links, the course has secured an ominous reputation for its blind holes, humps, hillocks and greens that may appear to be quirkily contoured. No less a shock to the first time visitor are the steep faced, pot bunkers, some of which are well over 6 feet deep.

Day 8
Play Turnberry Ailsa Course
British Open Venue
Ranked as one of the the best in all of Britain and Ireland and among the world’s top dozen courses, Ailsa made it’s reputation at the 1977 British Open when it was the scene of the famous “Duel in the Sun” between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus and again in 2009 between Tom Watson and Stewart Cink, on the fourth occasion this remarkable layout has hosted The Open. Sophisticated, handsome and presenting a challenge of the first order, this stunning combination of nature and golf is one of a kind, providing a round of golf that will live in every player’s memory for years to come. Links golf simply gets no better.

Day 9
Play Royal Troon Old Course
British Open Venue
One of the great links courses in Scotland, Royal Troon Old Course is a challenging test of golfing ability. It is a traditional out and back links layout with the opening few holes showing a kinder side of the course’s sometimes merciless character. These short par-4′s run picturesquely along the shoreline of the Firth of Clyde, offering an opportunity to soak in the scenery — Ailsa Craig to the distant south and to the west, the majestic mountains of the Isle of Arran. Enjoy the views while you may for there is serious work ahead. The Old Course is tough from beginning to end.

Day 10
Depart Scotland