Scotland Open Championship Tour

Scotland as per most rating systems is generally recognized as having 11 of the top 100 golf courses in the world. Since most golfers that purchase golfing tours are going to Scotland for the first time they wish to see the best Scotland has to offer and also get to play the courses they are familiar with, they are the ones that have hosted the British Open championship. Scotland has 5 venues that regularly host the Open championship. They are Troon, Turnberry, Carnoustie , Muirfield and naturally the home of golf St. Andrews and you will play them all.

This tour is the only advertized tour that plays exclusively golf courses that are rated in the world top 100 by various rating systems.

In this tour we play the following courses:

• # 52 Cruden Bay
• # 22 Carnoustie Championship Course
• # 04 St. Andrews Old course
• # 61 Kingsbarn Golf Links
• # 09 Muirfield
• # 93 North Berwick West Course
• # 48 Royal Troon
• # 17 Turnberry

The 3 remaining courses Royal Dornoch, Loch Lomond and Macrihanish will not be played because of their remoteness or due to the fact that they do not accept groups.

You can read more about each course under the menu Golf Courses Scotland. Some of the courses also has video presentations that you can view.

Accommodations

As so far as accommodations are concerned, we believe that every golfer wants accommodations that he truly believes are up to his standards.

Therefore upon arrival we will drive to the Carnoustie Hotel and Spa that is less than 100 feet from the Carnoustie Championship course and has all the amenities that one would want from an accommodation during a golf vacations, such as on site leisure facilities including sauna, indoor pool, steam room, Jacuzzi, and gym, etc.

For our 2 games at Muirfield and North Berwick we will be staying in North Berwick at the Belhaven Hotel or the Nether Abbey Hotel. With panoramic sea views across the Firth of Forth and the West Links golf course, their handsome Victorian villa offers comfortable and friendly bed and breakfast accommodation. The Belhaven Hotel is in a great location - the beach, train station, Scottish Seabird Centre, harbour, shops, restaurants and pubs are all within minutes walk.

For our 2 games at Troon and Turnberry we will be staying at the prestigious Barcelo Troon Marine Hotel a hotel of undisputed luxury with breathtaking surroundings overlooking the 18th hole of the Royal Troon golf course. The Bodysense Health & Leisure Club is located on the ground floor of The Marine Hotel.

For your last night you will be staying at the Glasgow Airport Holliday Inn.

Detailed Itinerary

(Please note that the days can be switched due to starting times availability for optimal planning.)

Saturday:
Meet and greet at airport. Meet driver for drive to Carnoustie Hotel. Afternoon depending on choice of group will either have an optional round of golf on Buddon or Burnside course or "Prepare for the Links" with a clinic from your PGA Professional.. 17:00-19:00 Orientation cocktail followed by Q&A

Sunday:
Late Breakfast at hotel to permit adjustment to jet lag. Afternoon round of golf on the Kingsbarn’s Dunhill Links Championship Course and return to Carnoustie Hotel for supper.

Monday:
Breakfast at hotel followed by drive to St. Andrews to play Old Course. Visit to golf museum (tickets included in tour) and shopping in St. Andrews. Supper at Dunvegan Hotel-Claret Jug restaurant in St.Andrews or return to Carnoustie Hotel for supper.

Tuesday:
Breakfast followed by a round of golf at Cruden Bay.

Wednesday:
Breakfast and round of golf on Carnoustie Championship course. Following lunch we travel to our hotel in North Berwick

Thursday:
Breakfast followed by round of golf at Muirfield

Friday:
Breakfast and round of golf at North Berwick West course. Following our round of golf we will check out of hotel and drive to the Barcelo Marine Hotel, overlooking 18th hole of the Royal Troon golf course.

Saturday:
Breakfast and then a round of golf at the Turnberry Ailsa course.

Sunday:
Breakfast followed by round of golf at Royal Troon. Following round we will pick up our luggage for transfer to Holliday Inn at Glasgow airport. Closing supper.

Monday:
You are free to get up when you want since hotel is less than 100 feet from airport. Just don’t miss your plane.

Included in trip

• 9 nights’ accommodation
• Full Scottish breakfast every morning
• Welcoming cocktail & tour briefing
• 8 rounds of golf on the courses specified plus if required entry into St Andrews daily ballot
• Chauffeur-driven VIP Mercedes coach. This is a luxury coach with an experienced driver for the duration of your tour. Your driver will carry out airport transfers, hotel and golf course transfers and also be available for local sightseeing. Your coach will feature leather reclining seats, air conditioning, tables, dvd player and a fridge or cooler stocked with refreshments for the duration of your tour. Airport transfers are based on all guests arriving and departing at the same time, extra transfers are available at a supplement.
• Local taxes (VAT at the current rate of 17.5%)
• 24hr emergency assistance

Not included in trip

• Airfare
• Any items not specifically described in the itinerary
• Items of a personal nature, such as laundry, phone calls, etc.
• Caddies at the golf courses. Please inquire about requesting caddies in advance

Important Notes:

The tours that are offered on this site “Top 100 Golf Tours” offer you the opportunity to play the best golf courses in the world. The starting times on these golf courses are in high demand and therefore the longer the lead time the better chances of getting to pay the courses. As an example one of the courses on these tours open their reservation’s book for the 2011 season in February 2010.The Old course at St. Andrews can’t be reserved at this date for 2010, any booking requires either using the ballot or guaranteed tee times that have been purchased at a greatly increased price. The conclusion is that to have the best 2011 trip reserve it prior to September to give us the chance of getting all the starting times you require to have a memorable golf vacation.