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This last month has been rather disappointing for our international golfers with no news from the Scottish Government about when they will be allowed to travel to Scotland and enjoy our golf courses, even if double vaccinated. John and Lorna from Caddie Golf Tours. We have a couple of golf trips lined up for early September here in St Andrews with golfers coming from USA, but without the removal of quarantine for 10 days, in a named hotel at their own expense, and the lifting of a travel ban from the US Government it is unlikely their St Andrews golf tours will go ahead. We are told that talks have been ongoing between both governments and an announcement is expected by the end of the week that will allow 'double vaccinated' travelers to move freely between USA and UK. Certainly hoping for good news soon...FORE!

The Sottish golfing summer for our international golfers is beginning to look rather bleak. My legendary optimistic outlook is being stretched and I do not believe we will see any easing of overseas flight restrictions before the beginning of August. Even then the amount of golfers from countries allowed to enter the country without having to quarantine will be really few, even if the golfer has been double vaccinated and has had a recent approved COVID-19 test. Our Caddie Golf Tours golfers have moved their dates to late August, first week of September and next year 2022. My advice for those holding out coming to Scotland in July this year would be to postpone until after mid August, and into September and October. Following is the current COVID-19 advice from the Scottish government's international travel quarantine pages -  Before travelling to Scotland from a red list country, you'll need to: complete a passenger locator form take a COVID-19 Test book a quarantine hotel pac...

On route to Old Course 1st tee Caddie Golf Tours, with the consent of our American golfers, have taken the decision to reschedule their St Andrews 2021 golf trip to next year 2022. This trip was originally set for June 2020, but the horrendous COVID-19 pandemic has thrown all plans into flux. As we interpret the recent Scottish government announcements this week, international travelers entering Scotland will be required to quarantine for 10 days. No timeline has been proposed about how long this will last, so we must assume that summer golf for our overseas visitors will not be available until later this year, hopefully the Autumn. Eden Course St Andrews The Open Championship is being played at St Andrews in July 2022, which means a little disruption to golfing visitors. The Old Course will be closed from late May through to mid July. With excellent assistance from all involved we have managed to rearrange our golfer's accommodation and all tee times to a week in April, 2022. The ...

Good to see January coming to a close and though Scotland remains in lockdown, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have to believe that we will be able to travel to other parts of the country and golf some old favourites and new golf courses soon. Balcomie Links Crail Golfing Society With the continuing vaccination roll out we all have hopes of travel opening within the UK by May and certainly by the summer. It is becoming increasingly unlikely that international travel will be allowed before June, which means that the British golfer will be able to take advantage of golf at many of our great courses.   Golf House Club at Elie Golf in Scotland is not all about the Old Course St Andrews and our big reputation Open venues at Carnoustie, Muirfield, Royal Troon, Turnberry and the original Prestwick. Stretch your golfing imagination and enjoy golf on our classic links courses dotted around the country that offer real golf for real golfers! As an alternative to chasing those big name g...

While celebrating our recent Birthday we managed to take advantage of the good weather during this first Spring week of March and enjoy championship golf at the Old Course St Andrews, the historic Elie golf club and finally on Carnoustie Championship the 2018 Open venue, where Francisco Molinari won with exquisite golf. Old Course St Andrews The tee time on the Old Course was achieved using the local Ballot (lottery) system that gives golfers an opportunity to play the legendary Links course. The Old Course in these early months of Spring is readily available to all golfers who wish to travel, use the Ballot, and golf in St Andrews. Putting on Old Course St Andrews 1st green The golfers on Swilken (Golfers) Bridge Old Course St Andrews Our guests traveled over from Glasgow, less than 2 hours away, for a celebratory weekend staying with us in the village of Kingsbarns 6 miles south of St Andrews. LB putting out on 10th at Elie A few days after the Old Course L...

Golfers, may we wish you a Happy New Year and a hearty welcome to 2019...Fore! Caddie Golf Tours at Old Course St Andrews. Winter golf at St Andrews starts in November and runs through to the end of March. The legendary Old Course, New, Jubilee, Eden courses are all available to golf during this period with a few restrictions, daylight being the main one. Old Course St Andrews 1st green. Some tee positions are moved and there are a number of bunkers being rebuilt, across all the courses, allowing the greenkeepers to work and bring them up to standard for the forthcoming golf season. The largest of the bunker projects Cockle Shell, pictured, which began in early November 2018 and will be completed by mid January. Old Course St Andrews rebuilding Shell Bunker on 7th hole. The main restriction asked of the golfer when in St Andrews is the use of an astro-turf mat for all fairway shots. The mats are used to protect the fairway from damage during this cold period. I per...

The 2019 green fees for the Old Course at St Andrews Links have been set and follow below, priced in Great British Pounds. Old Course St Andrews 17th fairway and green Old Course St Andrews: £ 90     Low Season (Winter) January - March                         £ 125   Shoulder Season       1st - 15th April                           £ 190   High Season              16th April - 14th October            £ 133   Shoulder Season       15th - 31st October                 £ 95     Low Season (Winter) 1st November - 31st December Our golfers on Old Course St Andrews 1st tee Please do not hesitate to contact Caddie Golf Tours to assist w...

The great late Seve Ballesteros would have celebrated his 61st birthday today and my wee tribute is his golf ball at the Old Course St Andrews...Fore!

The Old Course Ballot -  How it works The Wall Party drive from 1st tee on Old Course St Andrews. As golfers begin to prepare for their 2018 Scotland golf tour many are going to be focusing their attention on golfing the Old Course St Andrews in particular. The question arises: How do you golf the Old Course without an advanced and guaranteed tee time? Answer: The Old Course Ballot Old Course St Andrews Par 5, Long, 5th green. This is the historic Ballot (or lottery) held by the St Andrews Links Trust and drawn every day, Saturday - Thursday, for a number of unallocated tee times on the Old Course 2 days before you want to play.  There is no draw on a Friday as there is no golf played on Sundays.  We explain the procedure below:   Applications are made 48 hours before your day of play Applications are accepted before 2:00 pm You can apply in person at the St Andrews Links Clubhouse or the Old Course Pavilion that is adjacent to Old ...

Great to have the European Tour arriving in St Andrews this week with the 'Alfred Dunhill Links Championship' at the Old Course, Carnoustie the 2018 Open venue and Kingsbarns which hosted the 2017 British Women's Open from Monday 2nd October. It is time to pull out the yardage books for #Kingsbarns Golf Links and #Carnoustie  and I have been lucky enough to have golfed both tracks a couple of times this year. I also walk the Old Course every day but a wee reminder with the caddies course guide will not go amiss for our golfer this week...Fore!

Golfers, come and enjoy golf at St Andrews and with a guaranteed Old Course tee time for 2017! Now is your opportunity to strike this from your Bucket List! St Andrews 4Ball 28th June - 2nd July 2017 Four nights at Auchterlonie Apartment (with breakfast) Airport and golf transportation and golf at: Old Course New Course Crail Balcomie Kingsbarns Golf Links You walk from the apartment to your tee time on the Old Course. $1700 per golfer or £1340 British Pounds per golfer We look forward to assisting with your golf trip to St Andrews. Contact John at Caddie Golf Tours for more information about golf in Scotland, cheers!

Advanced Old Course St Andrews tee times for next year, 2016, are now available   from the St. Andrews Links Trust.    Applications for 2016 Old Course tee times are open until the 14th September. Information can be found via the St Andrews Links Trust web site and the Official Form is available now at the following link: http://www.standrews.com/Play/Courses/Old-Course/Booking-the-Old-Course With good forward planning tee times at the Old Course, Muirfield GC, Carnoustie, Royal Troon, Royal Dornoch and so many others can be secured in advance. Caddie Golf Tours are based in the beating heart of Scottish golf, St. Andrews, and invite all golfers looking to golf in Scotland to contact us for good honest advice on the best route for your 2016 - 2017 golf tour to succeed. Caddie Golf Tours are here to assist with any questions you may have with booking tee times at St. Andrews and in Scotland, please do not hesitate to contact us through the usual channels of...

A short pictorial video of the wonderful Castle Stuart Golf Links located in the legendary Highlands of Scotland. This great links has attracted many plaudits from around the world and in the recently published Golf Monthly Top100 Courses in UK & Ireland 2015 it ranked in 23rd position, a couple of spots behind Kingsbarns Golf Links which was also created by Castle Stuart's owner and co-designer Mark Parsinen. The course held the Scottish Open in 2011, 2012 and 2013 when Luke Donald, Jeev Mikel Singh and Phil Mickelson claimed the Championship respectively. The Scottish Open is set to return to Castle Stuart in 2016.

A busy week for Caddie Golf Tours that has involved the drafting of six Scottish Golf Tours for golfers from as far afield as Sweden (2 groups), New York, Chicago, Germany and our close neighbours England, going to all parts of Scotland here at the Home of Golf. Royal Aberdeen Golf Course A refreshing and subtle change seems to be taking place with our overseas visitors, noticed through these last couple of seasons, and it is showing itself through how many are going directly to the Highlands of Scotland. They are either passing on St. Andrews completely or using the legendary golfing mecca as their final destination which allows them to play on many of the historic links golf courses in the north of the country. Take your pick from the following: Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Brora, Tain, and the newly established Castle Stuart Golf Links which are all in the Inverness area, then just a wee bit south, still on the East Coast, we have Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay, Fraserburgh, Murcar a...

As the daylight hours shorten all too quickly here in St. Andrews so do the available hours to golf upon the Old Course. The following 'link' to the officially published Old Course tee times for Wednesday 23rd October shows the first drive, from the 1st tee, will be struck at 08.00am and the last drive at 13.20pm. Swilken Bridge Old Course St. Andrews http://www.standrews.org.uk/Ballot/Ballot-Results?date=16/10/2013 This is still a good time to come and golf in St. Andrews and Scotland, as can be seen from the photograph taken last week the sun does shine at the Home of Golf, you take what you get and play through what is given to you. The prices on the Old Course drop by 50 British Pounds during the last couple of weeks in October and the hotels in the town offer some super stay & play packages. Talk to Caddie Golf Tours for more information about October golf deals in St. Andrews. FORE! #golf #golfScotland #Scotlandgolfplanning #oldcourse #oldcoursestandrews...