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I was delighted to be invited to take part in the annual 'Showman Golf Weekend' held at the wonderful parkland Blairgowrie Golf Club in the Angus region of Scotland, only an hour north of St Andrews. Boyne on 1st tee Rosemount Golf Club The golfing gang from the Glasgow area always play the legendary Showman this 1st weekend in October at a venue in Scotland kept secret until the very last moment. I am usually involved with caddying at the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship but as this is a Ryder Cup year the Dunhill tournament is pushed forward a week, (congratulations USA on your victory), which means I was available to golf with the 'Showman Golfers' and jumped at the opportunity when the invite was extended to me. 1st tee Rosemount Course Our fourball, Ally, Boyne, Neil & Andy The competition this year was over all three courses at Blairgowrie Golf Club, the 9 hole Wee Course and then the 'big' 18 hole Rosemount and ...

There are occasions when you happen to be in the correct place at the right time, and thankfully it finally happened to me. So, I am walking through the Scottish Golf Show on Sunday, the final day, during the last hour of the event and there in front of me is the Ryder Cup. It had been on display for that weekend, getting photographed with the golfers and visitors attending the show who had to queue in long lines to get their picture taken with it. Obviously I was delighted to stumble across the iconic Ryder Cup with nobody in sight and grab a couple of photographs before it was locked away in the 'vault' to be presented to the winning team at Gleneagles in September. I am sure many of us watched and loved the intensity of this years competition from the players and the spectators. I thought it was a marvelous tournament played in good sportsmanship. The Ryder Cup is an example of true golf...match play. If you wish to golf in Scotland please contact myself, Joh...

Golfers, the time has come when after the final Major, a thrilling 2014 PGA Championship won by the golfer of the year Rory McIlroy, that our thoughts turn towards organising your 2015 Golf Tour to Scotland the Home of Golf.  The iconic Old Course at St. Andrews We at Caddie Golf Tours are ready and waiting to organize, advise and answer your many questions about golf, travel and accommodation in Scotland. This weekend, after golf at your club, would be a good time to raise the question with your golfing partners to the long talked about golf tour to Scotland. If golf on the the legendary Old Course is to be part of the golf tour it should be noted that the Open Championship returns to the Old Course in St. Andrews, for the 29th occasion, next year and this legendary venue will be closed to visiting golfers between 20th June - 21st July 2015. We look forward to hearing from you and answering your many questions about golf in Scotland...Fore!

A fantastic couple of days at Turnberry for our 8 New York golfers, The Bamundo Party, who golfed the Ailsa Championship and up the road at Royal Troon Golf Course. Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire, Scotland The sun shone and the legendary Open venue of the Ailsa Championship course played and looked absolutely beautiful. This is truly one of Scotland's greatest links golf courses and should not be left off any visiting golf party's itinerary. 18th green Ailsa Championship Course, Turnberry Putting out on 18th Ailsa Championship, Turnberry The recent sale of the Turnberry Resort to the American Donald Trump will see some alterations to the actual hotel rather than any major changes to the golf course and I am sure the R&A will be heavily involved if any are planned.

It was good to meet up again with Mr. Coffey and his wife who had traveled over from Boston, USA, last year to golf in Scotland with the assistance of Caddie Golf Tours. They returned last month with two other couples who would be experiencing Scotland for the first time. All of the Coffey Party on the 1st tee of Old Course, St. Andrews The two new golfers to Scotland were treated to some excellent golf on this trip that Mr. Coffey set up with John Boyne from Caddie Golf Tours: Date of Arrival - 24th May 2014 Itinerary 3   Coffey Party x3 Couples - x3 Golfers Sat 24th May Arrive Edinburgh and transfer to St. Andrews EI1052 11:10am Sun 25th May Golf Castle Course pm Ref: LATCCQK                                        Mon 26th May Golf Lundin GC 9:00am ...

I did not realize that it has been a full month since I last posted a Blog on our site, goodness the month of May flew by quickly, with 6 Scotland and St. Andrews golf tours taking place and spilling over into the beginning of June. The office with a view There have been numerous posts and photographs placed on our  G+ page  and I shall look to compile a summary of a busy May to place here on Blogger now that I have returned to Caddie Golf Tours office for a couple of days.

Our San Francisco golfers arrived in St. Andrews this evening and we meet in the legendary Dunvegan Hotel, 120 yards from the Old Course, to have a wee chat about the golf arranged this weekend. Dunvegan Hotel & Bar St. Andrews After a couple of business (heavy) meetings in Paris and London the golfers have reached the peace and quiet of St. Andrews, and my goodness the classic Scottish links golf lined up for these two chaps will allow them to be subsumed into golf in Scotland...without them even realising it! The 18th Tee Old Course, St Andrews The weekend itinerary follows, it is intense, a degree of fitness is required, but my goodness it is good:  28th March 7:00am Old Course, St. Andrews 28th March 1:00pm New Course, St. Andrews 29th March 7:50am Old Course, St. Andrews 29th March 1:30pm Kingsbarns Golf Links, St. Andrews 30th March 7:30am Jubilee Course, St. Andrews 30th March 2:00pm Carnoustie Championship, Dundee The bridge to 18th green Car...

Advanced Old Course tee times for the 2014 golf season can still be purchased through Caddie Golf Tours. Late notice has informed us that we have access to the Old Course in April, May, June with a few spots still remaining in July. Swilken Bridge Old Course, St. Andrews For those golfers interested in making the golfing pilgrimage to St. Andrews for two, three or more nights, please let us know your preferred month of travel by January 7th 2014 and we can begin to put in place your trip to the Home of Golf.

This is one super golf tour of Scotland that, if we may suggest, is only to be recommended to seriously fit golfers who are well and truly prepared to play x11 rounds (at least) of Championship golf over nine days. Carnoustie Championship, Par4 2nd 'Gulley' The Chicago Boys are one such dedicated group with six having low single handicap figures and the remaining members made up of solid mid handicap enthusiasts. During their last tour they played x12 rounds in seven days! It should be remembered that these golf courses regard themselves as walking courses, no carts, therefore a decent level of fitness will be required to undertake a tour such as this.  The golfers are staying in a mix of 4 and 5 Star accommodation which will certainly help caress their bodies after a day spent out on our Championship Links. Travel is by luxury coach. At the time of writing there is o nly five months until the first golf ball is struck at the magnificent Kingsbarns Golf Links an...

Four golfers, from London, have been back in contact with Caddie Golf Tours to arrange their golf trip to the Highlands of Scotland next May, 2014. Castle Stuart Golf Links, Par 4 3rd green. The request is to use same template as this years trip to Aberdeen: fly in, golf 7 rounds over 4 days, fly out. The details for next years superbly intense Highland Tour follow: Day Date Activity Accommodation 1 Wed 21 st May Arrive Inverness Airport on  EasyJet at 10:55am Golf at Boat of Garten 14:00pm Strathness House Inverness 2 Thu 22 nd May Golf at Royal Dornoch GC 07:56 & 08:04am as two 2Balls 12:04pm Strathness House Inverness 3 Fri 23 rd May Golf at Nairn GC 09:40am & 15:40pm Strathness House Inverness 4 Sat 24 th May Golf at Castle Stuart Golf Links 08:3...