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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...

Highland Golf April 2019 Castle Stuart Golf Links Caddie Golf Tours have just completed the following Highland golf tour for our Swedish golfers, arriving in April. Four nights with four classic rounds of links golf and a 5 seater SUV hire vehicle from Arnold Clark at Edinburgh Airport. Day 1 -  Arrive Edinburgh, transfer to Highlands              Golf  Nairn GC  Day 2 -  Golf   Brora GC Day 3 -  Golf  Royal Dornoch GC Day 4 -  Golf  Castle Stuart Golf Links Day 5 -  Depart Highlands and return to Edinburgh Stay at luxury Sandown House in Nairn, b ased on 2 sharing subject to availability Total per golfer   £920   Please contact Caddie Golf Tours if you would be interested in taking advantage of this wonderful golf tour in the romantic Highlands of Scotland...Fore!

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...

Matt Hooper, friend, founder, photographer and editor of the St Andrews Magazine has just published the winter edition 05. It is a great read covering all things St Andrews with a bit of golf thrown in. It can be found here along with this years back issues:  www.issuu.com/standrewsmagazine   Old Course 17th green Road hole at St Andrews. This festive publication features the following: A St Andrews Christmas, St Andr ews Remembers the Fallen, The 2018 St Andrews Magazine Awards, Sunday Lunch at  The Seafood Ristorante , The Beauty of Winter  The Vintage Beauty Box , Yoga for a flexible winter  Hot House Yoga , A Caddie's Year on the Links  Caddie Golf Tours , Brilliant Bjerregaard wins the  Alfred Dunhill Championship  Dunhill links championship, Interiors for Winter  Interiors by Tracy Smith , Golf's Greatest  Discovery Inc , Rory McIlroy causes controversy with plan to give up European Tour membership in 2019 and A preview to...

We are now at the end of October 2018 and the visiting golfers, as well as daylight, are slowly disappearing as we head into the our quieter winter season. Old Course 16th fairway. The St Andrews greenkeepers have been tasked with moving the pathway that runs alongside the right side of the Old Course from the 2nd hole, Dyke, through to the 6th hole, Heathery out, at the request of the R&A. Old Course 5th tee, right side. The R&A want the pathway moved and widened to accommodate the increasing volume of spectator and vehicle traffic that has now become apart of the modern Open Championship. Old Course 5th fairway & New Course 3rd tee. Initially this meant the removal of the golf ball grasping gorse bushes that run down the right side of the Old Course fairway and left side adjacent New Course. Old Course rain shelter at 6th tee. The old rain shelter that has sat next to the Old Course 6th tee for my 17 years here at St Andrews, and goodness knows how ...

In June this year a lovely brood of ducklings enjoyed paddling the Swilken Burn on the Old Course, St Andrews. The ducklings offered a pleasant distraction for the golfers while they played their approach shots over the infamous Swilken Burn and onto the 1st green.

The delightful Christer Andersson and his 3 golfing friends from Sweden had a wonderful 4 golfing days in St Andrews this week with the advice of Caddie Golf Tours. Andersson 4Ball at Castle Course St Andrews. The golfers purchased the St Andrews 3 day Links Ticket that can be used over 7 days, offering unlimited golf on all the St Andrews courses, except the Old Course. A great deal. Mr Andersson drives 1st tee Castle Course. The 4 golfers golfed the Eden, Jubilee, Castle and New courses at the St Andrews Links. They were not successful in obtaining an Old Course tee time during their 4 days, but look forward to playing it next year...Fore!

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...

On Wednesday 22nd August 2018 at 10:00 am the St Andrews Links Trust will be accepting advance applications for guaranteed 2019 Old Course tee times. The application is open for 2 weeks closing on Wednesday 5th September 2018. The Golfers Bridge over Swilken Burn Old Course St Andrews Applications can be made using an online form that can be accessed from the St Andrews Links Trust website using the following link: Private Advance Tee Times 2019   Tee times are not allocated on a first come basis they are picked using a ballot after the 2 week window has closed. 18th tee Old Course St Andrews A minimum of 2 and maximum of 8 golfers can make the application for a 2 course package which includes the Old Course and a choice of a second links course at St Andrews: New Course, Jubilee Course, Eden Course and Castle Course. Cost is £ 330  for the High Season 14th April - 13th October 2018 Cost is £ 230   for the Low Season 1st - 14th April and ...

The St Andrews Caddies annual golf match against our Swedish Vikings was held at the the truly wonderful Kingsbarns Golf Links for the 7th year. This great modern day Scottish links golf course played host to the 2017 Ricoh British Women's Open and is one of the venues for the European Tour Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. We are forever grateful to Kingsbarns Golf Links for allowing this match to be held here. The St Andrews Caddies were expecting a hard fought match this year and so it was with the last of the 8 head to head matches deciding the outcome. Those last 2 games produced a win for each side which resulted in a halved competition 3 1/2 > 3 1/2. A wonderful set of 8 match play games, that all competitors enjoyed, on one of Scotland's premier golf links in warm Spring sunshine. Friendships are rekindled every year when our Vikings arrive for their week of golf in and around St Andrews and this annual match is a joy to be involved with. Already both ...

Our lovely Swedish golfers, Pettersson Party, arrived in early April and went on to enjoy golf in and around St Andrews. A great week of golf during a chilly early April that did not deter our hardy Swedish golfers.

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 ...

Old Course St Andrews. The 2018 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: £ 88     Low Season (Winter) January - March                         £ 123   Shoulder Season       1st - 15th April                           £ 180   High Season              16th April - 14th October            £ 125   Shoulder Season       15th - 31st October                 £ 90     Low Season (Winter) 1st November - 31st December Please contact Caddie Golf Tours to assist with you 2018 golf trip to St Andrews and Scotland...Fore!

Kingsbarns Golf Links 2 Rounds - 2 Nights Stay & Play Spring Offer 4th - 6th April 2018 2 rounds of Championship golf at Kingsbarns Golf Links 2 nights’ Bed & Breakfast at The Inn at Kingsbarns Total £ 430  per golfer Kingsbarns 15th, Rocky Ness, 151 yard par 3  Golf spectacular Kingsbarns host to the 2017 Ricoh British Women's Open and the European Tours' Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Stay at 18th Century coaching inn, 2 minutes from Kingsbarns Golf Links, and only 10 minutes drive from historic town of St Andrews The Inn at Kingsbarns. Contact Caddie Golf Tours for booking information Price is based on shared occupancy in deluxe twin rooms Price to be paid in Great British Pounds (£) Subject to availability

Kingsbarns and St Andrews Spring Golf 3 rounds - 3 nights 1st - 15th April 2018  Kingsbarns 16th tee, Burnside, 507 yard par 5 Castle Course St Andrews, par 4 9th green. Total £ 605 per golfer 2 rounds championship golf at Kingsbarns Golf Links Host venue to 2017 Ricoh British Women's Open 1 round at the spectacular Castle Course St Andrews 2017 Final Qualifier 2017 Ricoh British Women's Open 3 nights' Bed & Breakfast at Ardgowan Hotel Located in historic area of St Andrews Contact Caddie Golf Tours for booking information   Price is based on shared occupancy in standard twin rooms Price to be paid in Great British Pounds (£) Subject to availability