Scotland Trip

Castle was really tough, though I played poorly that day. Enjoyed New and Jubilee more.

Elie, Crail and Lundlin Links in that area are also fun.

As far as food in St Andrews
Steak Barn

Assume they are on your list but hit up The Jigger Inn and the Dunvegan as well.

Castle course is pretty tough but nice. Not as hard as Carnoustie in my opinion. Definitely worth playing

On another note, on the couple of days that our golf package had early tee times, my son and I went over to the starter in the afternoon and were able to play the other two courses at St. Andrews, Jubilee and The New Course. It gave us 36 holes for a couple of days. We had those on our rotation however, playing them 2x each made it a lot of fun.

Also, we added a day to the front of our trip to give us some time to walk around St. Andrews and shake off any jet lag before we started playing. It was definitely worth the extra money and I highly recommend that extra day. You can also head down to the driving range and get in some practice, they also have a nice short game facility.

We plan on going back in another year or so and bringing our wives. This first time was just a Father/Son bucket list. We've played a lot of courses around the U.S. and the St. Andrews experience by far exceeds all of them. It was nice to be in a place that respects the game the way it should be played. Don't expect any motorized carts, loud music, or beer drinking on the course. It is still a gentlemen's game over there and will 100% bring you back to the roots of golf. It's fantastic.

Got lucky. Entered the lottery and got in.

We went this summer and played:

Kingsbarn- incredible track

New course- forgettable

Old course- the history makes it great. Outside of 1,17,18 somewhat forgettable. Course is a cluster with all the double greens, people and golf balls flying everywhere. Fore being screamed by groups all over the course

Carnoustie-hardest course I’ve ever played. Conditions were absolutely pristine. But was a beatdown

Prestwick-home of the first 10 British opens. Incredibly quirky course but one of my favorites of the trips. Caddies were fantastic

Dundonald- good conditions but compared to everything else underwhelming.

Royal troon-incredible

Turnberry-favorite course. Got to play if you are there

Bucket list trip. Everyone should go once. Prepare yourself. Food sucks in Scotland. The restaurant 18 which is at top of hotel right on 18 on the old course had a great view and bar. Food was serviceable. Steak barn was a must. One of our caddies from kingsbarn was a member of the old course and he meet us after our round there and took us to their club to have drinks after our round which was great. Need to go eat at Dunvegan as well. Every restaurant you eat at you have to order sticky toffee pudding. It’s the best thing you will eat in Scotland. Everything else is pretty bad but you are there for the golf not the food.

We booked trip thru Pioneer Golf. They're out of Austin. We've got 8 guys going on the trip. We entered the lottery about a month ago. All 8 of us got on mid afternoon.

Guinness on tap.

Carnoustie is a must. Have played it twice. First time was a chore but great experience. Second time was a blast.
Recommend Panmure next door. Hogan practiced there the week before he won the Open in his only try. It's a fun course

Jumping on here and definitely want to see how this goes for you. I am going on a trip in 26, staying at Rusacks, St Andrews and Marine, North Berwick.

Going to play the New Course, Old Course and Kingbarns and then North Berwick Golf Club, Gullane and Glen Club.