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Luxury 9 days / 8 rounds golf
When quality and elegance is required, a fine tour of
three of the finest hotels and eight excellent links
courses—all with minimal driving in between! Enjoy the
best that Scotland has to offer including four past
British Open sites, the great North Berwick GC, and
Kingsbarns GC, which may someday host a major.
This is living!
“The St. Andrews Old Course may not be the best
course in Scotland, but it will be a highlight of your
Scotland golf package or golf tour.” – Euan Findlay
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8
nights in premium five-star hotels The Balmoral, St Andrews
Old Course Hotel and The Westin Turnberry (pictured above).
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8
prepaid rounds of golf.
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Daily
breakfast, lunch at Troon and one dinner at St Andrews
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Self
drive car or van depending on group size (a bus and driver
available for larger size groups)
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Full
service of the WWG Scotland office including meet and greet
at the airport
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Welcome
cocktail and tour briefing to review all sightseeing,
restaurant and caddie options.
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Luggage
tags and full documentation package
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Day 1 - Arrive Edinburgh and transfer to
the 5-star Balmoral Hotel (superior room).
Welcome tour briefing and cocktails at hotel
(Balmoral—C)
Day 2 - Golf at the popular North Berwick
with the famed Redan Hole. Evening free.
(Balmoral—B)
Day 3 - A spectacular day at the new
Kingsbarns Links enroute to the St. Andrews Old
Course Hotel. Dinner included tonight at the
hotel (Old Course Hotel—BD)
Day 4 - Round on the 100 year-old New
Course, that most say is tougher than it's more
famous sister, or the St Andrews Dukes Course
(carts available) ... your choice! (Old Course
Hotel—B)
The Old Course
Day 5 - Round of golf on the world ranked
#5 Old Course, site of the 2000 and 2005 Open
Championships both won by Tiger Woods (Old
Course Hotel—B)
Day 6 - Drive to the west coast for golf
at Royal Troon Championship Course (ladies can
play it), lunch in the clubhouse and then
afternoon round included at Troon Portland
Course. Continue to The Westin Turnberry Resort
(Turnberry—B)
Royal Troon "Postage Stamp"
Day 7 - Round at ancient Old Prestwick GC
with the difficult holes and blind shots
(Turnberry—B)
Day 8 - Final round at the #18
world-ranked Turnberry Ailsa Course, perhaps the
best of the bunch! (Turnberry—B)
Day 9 - Depart from Glasgow (B)
B=breakfast at hotel; L=lunch; C=welcome
cocktail tour briefing; D=dinner at hotel.
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THE BALMORAL HOTEL - Edinburgh
The Balmoral is one of Europe's great hotels
in the heart of one of Europe's most
beautiful cities. Built in 1902 and
completely refurbished in 1991 for over 23
million pounds, The Balmoral is an
outstanding blend of historical elegance,
and each of the 167 bedrooms is spacious
with features as expected of a premium,
5-star hotel. WWG Rating: A+
THE OLD COURSE HOTEL - St. Andrews
An imposing hotel with 125 bedrooms set in a
spectacular location overlooking the famous
17th Road Hole and the historic Royal and
Ancient Clubhouse. All bedrooms have views
overlooking the Old Course or towards the
countryside and hills. There is a Spa and
Fitness Center and two excellent
restaurants, The Road Hole Grill and Sands.
WWG Rating: A+
WESTIN TURNBERRY RESORT - Turnberry
This famous landmark hotel is one of the
world’s finest golf resorts. Set among 360
acres of Ayrshire coastline with panoramic
views of the Ailsa and Kintyre golf courses,
the famed lighthouse, and the vast granite
mass called The Ailsa Craig jutting from the
sea in the distance beyond. With 129
bedrooms (half are deluxe ocean view), the
hotel provides a fantastic spa, superb
dining and other attractions. WWG Rating: A+
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PRICE: $5995 per golfer double occupancy /
$4150 non-golfer double occupancy / add
$1985 single occ - all based on 4 travelers
sharing a rental self-drive automatic van. A
$750 per person deposit is required for
reservations. Past WWG clients eligible for
“DivotEnds Award” of $150 off any tour. Tour
terms and conditions apply. Virtuoso
bookings may be eligible for upgraded rooms
and other amenities at no extra cost. Rates
are subject to change for 2008.
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You tour is priced using
standard ballot Old Course tee
time, which cannot be
guaranteed. For an additional
charge, WWG can upgrade this
package to include a guaranteed,
pre-confirmed tee time on St.
Andrews Old Course. Bill Hogan,
Wide World of Golf President,
and GOLF Magazine Panelist to
rank the Top 100 Courses in the
World, lists his own Top 10
Scotland golf courses based on
“overall enjoyment":
1 - MUIRFIELD (The
Honorable Company of Edinburgh
Golfers) (6,894 yards – par 71)
- One of the oldest clubs in the
world, dating back to 1744, and
site of numerous British Open
Championships (ranked #9 in the
world by Golf Magazine). WWG
Grade A+
2 - LOCH LOMOND GC (7,053
yards – par 71) - Perhaps the
most beautiful course on earth,
but very private club open to
members and guests only (ranked
#52 in the world) and site of
the annual Scottish Open. WWG
Grade A+
3 - TURNBERRY AILSA
(6,848 yards - par 71) - Below
the stately hotel is one of the
best links in the world and site
of many exciting Open
Championships, the last won by
Nick Price in ’94 (ranked #18 in
the world). WWG Grade A+
4 - KINGSBARNS GOLF LINKS
(7,100 yards - par 72) - Superb
links from a similar layout over
80 years ago, opened in 2000 and
already ranked #46 in world (see
it to believe it!). WWG Grade:
A+
5 - ROYAL DORNOCH GC
(6751 yards - par 70) - Golf
dates back here to 1616, but the
current layout dates back to
1886 in a design by Tom Morris,
and later redesigned by local
resident Donald Ross (ranked #15
in the world by Golf Magazine).
WWG Grade A+
6 - ST. ANDREWS OLD COURSE
(6,933 yards - par 72) - The
most famous course in the world
dates back to the 1500’s (ranked
#5 in the world). WWG Grade A
7 - CARNOUSTIE GOLF LINKS
(6,692 yards – par 72) - A
municipal course frequently
called “evil”, and “brutal”, and
site of the 1999 Open
Championship (ranked #22 in the
world). WWG Grade: A
8 - CRUDEN BAY GC (6,402
yards - par 71) - Often a
favorite of visitors because of
the dramatic ocean front holes,
Cruden Bay requires all clubs in
the bag (ranked #55 in the
world). WWG Grade: A
9 - GLENEAGLES KINGS COURSE
(6,452 yards–par 71) - One of
those beautiful parkland courses
through the hills and for many
years site of the Scottish Open.
WWG Grade: A-
10 - ROYAL TROON GC
(7,067 yards – par 72) - One of
the most famous clubs in the
world and part of the Open
Championship "rota" (ranked #40
in the world). WWG Grade A-
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All Tailor Made Tours™ shown are
based on 4 people sharing a
self-drive van. For your
comfort—add a coach and driver
to any Tailor Made Tour™for a
small additional fee! Due to the
rapid and frequent exchange rate
changes between the US$ and most
foreign currencies, the rates
shown for this package may not
be up to date and may not
reflect current exchange rates.
Be advised that because of these
daily fluctuations, tour package
rates shown herein are always
subject to change, and the tour
or package price at time of
initial quote, may vary at time
of final invoice payment, when
current rates will be payable.
Important Note: Due to the large
amount of labor involved
arranging your golf vacation,
WWG requires four (4) or more
passengers for this package, for
a minimum of three (3) nights.
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Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9YA
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