How can you play st andrews

Hear their answers as you sit back and take an eagle-eye tour of the country, its scenery and golf courses. Visit advice page. The Old Course, St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews may be one of the most important courses in golf history, but it is also a public course and remains open to all.

How can I play the Old Course? If you are playing in a group of two or more you can: Enter the Old Course ballot lottery. This is drawn 48 hours in advance of play except Fridays, as the course is closed on Sundays, and before tournament days.

Book your holiday with an Authorised Provider who can offer you a golf package which will include a guaranteed Old Course tee time. Play in the winter. Andrews golfers. Good for each of the courses except the Old, you can set up tee times in advance for your morning round at any course and then have space-available replays in the afternoon. This is especially ideal for those willing to enter the Old Course Lottery during their stay in St.

You will need a handicap certificate to play the Old Course. So be sure to register for one with the USGA or your local club in advance of your trip. Maximum allowed handicaps are 24 for men and 36 for women. The Old Course closes for golf and turns into a public park every Sunday with the exception of days it hosts a tournament like the Dunhill Links or Open Championship. So even if you don't have the money to play the course or couldn't score a tee time in the ballot, you can still walk the entire golf course.

Heck, bring a Frisbee, a picnic or a dog along. The golf course is open year-round weather permitting , but golf in the winter months requires the use of mats in the fairways in order to protect the turf. While the Old Course Hotel comes into play on the famous Road Hole, it's not the "official" hotel of the Old Course and its access to tee times isn't much better than any other hotel in town.

When Herb Kohler bought the hotel, he also bought the Duke's Course about a mile outside of town. It's a scenic and challenging heathland course that offers wonderful views of the town skyline not to mention golf carts. It sounds sacrilegious to say it, but your group could play a week of golf around St.

Andrews without playing the Old Course and it would still be arguably one of the best itineraries in Scotland. Seven miles east of town, the spectacular and modern Kingsbarns Golf Links is a top course worldwide. There are five other courses in the town operated by the Links Trust besides the Old Course, the best being the New Course and Jubilee Course , both true links playing on the same soil as the Old.

Other more classic links include Crail's Balcomie Links , located to the east. Modern courses lack the history but dazzle with views like the Fairmont St. Andrews Torrance Course and Kittocks Course. The Castle Course is one of the newest golf courses in Scotland and features the best vantage point of the town skyline to go with a rugged David McLay Kidd design atop bluffs.

Expand your radius a little more and you're just an hour from Gleneagles and East Lothian's storied must-plays links like North Berwick , Muirfield and Gullane.

Andrews will be awarded via ballot. The ballot is open from July 1 thru October 4th. In order to be eligble for the ballot, you must be a member of the The Open's One Club, which is free to join.

Sign up for The One Club and enter the ballot here. Is anyone know when is the best time to plan a golf trip to Scotland?

I'll be in Scotland from 1st to 17th of april Is it a good time to show up as a single golfer without a tee time? Any advice on wich day of tve week is better to do that? Will be in St Andrew area with my family. Wife and two adult sons. Possible four spots but would look at any spots available.

We are coming off river cruise so have to rent clubs. Looking to play Old Course on August 26 or 27th, planning to try as a single but throwing out possibility of joining someone or finding another single wanting to join in the ballot since you have to have minimum 2 players. We have 4 coming over to play 1 round there before playong Carnoustie and then heading to Ireland. Do we have to stay at St Andrews facility to make a tee time? Also can we even book a foursome for 1 round in advance?

Your best bet in getting the guaranteed foursome is writing the trust during the application window in the fall. It'll be harder to get a foursome in the ballot but possible. You don't need local accommodations, but many local accommodations do have some guaranteed tee times to sell, so it may be worth your while. This golf destination is on his bucket list so really trying to work this out for him. Then consider these two alternatives: the first is the ballot, which allows you to enter a draw for times on the subsequent two days.

We will be happy to help arrange the other parts of your itinerary, which can be flexible in the event of success in the ballot. The second is to book a holiday with us packaged with local accommodation and green fees at other St Andrews golf courses.

Call us now The best and most assured way to play The Old Course is to purchase one of our guaranteed tee times with three fellow golfers. These are available in the high season, packaged with local accommodation and green fees at other St Andrews golf courses. Other options are: Enter the daily ballot A lottery system that is drawn 48 hours in advance. Golfers apply by phone or in person at one of the Links Trust clubhouses before 2 pm, 48 hours before the intended day of play.

Andrews, staying in one of these may entitle you to book a tee time. All golfers playing The Old Course are required to present a valid handicap certificate to the starter before commencing play.

Handicap limits are 24 for men and 36 for ladies. To confirm your advance tee time reservation, we will require full names and valid handicaps for each member of your playing party at time of booking. For many golfers playing The Old Course at St Andrews is a dream; something seemingly unattainable or beyond their reaches. It's certainly a round of golf with a great deal of urban mythology about price, availability or exclusivity.

It and all of it's wonderful sister courses are operated by The Links Trust of St Andrews, with a spirit that they are open for everyone to enjoy. If you are not successful in securing one of the sought after guaranteed Old Course tee times but still wish to play, we will be happy to assist you in entering The Old Course Ballot.

The ballot is a draw held each day for the next available day's play on The Old Course; the course is closed on Sunday, and the ballot for Monday's times is drawn on Saturday. Due to its reputation and status in the golfing stratosphere demand for The Old Course is staggering, year after year.

With a number of local clubs playing their monthly medals and annual competitions, University students and locals enjoying their rights as townsfolk to play, and authorised providers like Your Golf Travel providing packages for golfers from around the world it is enjoyed year round by around 50, golfers.

Ballot tee times are available throughout the year, Monday to Saturday with The Old Course closed every Sunday for traditional reasons. There are some days throughout the year where a local club will have the course reserved for its members, but otherwise the ballot is available every day bar Sunday. For those golfers not wishing to book a premium package which guarantees The Old Course, the ballot can be an effective way of securing a tee time. Many visiting golfers choose to book a package in St Andrews with Your Golf Travel which will include accommodation, transport and tee times on some of the other incredible links courses in the area, whilst planning the trip to allow entry into the ballot for The Old Course.

Our tours specialists can advise on the best time of year to travel to maximise your chances of securing that tee time, and indeed when to avoid due to annual commitments such as The Dunhill Links Championship.

A good example of when to travel would be May, when the weather is warming up but the number of visitors is still relatively low compared to July and August. The 10th Hole is named after Jones, with the only other icon named hole being the 18th, in honour of the founding father of golf, Tom Morris.

The Old Course ballot commonly referred to as the lottery will keep you on edge. Golfers can submit their entries up to 2pm two days before the date they wish to play either by telephone or on the St Andrews Links Trust website.

Here is the good news! The Dunhill Links Pro-Am Championship is a magnet for professionals and some of the biggest names in the sports, entertainment and business world. Amateurs can only play in The Dunhill by invitation.

Occasionally places are auctioned off to raise money for charity. Handicaps are rigorously checked.