I did.
But I just received this video and jaw-dropping (copyrighted) photos of the recently completed course by ace photographer Brian Morgan, and I have to tell you, they shut me right up. Read more →
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Trying to score one of Muirfield's precious tee times? This may be your "inn."
I emailed you over the summer about Scotland’s Muirfield, reminding you to snatch up one of the few public tee times if you had interest in playing there next season.
See, as one of the 10 best golf courses (and overall golf experiences) in the entire world, these tee times are often booked solid a year in advance.
(I just checked Murfield’s online tee time page, and there’s virtually nothing available for this June, July, or August.)
There is, however, a new way to score precious Muirfield tee times, and you don’t need to be an early bird to do it. Read more →
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Want to play the Old Course on a 2012 Scotland golf vacation? Get your application in by September 7, but not a minute before 10 am BST.
A few weeks ago, I told you about the “Ultimate Guide to Visiting St. Andrews,” published by my friends at Golf Odyssey.
This guide is full of priceless advice about visiting the “Home of Golf,” including the critical dates and deadlines you don’t want to miss.
Well, tomorrow is one of these critical dates.
Miss this opportunity, and you’ll likely have to pay about $1,000 for an advanced, Old Course tee time you could have obtained for about $230. Read more →
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Drama, scenery, playability and history help Turnberry Resort's Ailsa Course rank as one of our top-5 British Open courses to play.
Given the liberal, non-member playing policies at private clubs in the UK, you could theoretically play most, if not all, of the courses that host (or have hosted) the British Open.
But with such a grand golf smorgasbord, the question is: where should you begin?
Here is our list of the five British Open sites we think are the best to play and why. Read more →
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Castle Stuart, the new "must play" on Scotland golf vacations, suffered landslides during its hosting of the Scottish Open. (Photo courtesty of Castle Stuart.)
I normally don’t follow the European Tour too closely, but this past weekend’s Scottish Open was played at Castle Stuart, which Golf Odyssey called in 2009, “the most important course opening in Great Britain and Ireland-and arguably the world.”
Unfortunately, if you tuned in like me, you saw a landslide, and I’m not talking about Luke Donald shooting a nine under par 63 in the final round to rocket him past the rest of the field.
No, there were actual landslides.
The area of Inverness, Scotland got so much rain, some ridges on the course gave way, spilling mud and debris across its fairways and marring what was to be the course’s internationally televised coming out party. Read more →
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Recognize this golf course? It's one of the 10 best in the world...and has one of the hardest (but not impossible) tee times to secure
It doesn’t have nearly as much name recognition as the Old Course or say, Troon, but insiders know that Scotland’s Muirfield is one of the 10 best golf courses in the world.
Not ,”best in Scotland,” or “best in the UK and Ireland.” The entire world.
Insiders also know that, for a variety of reasons, a tee time at Muirfield is infinitely harder to obtain than at courses of similar standing.
How hard is it? Well, unless you take advantage of the secret we just uncovered, you may have to wait two years for a chance to play this gem. Read more →
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Turnberry's Ailsa Course is part of a group of top-100 courses that is now faster and easier to play.
If you like playing the world’s best golf courses, you’re going to love today’s tip.
That’s because it explains how you can play no fewer than eight of golf’s greats in a single, efficient trip.
Sure, playing these courses together was possible in the past, but a new logistical twist has make it a heck of a lot faster and easier. Read more →
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A upcoming change to the daily ballot procedure will likely increase opportunities to play the Old Course at St. Andrews.
You probably didn’t even notice, but when I reminded you about the September 1 deadline to apply for advanced tee times on St. Andrews’ Old Course, I mentioned the Links Trust was considering one very important rule change.
Well, they changed it.
This rule (or a version of it) dates back 116 years, but changing it will increase your chances of playing the Old Course on your Scotland golf vacation (and without paying a penny more than the posted rates). Read more →
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