Guaranteed Tee Time at Old Course | Saint Andrew
Guaranteed tee times can be secured by purchasing Old Course-related packages from various hotels or golf tour operators. Most of these packages include a minimum of three nights in a hotel in St. Andrews, including three rounds of golf, including a guaranteed tee time on the Old Course, lunch and dinner. There is a premium associated with these guaranteed times and this doesn’t come cheap, but book early to secure your departure times.
Saint Andrew | nerd | Lottery
Another option open to visiting golfers is to request a time through the Ballot (or lottery) that is drawn each day. This is the best way to ensure a good check-out time, but it offers no guarantee of success and is therefore often not considered ideal for foreign visitors who plan ahead. However, if you wish to enter the lottery, local B&Bs or hotels can apply on your behalf. You can vote for 2 to 4 golfers at a time.
single golfer
If you are a single golfer; May I suggest that you approach the incumbent on the day you wish to play and let him know that he is willing to join any group that is not playing fourballs? He will look to accommodate you, should there be a spot available for tee time. Or if he wants to, why doesn’t he stand on the first tee at St. Andrews and notice two or three golfers coming to the tee and ask if he can join them?
Golf in Scotland
The beauty of playing golf in Scotland is that the country is steeped in tradition and Scottish national pride in hosting the various British Open Championships throughout the year.
Perhaps you have your own memories of your favorite golfing greats of the past or of recent times who have walked down the 18th fairway knowing the trophy will be theirs! I can remember Nick Faldo’s 18 consecutive pars to win the Open Championship at Muirfield and wow, Sir Nick Faldo was indeed the best player in the world for a while.
If you have played golf in Scotland and maybe you were lucky enough to have played some of the British Open courses? That’s great and you have some fantastic memories. If you have played Carnoustie? Can you remember how much course knowledge was needed? If you played that course again you would play it differently… I found Carnoustie to be flat in places but very tricky and the last six holes were very tough the day I played.
But like everything else in golf, you have to play on the golf course to experience how the course is played and then imagine yourself in position to win the open championship.
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