I arrived in St Andrews after an 8-hour flight from Orlando and then a 4-hour train trip from Manchester Airport. Shortly after checking into the Best Western Scores Hotel, I decided to walk down to the starter to scout things out for my next two days in town. If you want to play St Andrews,...Read More

While planning my golf itinerary on the west coast of Scotland, I did quite a bit of research on lodging options near Prestwick and Turnberry. After reviewing the website of Culzean Castle and various other articles on the castle, I was excited to find out that you could spend the night in one of the...Read More

I had an opportunity to visit Trump Turnberry two days before the opening round of the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon. We decided to stay, just up the road, at the beautiful Culzean Castle the evening before our afternoon round at Turnberry. After checking in at Culzean Castle we headed to Turnberry for dinner at Restaurant...Read More

On my first golf trip to Scotland my goal was to start a journey that would lead  to eventually completing the British Open Rota. During that first golf trip across the pond I was lucky to be able to play the famous Scottish links courses of Carnoustie, Muirfield, and Royal Troon before finishing further south...Read More

Muirfield  Golf Club, in Gullane, Scotland is just a short 24 minute train ride from Edinburgh Waverly station. Make sure you get off in Drem and pre-arrange a taxi for 10 minute drive north to Muirfield.  As you arrive outside the iron gates you will be picked up by a staff member who will quickly take...Read More

There are many great places to enjoy whisky in Scotland, but few establishments have the atmosphere that the whisky bar inside of the Dornoch Castle has. Tucked underneath the old stone walls of the Dornoch Castle hotel, lies one of the finest Scotch Whiskey lounges in all of the world. If the atmosphere isn’t enough...Read More