Day 1

Meet at Sydney International Airport for our flight to Glasgow, Scotland.

 

Day 2

After arriving in Glasgow we make our way through the Scottish countryside to the Taymouth Holiday Centre and Golf Course in the central Perthshire, a stunning location. Irena and Robyn (Henryk’s sister and brother in law) will be our hosts for the next three nights. Unlimited golf is available so have a round or relax and recharge after the trip.

 

Day 3

Golf today is at Kenmore , a warm up round for the weeks ahead. Enjoy a pint or two as you get to know your fellow golfers. Tonight we are welcomed to Scotland with a traditional Scottish feast complete with haggis, bagpipes, Burns poetry and lots of whisky - and some Scottish beef as well.

 

Day 4

A special Scottish experience today as we take a “mystery” tour through the countryside where our tour host Henryk grew up. If you are up for it, there will be more time for golf at the resort on our return.

 

Day 5

Golf today is at the historic King James VI Island course in the city of Perth. This is a James Baird designed course and will be a great experience. After the round we drive though the scenic Perthshire countryside to Auchterarder, home of the famous Gleneagles Gold Course. Tonight we stay on course in opulent luxury with dinner at Scotland’s only Michelin star restaurant.

 

Day 6

Today is very special. After enjoying breakfast at the resort we play the beautiful Centenary Course at Gleneagles, home of the Ryder Cup Tournament 2014. Late in the afternoon we make our way to Ayr which will be our home the for the next 5 nights.

 

Day 7

After a hearty Scottish breakfast we have leisurely morning before explor-ing Burn’s birthplace and the Ayrshire Coast with lunch at Donald Trump’s Turnberry Golf Resort (own expense).

 

Day 8

After breakfast we are off to the British Open. The day is yours to follow your favourite players and enjoy the atmosphere of this prestigious event.

 

Day 9

More Golf! Today we play a course in the lovely Ayrshire countryside.

 

Day 10

Today is one of the major highlights of our tour, the final round at the British Open. Again, the day is yours to follow your favourites.

 

Day 11

We depart Ayr and make our way to Edinburgh. Spend the morning ex-ploring this beautiful and historic city before leaving early afternoon. Travel over the River Forth and through the ancient “Kingdom of Fife” to arrive in the ancient university town and home of golf, St Andrews. We stop and look around in preparation for our game here tomorrow, then continue on to Dundee were we will stay for the next 3 nights.

 

Day 12

St Andrews! We play the Jubilee course with a food and beverage pack-age included at the famous Swilcan Restaurant. Players will be given the opportunity to be included in the ballot system for a game on the Old Course.

 

Day 13

The highlight of today is playing the “Jewel of Fifeshire”, Gordons favourite course at Aberdour, also home to good Scotch. Gordon was head pro here many years ago and is looking forward to the return experience and to show you around.

 

Day 14

We leave Dundee for Pitlochry, the tourist hot spot for this part of Scotland and home of Bell’s Whisky and the small distillery Edradour. Visit the “Salmon Ladder” at Pitlochry Dam then head north through Blair Atholl and into the heart of the highlands and the Cairngorm Mountains, then on to Inverness and the ancient battle grounds of Culloden. Visit a kilt making centre. Tonight we stay at an old distillery in Inverness.

 

Day 15

Today is a touring and golfing day. Head north across the Beauly Firth and the “Dark Isle” to the distillery town of Dornoch. Today we play the Royal Dor-noch course, built in 1877 and consistently rated in the top 20 of the worlds top 100 courses.

 

Day 16

We leave Inverness for Glasgow travelling along the shores of Loch Ness, visit Drumnadrochit and the Nessie Centre and arrive in the Caledonian Canal town of Fort Augustus. View the fantastic engineering of the canal and lochs. From here we pass through Glencoe and the inhospitable Rannoch Moor, the on to Loch Lomond. Arrive in Glasgow

 

Day 17

Today we leave Scotland for our journey home to Australia

 

Day 18 /19

In transit arriving in Sydney early on Tuesday morning