Start planning your golf pilgrimage to Scotland now
For avid travelers cum golfers, making a pilgrimage to the home of modern golf to Scotland is perhaps the ultimate travel wish in their whole life. Apart from being expensive to play a 18-hole round of golf game in Scotland, successfully booking a golf flight has been proved to be difficult, even though there are more than 550 golf courses in Scotland. Having said that, with planning their golf breaks well in advance, traveling golfers can still realize their dream in a budget way in style.
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Being one of the most sought after golf destinations in Scotland, St Andrews is the spiritual home of golf with many golf courses on offer. It is also the host for one of the major championship of golf, the British Open. Thousands of golfers flock in to experience its hallowed turf every year. In addition to its array of world renowned courses, the town itself also oozes golf from every pore, with the golfing spirit flows throughout its charming streets and their many drinking joints and pubs. To play a round of golf game here and drink a shot or two Scot whiskey, we need to plan well ahead and it could be as early as 12 months in advance!
To plan for a golf holiday in St Andrews, you need to know when would be the best time of the year to swing our golf club in Scotland. Courses are open all year long but playing golf during Spring and Autumn or April and Sept can experience the most pleasing weather. Golf green fees could also be double during these seasons. However, if you plan your golf vacation to be in shoulder season or April, you could save half of your cost!
Next is to book your golf course and accommodation in advance. If you are planning to have a golf break in April next year, you should start searching for the hotels you like and the golf course you wish to conquer now . It is always recommended to book your accommodation near the golf resort. There are many options of hotel plus golf holiday packages on offer. Being a pilgrim who wishes to play a round of golf in Scotland especially in the Old Course of St. Andrew during next Spring, booking your Tee-off time now is essential to avoid being let down by overwhelming response.
The last thing you should do before the scheduled Tee-off time is of course practicing more on your golf swing in your local driving range. 🙂 – Travel Feeder, your ultimate photo travel guide to Europe
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Cecil Lee
The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.
