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Hello guys!

I am going to Scotland on a once in a lifetime (well that is what my wife says) golf trip to Scotland with my father-in-law and 2 brother-in-laws. I am going to put my lineup here and I would love your advise on where else to play and any place we should visit and any place we should eat.

We arrive on Friday June 20 in Edinburgh. No golf scheduled yet.

Sat. June 21. No golf scheduled yet. Possibly playing Turnberry.

Sun. June 22. Prestwick at 3:27. Looking for somewhere to play in the morning.

Mon. June 23. Royal Portland and Royal Troon

Tue. June 24. Muirfield in the morning and looking for somewhere to play in the afternoon.

Wed. June 25. Carnoustie in the AM and Montrose in the PM

Thurs. June 26. The New Course at noon. Looking for something in the AM or PM or both

Fri. June 27. Kingsbarns at 6:30am and The Old Course at 12:20.

Sat. June 28 Fly home.

Any help, advice or comments are more than welcome.

Thank you in advance!!!

Play Turnberry if you can. I think it was a magnificant course and does not get the attention that it deserves. I loved the course and the caddies were a blast there. The hotel there had the best shower in Europe (or at least it felt that way). People generally avoided Turnberry's 2nd course that Monty adjusted.

Prepare for humiliation at Royal Troon. We played after a rough drinking night and that course ate me up. I parred the postage stamp, but the rest was not so much fun for scoring. Just a fraction off and you will pay.

Western Gailes is quite the course and near Prestwick (if i remember). I was not driving.

I never got to play the old course, so I don't know the area. Doonbeg may be another course to fill in your Scotland trip of a lifetime.

Drink nightly with your family and really meet people at the bars. The locals really kept my spirits up and made me laugh every day. Have a blast and best of luck.

Doonbeg is in Ireland. The old course is overrated you only play it for the sense of history and most people only remember 3 holes the 1st the 17th and the 18th.

Sat 21st- try Whitekirk,haddington or mussleburgh all in the Edinburgh area.

sun 22nd- Belleisle its a municipal but the best one in Britain lovely course.

Tue 24th- Any of the courses in the north Berwick area especially gullane or the Glen.

Thurs 26th- The castle course should be open by then now taking bookings. The torrance course at st Andrews bay is great course as is the Dukes,so is the jubilee,**** there all good in that area.

If you want any more info please feel free to pm me.

I hate to get off the Golf topic but if you are going to Scotland it would be a crime to not spend at least one day seeing the Highlands and Loch Ness. My wife and I went about 3 years ago and took this tour:

Loch Ness and Legends - Glencoe,*Loch Ness and the Highlands

Great trip beautiful country, little Scotch Tasting, great tour guides was only 6 people when we went and they were able to take extra time with us. I suggest them very highly. If we ever go back I will take the tour again for sure.

After Muirfield play Gullane #1. A cracking test of golf, hopefully the wond will blow!

St Andrews Bay is also worth a pop, either of the 2 courses there well worth playing.

Be prepaired to be very lonely at Muirfield, the only people you will see on the course is Greenkeepers, a very, very wierd feeling. If you are playing well, you will score well, if you are having a 'mare prepare for a lot big numbers on your card! At least if the latter happens you won't mind that the course has destroyed you!

If you need any help pm me.

Stew

Thank you all for some great suggestions!! As of today, I have added Crail - Balcomie to our list on Thursday.

Make sure to drink some good scottish beer, okay?

Leave some room for some scottish malt whiskey also!

Awesome trip BigTuna. Have fun. Good thinking putting the trip together so far ahead. That way you get to enjoy the anticipation of the trip for a whole half year.

Always been a dream of mine. Glad you are going and have a great time! Curious to know what kind of golf balls they play over there.

We are not that backward we use the same as the rest of the world.

the whisky is better,you might not like it at first but persevere.

I asked everybody if they wanted to take a day and sightsee, but everybody wants to play 36 each day instead. I was surprised because my father-in-law and brother-in-law are huge history buffs. Most of the castles are only open until 5:30pm so we probably won't be able to tour any, but will stop and see a few of them.

I didn't mean it that way. I was just wondering if there were ball manufacturers in Europe. I worked with someone whose son plays the European Senior Tour and he plays a Royal Maxfl Balata, which I never heard of.

Looking forward to having you Big Tuna especially with the dollar as weak as it is !

If I could make some observations you may find useful

1) Turnberry is nowhere near Edinburgh but is 30 minutes from Prestwick and 100 yrds from Troon so you should really play these together or in the same leg of the trip. IMHO its also the best course in Scotland.

2)Muirfield if you are playing there then Guillane or North Berwick would be an ideal pairing.

3) You should try to get up to Royal Dornoch and Nairn