![]() Using a caddy means you need to make sure that you bring a light golf bag, and seriously think about what you are putting into it. The fee’s are not high and tipping in Scotland is relatively modest. In many cases they are members of the golf club. You would never know they are there without a caddy to tell you. That means the middle 9 of the golf course has gigantic bunkers that are facing the wrong direction. For instance, the Old Course was originally played in the opposite direction than it is today. Secondly this is a bucket list trip and these golf courses are not WISIWYG in many cases. First of all carts or “Buggies” are largely not available in Scotland. ![]() My suggestion would be to use caddies when you play. Once the Scotland golf trip is planned, you will need to start thinking about how to prepare for your trip. Caddy’s in Scotland tend to have juice and if need be they will call their own Dad to drive you to Stewart Golf International. It’s a bucket list trip and ensuring your tee time on the Old Course is real is worth every penny we even found a caddy at the old course that organizes trips. They tend to be expensive, but this may be worth it. Andrews and back you may want to consider working through a golf tour company like Pioneer Golf or Garmany Golf. Unless you are doing a simple trip to St. The last thing to think about while planning your journey is how you organize your trip. This is expensive, but certainly worth every penny. The other option to consider is hiring a private driver. There are a number of golf tours you can join where you will be ferried from place to place on a Motorcoach bus. If you decide that you want to do these treks you have a couple options besides renting a car. So we are not talking about trivial drives. Dornach is 3 hours north of Aberdeen which is 2 hours north of St. Unless you have someone in your group who is 1.) a teetotaler 2.) left handed or British, Irish or Australian you are going to need to think about how to get from place to place if you opt to travel distances from course to course. The other thing to think about is transportation. Get on the same page as your buddies, plan something everyone will enjoy. Especially if you go to Northern Scotland in June keep in mind although it’s light until almost 10:30 at night, that doesn’t mean there will be restaurants open when you get back to your hotel from the golf course. You will want to keep this in mind during your planning process. Additionally, the Scots are somewhat particular about when meals are served and when restaurants are open. Strolling around town or sitting in the pub chatting with locals is part of the experience. Particularly when you are traveling so far to a destination for golf it’s easy to say “oh, but we have to play x or y” and “oh, it’s only a 3 hour drive” and “we must play 36 or 54 holes each day.” Keep in mind that part of the experience is the destinations themselves. For whatever reason it’s easy when you are planning to get into a macho “pissing contest” about how much golf and travel you want to cram into a trip. This brings me to a note of caution about the planning portion of a bucket list golf trip. Edinburgh at night : Be sure to not be so exhausted you can’t see the sites
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