Having made plans to visit Bandon Dunes just a little over a month in advance, there wasn’t many lodging options at the resort to choose from. While I was first booked in a Forest King room at the Inn, I received an email from reservations about two weeks out letting me know that I had...Read More

Just a short 25 minute train ride from downtown Liverpool, followed by a half mile walk from Hillside station lies the venue of the 2018 Open Championship, Royal Birkdale.  As you drive or walk in from Royal Birkdale’s north entrance it’s hard not to notice the modern architecture of the clubhouse which is vastly different...Read More

The historic Dornoch Castle Hotel is located directly across from the town square in the center of Dornoch, Scotland.  The castle’s prime location next to the Dornoch Cathedral makes it a perfect home base for visitors in town to play golf or just explore Dornoch and the surrounding countryside.  The Castle is within a pitching...Read More

I left Edinburgh’s Waverly Station in the predawn hours to head toward the west coast of Scotland and the famed links course of Royal Troon. The town of Troon is about a 2:15 minute train trip from Edinburgh and takes you through the second largest city in Scotland, Glasgow. When you arrive in Troon it...Read More

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

First let me start out by saying that ranking courses in Scotland is very subjective and can come down to the time of year you played, conditions, or how you played on a particular day. I base my course rankings on one simple factor, where would I send my closest friends or clients, if they...Read More

I was able to play Whistling Straights in Haven, Wisconsin at the end of October, just two days before the club closes down for the season.  I happened to be in Chicago for the weekend and thought it would be my best chance to get to Wisconsin and play the Straights. So I hopped in a rental car...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