Sample Itinerary #3

Escorted or Self Drive

July 12th - July 19th, 2010

Scotland & British Open Golf Tour

Monday, July 12:
Upon your arrival in Edinburgh or Glasgow, escorted tours will be met by your SGH Golf tour manager/driver, who will assist you with your luggage and show you to your waiting vehicle.

Self-Drive tours will be met by a SGH Golf representative, who will assist you with your luggage and present you with your travel guide, before showing you to your waiting rental vehicle.

Transfer to St. Andrews and the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel. Sitting on the summit of a spectacular formation, the hotel and its two championship style golf courses have breathtaking panoramic views of the River Tay estuary, the North Sea and the medieval skyline of St Andrews. Since this international resort opened in the spring of 2001, it is renowned for providing an excellent standard of service with a meticulous attention to detail. Most of the guestrooms at Fairmont St Andrews have breathtaking panoramic views of the River Tay estuary, the North Sea and the medieval skyline of St Andrews.

The rest of the day is free to relax and unpack.

Glasgow to St. Andrews is approximately a 1 1/2 hour drive.
Edinburgh to St. Andrews is approximately at 1 hour and 45 minute drive.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Tuesday, July 13:
Today after breakfast golf will be arranged at Fairmont Kittocks Course. The coastal land the course is built on reminded the legendary golfer, Gene Sarazen, of Pebble Beach when he first visited the site as one of the course's original architects. We have worked with architect, Gary Stephenson, to improve both layouts and to accentuate the strengths of both courses. Kittocks will have two holes from the original Torrance layout. With the re-positioning of several tees and three new greens, plus the addition of state of the art drainage systems both courses will be even better than before and worthy of their accolades including being named 18th Best Golf Resort in the World by Conde Nast Traveler.

Non golfers may like to relax and enjoy the facilities at the hotel.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Wednesday, July 14:
Today after breakfast golf will be arranged at St. Andrews Castle Course. St Andrews Links Trust is creating a seventh eighteen hole course to join its portfolio of six courses. The Castle Course opened in the summer of 2008. Following the coastline east of St Andrews, The Castle Course is two miles from the town centre. The designer, David McLay Kidd, creator of Bandon Dunes on the West Coast of America, has created a typical Scottish golf experience. Each hole has a choice of five tees and the course will be playable between about 5300-7200 yards.

Non golfers may like to tour St. Andrews. Known as the home of golf, and home of Scotland's oldest university, St Andrews is a small town with a sizeable reputation that attracts visitors from all over the world. St Andrews University, founded in 1410, dominates the centre of town. The elegant, ivy-clad buildings and delightful quadrangles and gardens have seen a procession of famous graduates, recently including Prince William. The future king may have graduated, but it is still one of the top universities in Britain, often compared to Oxford and Cambridge for its defining presence and the collegiate feel it gives to the town.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Thursday, July 15:
Today after breakfast golf will be arranged at Carnoustie Golf Club. Regarded by many including Walter Hagen and Gary Player as one of the best links in the world, Carnoustie, though certainly long, is not a course for the unthinking big-hitter. With judgment of wind and distance critical, every tee shot needs careful placement to set up an approach to the green. Whilst there may be little dramatic background scenery, the beauty of Carnoustie is to be found in the golf course itself.

Non golfers may like to visit Glamis Castle. Five miles from Forfar, in the fertile valley of Strathmore, is the quaint village of Glamis. Glamis is set in the rolling hills of Angus, approximately 20km from the North Sea, in an area of considerable ancient history. Whilst the village is home to a curious old stone, said to be a monument to King Malcolm II, and some attractive eighteenth-century cottages, its most notable attribute is the grandeur of Glamis Castle. The modern visitor approaching the Highland Castle for the first time cannot but draw breath in admiration as he journeys down the mile-long avenue rich in color, flanked in spring by swathes of yellow and cream daffodils, or the colors in the rows of autumn trees. Spires, turrets, towers and statues will seize your attention initially, but there is so much more to explore in this legendary Castle.

St. Andrews to Carnoustie is approximately a 45 minute drive.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Friday, July 16:
Today after breakfast golf will be arranged at Kingsbarns Golf Club. Located directly on the North Sea coast only six miles from St. Andrews, Kingsbarns is without a doubt one of the most breathtaking links courses ever developed. Kingsbarns Golf Links is a real one of a kind and contrasts with Scotland's other famous links courses in that it is a new, man-made development. The sea figures prominently on every hole and one's senses are continually pricked with the sights, sounds and smells of the ocean spray. The links boasts spacious fairways, which roll and twist through majestic dune ridges and hollows, while it's large inviting greens present the golfer with subtle challenges.

Non golfers may like to visit Falkland Palace. Falkland has been a royal place since the days of the Stewarts. King James II adopted it as a royal home (it had earlier been a castle of the MacDuff family) and it was used as a hunting lodge in the 12th century. In those days the Forest of Falkland had stags and wild boar and falconry was a popular sport. The massive gatehouse, through which visitors access the Palace today, was completed by James V although most of the adjoining facade of the building was completed by James IV. This is the part of the Palace which was restored in the 19th century by the Hereditary Keeper of the Palace, the 3rd Marquess of Bute.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Saturday, July 17:
Today after breakfast you will attend the Third Day's Play of the 2010 British Open Championship being held at St. Andrews Old Course.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Sunday, July 18:
Today after breakfast you will attend the Final Day's Play of the 2010 British Open Championship followed by the presentation of the trophy to the winner.

Overnight at the Fairmont St. Andrews Hotel.

Monday, July 19:
Today after breakfast you will depart Scotland for home.

Cost Includes:

Subject to availability.