Scotland - Old Course at St. Andrews
Availability For 2008
If the Old Course is a key element of your tour, then some degree
of flexibility on dates is also very important as the Old Course
has a number of tournaments and course closures throughout the
season. Our Golf Travel Consultants will be pleased
to provide you with the most up to date information on best available
dates. Please call or email to request specific details.
Note: A GUARANTEED Old Course
time can only be booked as part of a package with a minimum of
six nights (five on certain tours). Another possible option is
to utilize the Old Course ballot – see
explanation below.
Old Course Ballot
Another way to access the Old Course which many visitors (and
Golf Travel Co. clients) take advantage of is the ballot. Over
the course of the year approximately 50%
of Old Course starting times are not allocated to advance starting times but are allocated
via the ballot (source, St. Andrews Links Trust). If
designed correctly, a tour schedule can allow for good
odds at receiving one of these times. In general, a minimum of
three ‘qualifying
days’ is required with the best months for the Old Course
ballot being April, May, June, July and October. August offers
lower odds due to a lesser number of available tee times and
requires a longer stay in St. Andrews to maximize the odds of
a ballot time. In September the course is closed for a considerable
part of the month and the odds are very low. (Note: through careful
planning we are very proud to report that we have had over a
90% success rate for our clients in the ballot over the past
five years!). Our UK office handles all of the details of entering
your names for the ballot. Please call us for details at 1-800-883-7494.
For a more detailed explanation, see our Scotland - Know
Before You Book section.

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