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Golf Vacations Scotland
Grand Tour Scotland

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Popular itinerary Grand Tour (10 nights) with Guaranteed tee-times
Escorted Tour: Golfer £3158.00 Non Golfer £1783.00 Self Drive Tour: Golfer £2748.00 Non Golfer £1373.00 Includes airport meet and greet
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| Day 1 |
Arrive Glasgow/Edinburgh or Inverness Airport, met by AGS Representative, collect auto or meet your private driver/guide. Stay 3 nights Golf View Hotel, Nairn |
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| Day 2 |
Play Nairn, traditional seaside course, one of the best in the country. It is regularly chosen for national championships and staged the 1999 Walker Cup Matches. |
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| Day 3 |
Play Royal Dornoch, ranked #16 in the world and known as the greatest northern course. |
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Travel east and play Cruden Bay, one of finest highland courses, stay 1 night at the Atholl Hotel Aberdeen |
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| Day 5 |
Travel south and play Carnoustie, one of the most difficult Open Championship courses in Britain. The treacherous Barry Burn is a hazard that lost the Open for Jean Van de Velde. After golf onto St Andrews and stay 3 nights Rusacks Hotel |
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| Day 6 |
Play St. Andrews New course, over 100 years old but gaining recognition, was ranked #12 in Scotland top 100 courses recently. |
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Play St. Andrews Old course famous as the ‘Home of Golf’ this 600-year-old course is a formidable challenge. The course is known for its 112 bunkers, some of which are especially famous e.g. 'Hell' on the long 14th, 'Strath' on the short 11th and the Road Bunker at what is probably the most famous golf hole in the world, the 17th or Road Hole Another peculiar feature of the Old Course is the double greens where the outward and inward holes are cut on the same putting surface. |
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Travel to the west coast and play historic Prestwick where all the early Open Championship’s were held. Stay 2 nights Piersland House Hotel |
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Play Royal Troon Old, this well known British Open Championship venue has a formidable appearance but is mellowed by such delights as the 126 yard 8th hole, the postage stamp, the shortest hole in Open golf. Green fee includes lunch and complimentary round on Portland course. |
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Play Turnberry Ailsa, a British Open Championship course. Stay overnight at Turnberry Hotel |
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Depart from Glasgow Airport. |
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Price includes:
10 rounds of golf.
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10 nights twin accommodation in hotels close to the course.
Standard rooms with en suite bathroom.
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Breakfast each day.
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Private driver / guide throughout in luxury Mini-coach (price based on 8 sharing).
Or Self drive minivan with insurance, shared between 4 people.
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Airport meet and greet.
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Full documentation package and support from area office.
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Prices on request for single supplement, room upgrades, deluxe hotels or B & B.
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Hotels in Itinerary
Piersland Hotel, Troon — is across road from Royal Troon, a hotel retaining its original country house character. The house was built in 1899 by William Leiper, as the home for Sir Alexander Walker, grandson of Johnnie Walker, founder of the Scottish Whisky firm Johnnie Walker. The Restaurant offers fine cuisine within an atmosphere of warmth and intimacy. Rooms have modern facilities but retain original charm. Facilities include tea/coffee making, satellite TV, mini bar and night porter services.
Turnberry Hotel & Spa. — This world-renowned golf and leisure resort is magnificently situated on Scotland’s south west coast. A five star hotel, it overlooks the Isles of Arran and Ailsa Craig and within its extensive estate are two championship golf courses. The Ailsa, host of the 1977, 1986, and 1994 British Open, is ranked amongst the worlds best. For the golfer and non-golfer alike, Turnberry’s exclusive health spa offers an environment in which to relax and be pampered with twenty-five different treatments available including hydrotherapy and aromatherapy. A choice of three restaurants allows guests to choose classical French or Scottish cuisine in the Turnberry
Restaurant or a lighter style of dining in the Terrace Brasserie, while the
clubhouse dining room offers a more traditional style fare. All 132 bedrooms and
suites have been individually designed in the style of a grand Scottish Country
house.

The Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews — is a four star hotel overlooking the first tee and the eighteenth green of the Old Course, and conceals a wealth of creature comforts and delights. Throughout the hotel, furnishings and décor create a mood of relaxed elegance. It has been voted one of the top ten golfing hotels in the world. Every room has been individually themed to enhance the town and the hotel’s unique history and tradition.
Atholl Hotel, Aberdeen is a privately owned hotel with thirty-five excellent guestrooms and all modern facilities. Meals are available in the Lounge Bar and Front Lounge. The Restaurant serves lunch and dinner, offering the best in Fresh Local Scottish Produce, Aberdeen Angus Steaks, Fresh Fish, shellfish from Scottish Waters, and locally grown Fruit and Vegetables.
The Golf View Hotel, Nairn — is just three minutes from the first tee of Nairn Championship course. It overlooks the beautiful Moray Firth where dolphins can be seen playing from the hotel windows. Many of the 48 rooms have sea views and all have private bathrooms. The Golf View is ideal for vacations in the Highlands with much to offer golfers and non-golfers. The hotel has a Leisure Club with swimming pool, spa bath, steam room, sauna, sun-bed and Nautilus Fitness Center as well as a tennis court and putting green. Within easy driving distance you can visit Loch Ness, the Whisky Trail, Fort George, Brodie Castle or Cawdor Castle or take a boat to see the dolphins
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