astewar2

Four of us are heading to St. Andrews from May 17 - 22, 2006 for a Bachelor Party trip. We are all in our 30s and like to play golf. We are letting a flat in St. Andrews. Any recommendations for activities to do other than golf? How hard is it to get on the old course.

sheila

Good Grief!

The method of getting onto the Old Course has been posted here many times. You can get in on the Old Course, web site, or I'll post it again tonight.

I suggest eating, drinking and clubbing.

janisj

As Sheila says - check the website. W/ a 6 day windo you may have a decent chance via the lottery.

Do check out the other courses outside of all the ones in St Andrews. Crail, Lundin Links etc

For sightseeing there is a ton do see and do. Falkland, all the fishing villages, maybe a day trip into Edinburgh. Four guys would probably get a kick out of the Secret Bunker. http://www.secretbunker.co.uk/

For a posh dinner you might want to book at the Peat Inn. Fabulous!

alanRow

Why are there signposts to the Secret Bunker?

If it's secret surely people shouldn't know where it is.

janisj

It WAS secret - but now that it's a tourist attraction they have blaring signs everywhere . . . . .

sheila

You can't walk on at the Old Course. To book a tee at the Old Course in advance you phone, probably about a year in advance on 01334 466666 and ask for advance reservations.

Thereafter you can only get a tee by going through the daily ballot procedure. You phone the links committee on 01334 466666 the day before you want to play before 2pm (For Mondays you phone on Saturdays). You tell them the names of the golfers and their handicaps. (If you are picked you will have to show handicap certificates) and you tell them your home clubs. The ballot is then picked at random. They have on average 12-15 slots available per day.

The cost is £115 per round and the rounds are available for 2- 4 players

You can also try to play as a single or a pair on the actual day.
The starter will try to match you with a pair or a three ball if he can.

They suggest that you check the date in advance to ensure the tees are not booked for competition.

They suggest you turn up as early as possible to maximise your chances

They suggest you phone the day before after the ballot is drawn to find out how many two and three balls there are that you might join in with.

They say it happens a lot, but they guarantee nothing!