Most are laid out on Heathland (springy turf with heather and gorse as hazards) or Moorland (similar but on higher ground). We have selected 6 locations in England and feature 27 of the best courses: 13 are seaside links, 2 cliff top courses, 7 Heathland courses, 1 Moorland and 4 Parkland. No other country offers such variety of quality courses.

Suggested itinerary:

Escorted Tour: Golfer May – October: £1877.00

Self Drive Tour: Golfer May – October: £1642.00, includes airport ‘meet and greet’.

Ask about our October 2010 and april 2011 special discounted tour.

Popular Itinerary, West Coast of Ireland, with Guaranteed tee-times.

Self Drive Tour: Golfer Euros 1485.00 Non Golfer Euros 1011.00
Self Drive Tour: Golfer Euros 1596.00 Non Golfer Euros 967.00
Includes airport meet and greet.

Price includes:

• 6 rounds of golf.
•  7 nights twin accommodation in hotels close to the course. Standard rooms with en suite bathroom.
• Breakfast each day.
• Private driver / guide throughout in luxury Mini-coach (price based on 8 sharing). Or self drive manual change minivan with insurance, shared between 4 people.
• Airport meet and greet.
• Full documentation package and support from area office.
• Prices on request for single supplement, room upgrades, deluxe hotels or B & B.

For more info and enquiries

http://www.golfvacationonline.com/england/british_open_2011/

We will arrange a booking application for your group at the start of September for play the following year. These applications are often oversubscribed and a reservation is not guaranteed but this is a good and economical method if you can plan ahead.

Quality Tour of Scottish Highlands and St. Andrews – 7 nights

You start at Inverness in the northern highlands that have much to offer with majestic scenery, towering mountains, and broad expanses of dark and shimmering lochs. You can visit Scotland’s major Malt Whiskey area, Speyside. You play Royal Dornoch a world ranked course, then Nairn and to complete in the Highlands the stunning Castle Stewart course. Drive to St Andrews, the ‘Home of Golf’ to complete the tour, but play the Open Championship course at Carnoustie on route. Conclude the tour playing St Andrews Old and New courses.

Quality Grand Golf Grand Tour of Scotland – 10 nights

On this 10-night tour you visit four of the main golfing locations in Scotland. Starting in the Highlands you play Royal Dornoch and Nairn, next to Aberdeen and play Royal Aberdeen, 6th oldest in the world. Play the Open Championship course at Carnoustie on route to St Andrews. Play St Andrews Old and New then Kingsbarns a spectacular new course that quickly made the world top 100. Finally to the West coast to play Western Gailes and the Open championship course Royal Troon.

Quality Scotland Tour – Edinburgh and St Andrews – 7 nights

The tour starts close to Scotland’s exciting capital city and you play three courses all quite close to your hotel, North Berwick, Gullane, and Dunbar. It is a short drive to St Andrews where your hotel overlooks the old course and you play St Andrews Old and New and Lundin Links.

Quality Scotland Tour of East and West Coasts – 7 nights

The tour starts at St Andrews, a town of history tradition and exceptional golf. Do not miss the British Golf Museum. Your hotel is overlooking the Old Course. You play St Andrews Old and New then Kingsbarns a spectacular new course that quickly made the world top 100. Next stop is Troon you play Royal Troon,and Prestwick and end the tour at Turnberry playing the famous Ailsa course.

Deluxe Scotland Golf Tour of St. Andrews – 5 nights

For many golfers visiting St. Andrews ‘The Home of Golf’ it is their golf trip of a lifetime and for golfers who enjoy trips without changing hotels St. Andrews is an excellent base. This luxury tour is based at the 5* Old Course Hotel that is alongside the 17th fairway of St Andrews Old Course.. You play Kingsbarns, Carnoustie, St Andrews Old and St Andrews New.

Quality Scotland Golf Tour of St. Andrews on a Budget – 7 nights

For many golfers visiting St. Andrews ‘The Home of Golf’ it is their golf trip of a lifetime and for golfers who enjoy trips without changing hotels St. Andrews is an excellent base. This budget tour utilizes one of St Andrews fine guesthouses. You play Lundin Links, Scotscraig, St Andrews Torrance and the tour culminates playing St Andrews Old and St Andrews New.

Summary of Tours with St Andrews Old Course Guaranteed.

Scotland Highlands and St. Andrews Old Course Guaranteed Golf Tour – 7 nights

You start your golf vacation and golf tour Scotland at Inverness in the northern highlands that have much to offer with majestic scenery, towering mountains, and broad expanses of dark and shimmering lochs. You can visit Scotland’s major Malt Whiskey area, Speyside. Drive to St Andrews, the ‘Home of Golf’ to complete the tour. Golf Courses: Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Carnoustie, St Andrews, Old and New.

Scotland Golf East and West Coasts Old Course Tour Guaranteed – 7 nights

The Scotland golf tour starts at St Andrews, a town of history tradition and exceptional golf. Do not miss the British Golf Museum. You play St Andrews Old and New course, also the Championship course at Carnoustie. Next stop is Troon you play Royal Troon,and Prestwick and end the tour at Turnberry playing the famous Ailsa course, the fourth Open Championship course on this tour.

Scotland Golf East Coast Tour – 7 nights Old Course Guaranteed

This scotland golf tour starts at Aberdeen, a city with a fantastic range of first-class restaurants, nightlife, culture, shops. You play Royal Aberdeen and Cruden Bay, two fine links. Next to St Andrews whilst playing Carnoustie on route. You start at St Andrews at your hotel’s Torrence course and complete the tour playing the famous St Andrews Old and St Andrews New Course.

Scotland Golf Tour St. Andrews – 6 nights Old Course Guaranteed

For many golfers visiting St. Andrews ‘The Home of Golf’ it is their golf trip of a lifetime and for golfers who enjoy trips without changing hotels St. Andrews is an excellent base. This whole tour is based at Fairmont St Andrews Hotel. You warm up on the hotels Torrence course and then play the challenging Kingsbarns course followed by the even more challenging Championship course at Carnoustie. The tour culminates playing St Andrews Old and St Andrews New Course.

There are five major golfing areas in Scotland:

• The Scottish Highlands around Inverness in the North West. (Major Courses: Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Spey Valley, Castle Stewart).
• Aberdeen in the North East. (Major Courses: Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay).
• St Andrews and Carnoustie. (Major Courses: St Andrews, Old ,New and Jubilee, Carnoustie, Kingsbarns, Gleneagles).
• The West Coast South of Glasgow.(Major courses: Royal Troon, Turnberry, Prestwick, Western Gailes, Machrihanish).
• The East Coast near Edinburgh. (Major Courses: Muirfield, Gullane, North Berwick).

Typical 7 night tours visit two of these areas without too much driving. The best time to visit Scotland is between May and September. April and October are fine for golf but some other facilities may be closed. On our site you will find priced suggested tours for each of these areas, we will tailor any tour to suit your groups requirements.

St. Andrews is ‘The Home of Golf’ and for many golfers playing there is an essential part of any Scottish tour. Typically this is combined with a golf tour playing a top ranked course on most days. Booking St Andrews Old Course can be difficult but there are various options that are outlined with our suggested packages.

Using the link St Andrews Old Course Guaranteed you will find suggested tours where from the time you book all of your tee-times including St Andrews Old Course are guaranteed.

Using the link Quality Scotland Tours you will find suggested tours that are less expensive because from the time you book all of your tee-times except St Andrews Old Course are guaranteed. For early bookings these tours use an Advance Booking procedure or later in the year a Ballot procedure to book the Old Course. As both of these procedures can be oversubscribed they are not 100% guaranteed but we have an excellent record of success with these applications. See our Referrals page.

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and we will explain to you more about the options for booking the Old Course. Or study our suggested packages first in case you have more to discuss.

Many Welsh people emigrated and it is estimated that in the USA alone 1.8 million people have welsh ancestral roots including former presidents Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson, and many visit to trace their genealogy.

Summary of Priced Popular Golf Tours.

Click on the links for detailed itinerary, below.

1. Best of Wales (£1396.00 per golfer)
   This tour is all about playing seven courses generally considered to be the best in Wales. It starts on the North West coast based at Harlech for three 3 nights, close to the mountainous area of Snowdonia, North Wales. You travel south down the coast to play Aberdovey and then drive to the south coast and stay 2 nights in Tenby, an ancient and popular town. Play Tenby, the next morning and then drive to the capital city Cardiff for three nights. You play Royal Porthcawl, Southerndown chosen as a future Walker Cup venue and the 2010 Course at Celtic Manor, built specially for the 2010 Ryder Cup. A popular add-on is to spend some time in London. Golf at: Nefyn, Royal St David’s, Aberdovey, Tenby, Royal Porthcawl, Southerndown and Pennard.
    
2. South Wales (£999.00 per golfer)
   This tour is arranged so that you can play a selection of the best courses in South Wales from one base location. We have selected a hotel in the capital city Cardiff a good base for dining and entertainment. Three of the courses are on the coast to the west. The 2010 Course at Celtic Manor, built specially for the 2010 Ryder Cup is about 16 miles east of Cardiff. Monmouth Rolls is a short tour inland and you can take the opportunity to drive via Chepstow to Monmouth, one of the most scenic drives in South Wales through the lower reaches of the Wye Valley. A popular add-on is to spend some time in London.
    
3. 2010 Ryder Cup (£1483.00 self drive package, based on 4 people or £1775.00 with driver / guide based on 8 people)
   We can put together a package for the Ryder cup to suit your group. An example is given based upon 5 rounds of golf, seven nights accommodation, attendance at the final day of the Ryder Cup and a choice of self-drive or escorted transport. Golf at: Royal Porthcawl, Southerndown, Pyle and Kenfig, Pennard and Rolls of Monmouth.

In England there are four courses that are on the current British Open Championship rota. Three of them are on the North West coast, a stretch of sand dunes covering about 40 miles. They start just south of Liverpool, where you will find Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Southport is the middle location, a good base and home to Royal Birkdale. A short distance north is the third Open venue Royal Lytham. You therefore have the unique opportunity to play these three famous courses that have staged 30 Open Championships and four Ryder Cup tournaments. This coast has many other highly ranked courses that are mainly close to Southport so an alternative is to stay in Southport and play Royal Birkdale and some of the other courses, Hillside, Southport and Ainsdale or Formby.

See our Referrals page

Suggested itinerary:

Escorted Tour: Golfer May – October: £1877.00

Self Drive Tour: Golfer May – October: £1642.00, includes airport ‘meet and greet’.

Ask about our October 2010 and april 2011 special discounted tour.

Golf vacations and golf breaks at the remote Ballyliffen and Rosapenna each with two excellent links and at the formidable and highly ranked courses at Donegal and County Sligo in Ireland
for more information goto http://www.golfvacationonline.com/ireland/north_west_ireland/

The company has been successfully providing golf tours for thirteen years with our promotion aimed at discerning golfers who seek to the play highly ranked courses in the UK and other quality locations. We have concentrated on locations that need good local knowledge and tour planning such as the UK and Ireland

Company Policies

We aim provide a first class personal service and have found that this leads to significant repeat business.

So far the company has mainly promoted tours that include the best golf courses in selected locations and the clients choice of accommodation and transport. We normally ‘meet and greet’.

We aim to respond to the majority of enquiries within 24 hours.

We cater for large groups, small groups and even single golfers.

We cater for non-golfers as well as golfers and often arrange sightseeing and sometimes specialist guides.

We do pilot marketing before committing fully to a new golfing country or region.

We believe in networking, making personal contact with as many clients as possible, with hotel staff, caddie masters at the golf clubs, caddies, coach drivers.