What to do when visiting St. Andrews in 2019

Visitors to St. Andrews are spoiled for choice when it comes to discovering things to do when they visit the historic town. Here are just a few of the things a visitor can sample during their time in the “Auld Grey Toun":

1. Soak up the rich and diverse history of the town itself:

Take a tour of the St. Andrews Cathedral, dating back to 1158, or breathe in the majesty of the 13th century St. Andrews Castle.

2. Explore the Town’s Museums:

Learn the history and origins of the game of golf, with over 500 years of golfing history during a tour of The British Golf Museum, or immerse yourself in the historic academic history of St. Andrews as you wander through the Museum of St. Andrews, Scotland’s oldest University – founded in 1413.

St Andrews Cathedral

3. A Haven for Beer,  Whisky & Gin Lovers:

Why not sample the delights of the Kingsbarns Distillery or Eden Mill and treat yourself to a well deserved tipple…

4. Take in the beauty of St. Andrews:

Take a leisurely stroll along the iconic West Sands, watch the boats come and go in St. Andrews Harbour, or witness the vibrant smells and colours of the Botanic Gardens.

Why not do all of this whilst on go golfing break, playing some of the world’s most famous golf courses?

2019 International Pairs Championship, St Andrews

International Pairs Championship, St. Andrews

This October you can come to St. Andrews and play the host venue of last year’s Open Championship - Carnoustie Championship Course, Kingsbarns Golf Links – host venue of the 2017 Ricoh Women’s British Open, and the home of golf itself – The Old Course, St. Andrews, as a participant in the inaugural Executive Golf & Leisure International Pairs Championship.

Full details are available on the Executive Golf & Leisure website, please click the link below:
International Pairs Championship Details

Come and play in in a fun and exciting Pairs Championship and see everything that St. Andrews has to offer…

A Day at Blairgowrie - A Focus on Scotland's Spectacular Inland Golf

Visitors to Scotland, particularly those from the United States, are naturally attracted to the special aura, history and heritage that surrounds a visit to the wonderful championship links golf courses. We're thinking of St Andrews, Royal Troon, Prestwick, Muirfield and Turnberry.

With so many tremendous links challenges on offer it is sometimes difficult, even for the return visitor, to see any reason to head inland to play parkland or heath-land golf. There are however some wonderful inland golf courses in Scotland and last week saw Duncan from Executive Golf and Leisure test his driving skills on the tight tree lined fairways of one of our very favourite parkland courses - The Rosemount at Blairgowrie Golf Club in Perthshire.

One of the things I remember as a child heading to the Angus Hotel in Blairgowrie for regular summer holidays was passing by the highest hedge in the world / in those days before Google I have no idea how that information came to be known but just before you arrive at the golf club turning you will indeed pass this record breaking piece of foliage. It is impressive!

The town is not far north of Perth and Gleneagles and if you are based in the world class hotel resort the short journey is well worth it for the golfer. Rosemount is the older of the two 18 hole courses that make up Blairgowrie Golf Club, the other being the championship Landsdowne which hosts a number of Scottish PGA and Scottish Golf events regularly.

There is also 'The Wee Course', designed by the famed course architect Dr Alister MacKenzie (Augusta, Cypress Point), which in itself is probably one of the best nine hole layouts in the country.

Our play on the day was over the older James Braid designed layout of the Rosemount and then the Wee Course after a few refreshments... whilst the fairways are described as being more forgiving than the Landsdowne layout, that would depend on your driving skills on any given day! The greens are large and rolling as befits its age and status. Before James Braid's alterations and extensions, the course was originally laid out by Dr Alister MacKenzie. The current 17th hole is a brilliant reminder of his work and quite clearly to golf aficionados, is classic MacKenzie in design.

The location offers wonderful countryside views and seclusion and quite often the local wildlife will be your only other interaction, red squirrels and deer aplenty. It made us wonder why indeed we did not play a few more rounds on inland courses and indeed, the discussion moved to perhaps a trip over to Fife to sample Ladybank, another favourite of ours.

Rosemount measures around 400 yards shorter than its neighbour at 6630 yards but offers a great challenge. We only managed single round on our visit but if you have the time a round on both would make for a challenging day our this wonderful parkland property.

It really is a great course complimented superbly with excellent practice facilities and a stunning clubhouse. It is a captivating golfing location and if you have a spare day we can certainly recommend it to you.

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