The Captain's Kit
The Home of Golf Pilgrimage
St. Andrews, Scotland
Walk the Old Course fairways, earn your Swilcan Bridge photo, and understand why this town owns golf history.
6 days · 7 rounds · all-in ~$5300/pp
- The full day-by-day, course by course
- Lodging pick, line-item costs, booking contacts
- The captain's playbook (insider tips, bonus plays, founder note)
Plus weather codes, caddie strategy, and the airport you should actually fly into.
One-time purchase · 7-day refund · no subscription
Verified June 2026
Top courses
Where you'll play
The Old Course at St Andrews
Ballot system — apply 2 days before, results at 4pm. Or book a guaranteed tee time through Old Course Experience package (£££). Walking only, caddie essential. Sunday is closed (rest day tradition). The Swilcan Bridge on #18 is the most famous photo in golf.
The New Course (St Andrews Links)
Don't let the name fool you — it opened in 1895. Excellent links golf without the Old Course lottery. Often available same-day.
Kingsbarns Golf Links
15 min from St Andrews. Clifftop links with North Sea views on nearly every hole. Many say it's the best 'modern links' course in Scotland.
Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship)
30 min from St Andrews. 'Car-nasty' is the hardest Open Championship venue. Barry Burn on #18 has decided Opens. For low handicappers.
From captains who've been
What the captains know
The small things that make or break the trip. Booking windows, weather codes, caddie strategy, the airport you should actually fly into.
10 insider tips · all unlocked in the kit below
The itinerary
What you'll play and when
A captain wrote this. Every tee time has a reason. Here's the first part.
Day 1
Crail Golfing Society (Balcomie Links)
Tee time: 3:00 PM
Arrival round after 90-minute drive from Edinburgh. Crail is low-pressure clifftop links to shake off travel and dial in the ground game.
Day 2
Kingsbarns Golf Links
Tee time: 8:30 AM
Morning start before coastal wind picks up. Best modern links in Scotland gets you links-ready before the Old Course.
What's inside the kit
The rest of the trip
Five sections. Everything a captain needs to run this trip — not just dream about it.
Where you'll stay and why
The lodging pick, the rate, the reason it beats the alternatives.
What it really costs (line by line)
The actual number per person. Not a vague range.
Who to call and what to ask
Phone numbers, emails, the exact booking script.
What to do when you're not on the course
The best meal of the trip. The post-round bar. The sneaky par-3.
From the captain
Why this trip, what to expect, the things that make the difference.
6 more days inside
The full day-by-day — including which course to play when the wind picks up, caddie strategy, and the right tee times to book — is in the kit.
The whole trip · one kit · $29
The Home of Golf Pilgrimage
6 days · 7 rounds · all-in ~$5300/pp
One-time purchase · 7-day refund · no subscription
You're the captain. Show up and run the trip.