On day one, after arriving in Glasgow, we played the West Links at North Berwick, which is all things charming, quirky, memorable and fun - most of which is a common theme to links golf in Scotland. For my dream itinerary to Scotland, I’d take those 10 courses we played, but now approaching my late 40s, I’d add at least four more days to play them. And in my early 40s, I was part of another buddies trip that included 10 rounds in six days. In my 30s, I did a variety of Scottish golf trips that were much more sensible in terms of scheduling and allowed for a little more culture and off-course activities. In my 20s, and on my first trip to Scotland, I was part of trip that included 17 courses in nine days. Which is to say, any first trip or ultimate trip to Scotland has to include time in St. As much as I love Pebble, Bandon, Pinehurst and Ireland, there is only one Home of Golf. When people ask me my favorite course, I always say the Old Course at St. It helped us felt as if we spent more time playing golf then racing around looking for it. The best part of the trip is that before that last night in Nairn, we had organized our stay around one hotel, in Dornoch. On the way back to fly off we played an alternate shot at windswept Fortrose & Rosemarkie on a peninsula out in the Moray Firth before winding up on the most rational of all northern Scottish linksland layouts, Nairn. Our drive back that afternoon/evening through the middle of the Highlands took us through the most dramatic landscape we saw all week. An intended day off for a ride around the top of the country saw us stop off at Durness, the country’s northern-most golf course, for a wild nine-holes in the teeth of a standard 40-miles per hour wind. We played Castle Stuart, Tain, both courses at Royal Dornoch, Golspie and Brora. The best trip I’ve ever taken started with a flight to Inverness up north and stayed within the Highlands region for a week. It doesn’t matter what you missed out on. Thus my basic rules of thumb traveling: Don’t try to see everything. © 2023 The Par Team - All Rights ReservedHaving been on many Scottish golf excursions, I’ve learned the value of spending more time walking courses than riding around in a car getting to them. Get First Access to Merch DropsAll you gotta do is hop aboard our free e-mail newsletter here! No nothing! Trust Ev and Cerm, you'll love it. This means you can try whoop for FREE for an entire MONTH, decide you don't like it, and send it back for free. I genuinely get pumped to wake up and look at my sleep data, learn what helps my body recover faster, and maybe most importantly, show my wife how big of a work out golf is! Ev and Cerm got you the best deal they offer! One month free trial no questions asked. Get a FREE Whoop!We partnered with Whoop, and I'll admit, I was skeptical at first to see the whoop device was really worth it. The one thing Evan learned will change the way he plays golf forever (and it may change the way you play as well). The best parts, the worst parts, course rankings, and of course what Ev learned about his game and golf in general from playing at the home of golf for 4 weeks. Ev and Cerm dig into every aspect of Ev's dream trip to Scotland for a month.
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