Useful Information
Old Course Tee Times and Ballot
Advanced bookings for the following
year's play should be submitted as soon as possible,
certainly before late summer. Caddie Golf Tours relationship with the Old Course Experience, who have exclusive tee time rights to the Old, allows us to apply for Old Course tee times from them on behalf of our clients with the resulting reduced costs passed directly to the golfers.
Submission for
play during 2011 are now being accepted, please contact
Caddie Golf Tours
for advice and organisation of your tour incorporating
tee times for the Old Course.

The Ballot
The Ballot (lottery) is held
every day for the following day's play with approximately
50% of the tee times available. At least 'two golfers'
must enter and entry can be made by Caddie Golf Tours or by filling in a request card at the course
before 2.00pm. The St. Andrews Links Trust post the
results at 4.00pm on the Web, the Links Clubhouse, the
Caddie Pavilion, the Starters' boxes, local golf clubs
and various Hotels in St. Andrews.
Further information about the Ballot can be accesed from the St. Andrews Links Trust website.
Old Course
Tournament dates to avoid during 2011:
May 2nd
- 5th the Old will be hosting the R&A Golf
Club's Spring Meeting.
May 27th - 29th annual
St. Rule Trophy for the top women amateurs held on the
Old & New courses.
June 2nd - 5th prestigious
annual Links Trophy for the world's leading amateur
golfers.
June 6th - 7th Rotary
International annual meeting.
September
12th - 23rd the Old Course plays host to the
R&A Golf Club's Autumn Meeting.
September
26th - 4th October European Tour Dunhill Links
Championship comes to the Old Course.
October
28th R&A Golf Club Winter Shotgun.
The
Scottish Golf Season
This is not an exact science
but it is generally accepted that our golf season begins
at the start of April and runs through into October. Links
courses will remain open for play during all 12 months
of the year because of their proximity to the coast,
only closing due to adverse weather conditions and safety
reasons eg. frost during the mornings of the winter months.

2010 Open
Championship
The 150th anniversary and 139th Open Championship
was contested over the Old Course at St. Andrews. This
was the 28th time that the Old Course has been host
to the Open and a new Champion Louis Oosthuizen, from
South Africa, winning by seven shots from Lee Westwood.

He prevailed over the four days of competition
especially through the second days' gales when he compiled
a superb 67 before play was suspended with the wind
eventually gusting up to 45mph, causing golf balls to
move on the green and the end of Rory McIlroy who made
the cut, only just, scoring an 80 after his first round
63
2011
Open Championship
The 140th Open Championship is to be held
at Royal St. Georges in Kent, England during July. This
will be the 14th time that this great English golf club
will have hosted the Open, the first being 1894 when
JH Taylor won the first of his five Open victories.
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Handicap Certificates
Please remember to bring a handicap
certificate or GHIN card. Most golf courses will require
you to have one though only a few may / will inspect
them: The Old Course, Royal Troon, Muirfield etc.
Passports
It is certainly worth checking that your passport is valid for the dates you wish to travel. Give yourself plenty of time to update your passport if required, government departments can be notoriously slow.
Luggage
The airline luggage allowance
is generally two bags per person, one of which is your
golf bag. A specific 'golf club travel case' is recommended
to protect your clubs during transit.
Smoking Ban
A reminder that a smoking ban was introduced in Scotland
on 26th March 2006. This effectively bans all smoking
in pubs, restaurants, hotels & nightclubs.
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