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Birdie Brae

A Journal for the Thrifty Gowfer

★ Free Guides ★

Two guides to plan the trip by.

Honest, properly-researched PDFs — the kind of thing we wished someone had handed us before our first proper Scottish golf trip. Free. Pick the one you need.

Free PDF guide

Scotland's Bucket-List Courses

The eight great courses beyond the Old Course — and the part nobody tells you: how to actually get a tee time on them.

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Free PDF guide

The St Andrews Golf Trip Planner

Where to stay, where to play, and how to get on the Old Course — plus what to do about The Open 2027 before the beds sell out.

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The Sunday Post

A good round, a fair fee, and a story from the clubhouse.

One email, most Sundays. No affiliate spam, no drip funnel, no nonsense. Just the tee time we'd book this week, the muni we'd play before work, and one piece of Scottish golf history worth the read.

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