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Birdie Brae

A Journal for the Thrifty Gowfer

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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.

What's inside

  • Eight bucket-list courses beyond the Old Course — Carnoustie, Troon, Turnberry, Muirfield, Dornoch, Kingsbarns, North Berwick and Gleneagles — with the draw of each
  • What it actually takes to get on: which are public, which are visitor-days-only, and which need booking months ahead
  • A rough fee band for each, plus the honourable mentions worth the detour
  • Five practical rules for landing a tee time, from carrying your handicap to playing the shoulder months
  • A tick-list so you can mark them off as you go

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