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St Andrews & Fife · 3–4 days · Base: St Andrews

The St Andrews & Fife group golf trip.

Groups who want the home of golf itself — without gambling the trip on the Old Course ballot. Base yourself in St Andrews, play 4 courses over 3–4 days, and book the beds before the tee sheet — accommodation is what sells out first.

St Andrews
Trip base
4 courses
3–4 days
£45–£486
Green fees per round
Premium
Budget tier

The rounds

4 courses from a St Andrews base

  1. 1.St Andrews New Course
  2. 2.St Andrews Jubilee Course
  3. 3.Kingsbarns Golf Links
  4. 4.Craigtoun Course (formerly The Duke's)

£45–£486/round · Edinburgh — 1 hr 15 min · Leuchars station 10 min by bus

Group booking note

Build the trip on courses you can actually book: the New and Jubilee take group reservations through St Andrews Links, Kingsbarns handles groups directly, and the Craigtoun (the old Duke's, now run by the Links Trust) is the inland fourth day. Enter the Old Course daily ballot every evening you're in town — if someone's number comes up, that's the story of the trip, but never plan around it.

Where to stay

Base yourself in St Andrews

St Andrews accommodation is the most contested in Scottish golf — the town's hotels and guest houses fill far ahead for summer, and anything walkable to the links carries a premium. Book the beds before the tee times. Groups on a budget do well basing just outside: Leuchars and Guardbridge are ten minutes away, and the East Neuk villages twenty — with a car, you lose nothing. A town-centre base earns its money on the evenings: the whole group can walk to dinner, the pubs and the ballot queue.

Stays Nearby

Where to stay for the St Andrews & Fife trip

Hotels, B&Bs and self-catering within easy reach of St Andrews. Tap any property to check rates.

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