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Birdie Brae

A Journal for the Thrifty Gowfer

The Workshop

Tools, in the works.

Small, practical things we're building. Each one solves a problem we hit ourselves. None will take more than a minute to use.

Booking & Access

Available

Old Course Ballot Calculator

Estimate your odds of getting a tee time through the St Andrews ballot, based on your dates, group size, and how flexible you are.

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Trip Planning

Available

Trip Cost Estimator

Build a Scottish golf trip from the parts — courses, accommodation, hire car, caddies — and see what it actually costs per player and per group.

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Trip Planning

Available

Golf Insurance Picker

Five questions about the trip — we'll point you at the type of cover you need and the UK providers worth quoting.

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Weather & Conditions

Researching

Playability Index

A simple seven-day forecast built for Scottish golf — wind, rain, and whether the fairways are running or wading.

Trip Planning

Planned

Course Finder by Drive Time

Tell us where you're staying — we'll rank every course by realistic drive time, green fee, and how busy it is today.

Budget Golf

Planned

Green-Fee Tracker

Twilight rates, shoulder-season prices, and resident discounts for Scotland's best-value courses. Updated weekly.

Got an idea for something else? Tools we build are the ones people actually ask for.

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