Recent content by klai

My goodness, there sure are many courses I wasn't aware of (from google research)!!! Thank you very much for recommending Sctoscraig and Ladybank. Let me look into them but starting to "feel" like it might not be an issue if I just wanna get a round in on a whim when there. Thanks again!

Hi Patrick, you got a great point. Road north in/out of town should be smoother than others. Maybe a Panmure could be a decent option as well. So far I have 3 rounds booked: New Berwick (tue), Dumbarnie (wed), and Kingsbarns (thu). plus one more round on friday should conclude this epic watch...

Got it. Thanks for your input. Sounds like I better stay local from Thu to Sun. I did play the Fairmont course last time but don't remember much (first round upon landing so kinda out of it). I did read about Dukes, perhaps will revisit that idea. Castle would be the obvious backup plan...

You're right! Just realized my original inquiry only mentioned the Castle course. I mistakenly assumed it was for all but Old. Well, in that case Castle would my only "convenient" option. That said, may I ask how is the traffic in and out of St Andrews during the Open week? Is it...

Hi Clive, Yea, I put my name in the ballot and really didn't expect to win the right to purchase those tickets. This being the 150th Open, I've convinced myself that I won't likely be around for the 200th and might as well go all out on this golf trip...(although I did use the exact same...

Hi All, So I'll be on a solo trip to Scotland next July for the Open. Got two tickets for everyday from Wed to Sun but having hard time (rightfully so) convincing friends to fork out a small fortune to come with. Anyway, planning to book a few rounds while I'm there but realizing there are a...