Anybody fancy a week in Scotland early September????

[Smiffy]

I have booked a house rental for week commencing Sat 3rd September. Massive great place, sleeps up to 10, but 8 of us were intending to share and meet up with those already booked to play in Patricks games booked for that area and stay on for the remainder of the week and play some other nice courses in the area.
This is the accommodation....

http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/cottages/heat...=cottagecomplex

Unfortunately, due to work commitments, two people have had to drop out, leaving two spaces free. If anyone is interested in joining us, please PM me for more information.
Just for your reference, the 6 that are definitely going are me, (don't let that put you off, I'll sleep in the broom cupboard), Vig, (Dave), GrumpyJock, (Chris), Bratty (Simon), Whereditgo, (Phil), and a good mate of mine Ray Taylor. If I can get 8 to share the house costs, the rental for the week will work out at £118.00 each so it's a "cheap" way of visiting the area and playing some of the superb courses aroundabouts. It is hoped to play Royal Dornoch while we are there, but an itinerary hasn't been fixed yet, and we will be looking for "value" courses rather than expensive venues.
Rob

 

[john0]

Can you just clear something up for us Smiffy..... theres 8 of you going (if you fill the spaces), sharing 3 double beds and 2 singles. Soooooooooooo...... who's going top n tail then?

 

[patricks148]

I think our games are;

Tain Saturday
Brora or Golspie Sunday/Monday
Might play somewhere on Friday but that depend on Crawford and his band of marauders.

As you are going to be based near Dornoch and are not arriving till late Saturday I presume you will be playing with us Sunday and Monday.

The options for you guys for the rest of the week are;

Royal Dornoch and Struie (links)
Tain (links)
Bonar Bridge 9 Hole (Heathland /woodland)
Tarbat 9 hole (Links)
Alness (Parkland)
Invergordon (Parkland)
Strathpeffer (goat track)
Muir of Ord (heathland)
Fortrose (Links)

These are all within 40 Miles of where you are staying

I'll probably have a game with you an well over those days depending where you are going play.

 

[Smiffy]

Can you just clear something up for us Smiffy..... theres 8 of you going (if you fill the spaces), sharing 3 double beds and 2 singles. Soooooooooooo...... who's going top n tail then?

The highest and lowest scores of the day will "double up" with the honour obviously going to the higher scorer.
I will be working like a Trojan on my short game prior to the trip



Don't worry. I've had a word with the property owner, there will be plenty of bed space (singles)

 

[chrisd]

8 x £118 in Scotland??

That's nearly a £1,000 you could buy a house for that Smiffy!


Chris

 

[Bratty]

I will be working like a Trojan on my short game prior to the trip

Isn't Trojan the name of a US condom? I'm going to ensure I neither win nor lose every round!

 

[Smiffy]

8 x £118 in Scotland??

That's nearly a £1,000 you could buy a house for that Smiffy!


Chris

Or you could spend £210.00 on a flea ridden B&B for the duration and live out of a suitcase.
And you wouldn't get the sex that's on offer

 

[richart]

8 x £118 in Scotland??

That's nearly a £1,000 you could buy a house for that Smiffy!


Chris

Or you could spend £210.00 on a flea ridden B&B for the duration and live out of a suitcase.
And you wouldn't get the sex that's on offer

You didn't tell me about the sex Smiffy, oh noooooooooooo, i realise what you are you are talking about.

 

[G1BB0]

if I had met you all already and was semi proficient at golf I would jump at the chance

how much will the golf be for the week... ish?

 

[Smiffy]

if I had met you all already and was semi proficient at golf I would jump at the chance

how much will the golf be for the week... ish?

Don't worry about not meeting us, we don't bite!!
And don't worry about the golf too much. Vigs got a handicap but plays like a nonce.
Haven't worked out an intinerary yet, but we're are aiming to play golf courses that cost no more than about £30.00 or so a round. The most expensive (if we play it) will be Royal Dornoch which is likely to be around the £70.00 mark, but as I say, nothing is planned yet.
We are only planning on playing 18 a day, and as we are arriving and leaving on the Saturdays this will be for 6 days. So all in all I reckon about £200.00 - £250.00 for the green fees. We'll be eating cheap too. It's surprising how much Chinese takeaway you can get for a tenner a head. And we'll chip in for some sausages, bacon, eggs etc. so Vig can cook us all a proper full english brekkie every morning.

 

[Leftie]

Driving or flying up? If flying, what's the cost?

 

[Smiffy]

Driving or flying up? If flying, what's the cost?

I'll just check and come back to you Rog.
When Ray and I flew up last April for Castle Stuart it was just over £100.00 return with golf clubs and suitcase each.
Not driving. We're way up North. Too far.



Just checked on the EasyJet website.
Flying out from Gatwick on Saturday 3rd September at 12.30 and flying back from Inverness on Saturday 10th at 14.35 works out at £130.98 each and includes a set of golf clubs and one suitcase each.

 

[G1BB0]

tempting, v tempting

is inverness the local airport? if so I can get 52 quid return from luton (10 miles from home = free lift)

 

[Smiffy]

tempting, v tempting

is inverness the local airport? if so I can get 52 quid return from luton (10 miles from home = free lift)

Inverness is the local airport. But don't get swayed by the low return price. Add your golf clubs and an item of hold luggage (you won't get a weeks golfing clobber and a few pairs of jeans in hand luggage) and the price will increase.
On EasyJets website, the flights on their own are only about £70.00 return. It's the "extras" that bump it up.
We could always talk Bratty into taking all our gear up there for us. He was talking about driving up and calling in on relatives on the way.....how big is his car? Could he fold the back seats down and get four sets of clubs and four suitcases in there?

 

[G1BB0]

sly gits, 98 quid inc, still good though

so 98 for flights, 118 for accom inc smiffy as a hot water bottle + golf

450 to 500 ish (not inc ale haha)

 

[G1BB0]

I would drive up and pick gear up, got a c-max so back seats removable

 

[Smiffy]

sly gits, 98 quid inc, still good though

so 98 for flights, 118 for accom inc smiffy as a hot water bottle + golf

450 to 500 ish (not inc ale haha)

Should be a good crack too.
Plus the chance to meet up with some of our ginger haired forum members.

 

[Smiffy]

I would drive up and pick gear up, got a c-max so back seats removable

I'm sure there is a plan hatching here.....

 

[G1BB0]

well the thing is smiffy, my mum lives in cumbria so would drop kids off on way up if driving

I drive for a living so an arse rest every few hrs then I plod on

I have done cumbria then back with a 15 mins break for a brew b4 total about 10hrs (traffic back was gash)

 

[G1BB0]

'Plus the chance to meet up with some of our ginger haired forum members.'

Is Oor Wullie coming?