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Alright Pete, i'm a maybe depending on the date . It's my wedding anniversary at then of May (28th) so a golfing trip over that would go down like a fart in a space suit.
Inverness 2014, Royal Dornoch, Castle Stuart and more
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Karl102
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Liverbirdie
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## Awkward ##
Either deny you a chance, or your kid a chance as that week is the school hols.
It is a bank holiday Monday on June 3rd. If we went Thursday 29th, we could come back on the B/H Monday. That way it's only Thursday and Friday off work and still 4 nights away.
Birchy is checking with the courses to see if the twilights are the weekend also, and if the Monday counts as a weekday or a weekend rate. We will post up date options once we have this info. Then we will probably have to go on most popular dates.
Take her out on the previous saturday, that way you can do a Sunday brekky in bed.
Marge proops has nothing on me.......
Karl102
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## Awkward ##
Either deny you a chance, or your kid a chance as that week is the school hols.
It is a bank holiday Monday on June 3rd. If we went Thursday 29th, we could come back on the B/H Monday. That way it's only Thursday and Friday off work and still 4 nights away.
Birchy is checking with the courses to see if the twilights are the weekend also, and if the Monday counts as a weekday or a weekend rate. We will post up date options once we have this info. Then we will probably have to go on most popular dates.
Take her out on the previous saturday, that way you can do a Sunday brekky in bed.
Marge proops has nothing on me.......
Haha.... It's ok mate.... Would gladly step aside, I can't complain I get13 weeks holiday a year. Am happy for you to go with what's easiest for everyone...
## Awkward ##
Either deny you a chance, or your kid a chance as that week is the school hols.
It is a bank holiday Monday on June 3rd. If we went Thursday 29th, we could come back on the B/H Monday. That way it's only Thursday and Friday off work and still 4 nights away.
Birchy is checking with the courses to see if the twilights are the weekend also, and if the Monday counts as a weekday or a weekend rate. We will post up date options once we have this info. Then we will probably have to go on most popular dates.
Take her out on the previous saturday, that way you can do a Sunday brekky in bed.
Marge proops has nothing on me.......
I would say, id be sup if you were allowed the twilight rate at the weekend, I would suggest playing Dornoch and Nairn on a weekday (monday would be a week day as most don'y have a bank holiday up here) and CS and a cheaper option at the weekend , or avoid the weekend full stop, even the smaller clubs charge double for the weekend as its the busy days for their members
Birchy
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Ive been looking at the online booking at some of the courses and Patrick is right. The twilight prices don't seem to show for weekends. Dornoch and Nairn don't show them on their online booking.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Is it too late to swap the word Scots for Jocks? Maybe no-one noticed........
'Jocks' is just fine. More than happy to be called a Jock (not so happy being a sweaty though
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Birchy
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Gregbwfc
Karl102
Junior
Five&one
NWJocko
Fish
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Birchy
Liverbirdie
Bluewolf
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Valentino
Huds1475
Qwerty
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Gregbwfc
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Junior
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Fish
Scouser
Liverbirdie
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I've only seen about 5 minutes of the golf at Castle stuart this week. I've sky+'ed the highlights programme tonight and will watch tomorrow.
Has CS whetted anyone's appetite, or is it a goat track?
Me and Birchy will post up possible dates in the next day or two.
Birchy
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bluewolf
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It looked great mate. Well worth a visit. I'm just sweating on dates. Not too bad for you Monday to Friday workers, but pick the wrong dates for me and I'd probably have to try and cover 5 nights!!! Not easy when there's only 3 other people in the company who can cover for me. Fingers crossed though as the Missus has given it the green light....
huds1475
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CS looks very tasty
I watched it and it looked superb. Some of the tee shots look scary good
What??
Which tee shots are they then?
Castle Stuart has some of the widest fairways on a links course you are every likely to find... that why the pro's (well some of them) love it blast off the tee and still find the ball.... the greens on the other hand are V V tricky.
Birchy
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I just meant the way they are perched up and the views from some of them look amazing. The fairways are wide but in proper weather I bet they can still be missed
The greens did look a bit harem scarem too, 5 putt central I reckon :rofl:
Looks like a fantastic spot though :thup: Cant wait to see the other courses too.
Liverbirdie
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Hello all,
Me and Birchy have contacted the courses and although they don’t have their diaries done for 2014, there are 3 potential dates for you to consider.
Also consider the following, which is important:-
Number of people who will attend – generally the main kicker.
Cost of courses (Nairn only do twilights in July, not May or June, and don’t give group discounts)
Cost of accommodation (bank holiday weekends/school hols are more expensive)
Time off work
Some may only decide to go for 3 nights instead of the full 4 nights (5 days golfing)
Castle Stuart will still do our “industry rate†£75 instead of £ 175 and will do it on the weekend
Royal Dornoch will do a twilight over the weekend
Nairn only do twilights in July and August (these can also only be booked 2 weeks in advance, so can’t be guaranteed)
At the moment we have the following as the highest/lowest options for the courses:-
Top weekend price (2013) Cheapest option 2013/2014
Royal Dornoch £110 £65 Twilight in June
Castle Stuart £175 £75 - if we get the right numbers and probably midweek, yes £100 saving
Nairn £110 £75
Other courses to be advised.
Normal full price is £ 395 Potential price £ 215 Saving £180
Best option price wise:-
Option 1
(upside - accomodation is cheaper, Nairn is cheaper) 3 days holiday used
Travel - Saturday 28[SUP]th[/SUP] June Royal Dornoch after 6 (we can have a kip in the afternoon, after arriving)
Sunday 29[SUP]th[/SUP] June (Castle Stuart)
Monday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] June Moray/Tain or other
Tuesday 1[SUP]st[/SUP] July (Nairn on twilight)
Wednesday travel back boat of garten/Silloth/southerness
Option 2
(upside - only two work days used)
(downside - accom may be more expensive)
Travel – Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] May
Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] May
Monday 26[SUP]th[/SUP] May (bank holiday England and Scotland)
Tuesday 27[SUP]th[/SUP] May
Wednesday travel back
Option 3
(upside accom should be ok as Scottish schools are in) 3 days holiday used
Travel Thursday 29[SUP]th[/SUP] May (schools off)
Friday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] May (schools off)
Saturday 31[SUP]st[/SUP] May
Sunday 1[SUP]st[/SUP] June
Travel back Monday 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] June
We would probably play Castle Stuart on the weekend, possibly also royal Dornoch. Nairn would only be during the week to save on cost.
After these three are sorted, we may also consider Moray, Tain, Boat of garten, and maybe Southerness/Silloth for on the way back (or there, as a half way stop for the NW guys).
It is up to people if they want to go for 3 or 4 nights, but I think it is worth the 3 days off work, to get all the great courses in, whilst up near Inverness, as it is so out of the way, for us Sassenachs.
I’ve just put the course options next to the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] option, just as an illustration. All prices are based on 2013 prices, prices will probably go up slightly for next year, unless they let us secure the prices now.
Some of the courses normally require full payment in advance, which 11 months before is daft. We are hoping to do it in staged payments of 30% in the next month or so, balance to be paid in February.
As I always say, if people pay their deposits, it is up to them to sell it on, not us, or lose the money.
Accommodation and travel is up to individuals to sort (although we’ll try and get a group deal), but I’m sure we can sort something out between us all, or we may have a separate travel secretary – any offers?
Birchy has already found some cheap 3 bed caravans which work out at £20 pppn, I think, so you can do it as little as £80 for accommodation. I think I may look at deals on guest houses.
So for now, without waffling on or taking the thread off line (Scouser), please initially advise what options you can do out of the above 3, or which multiples you can do.
BTW This is open to all, not just a north west thing, so lets be having you....:thup:
Me and Birchy have contacted the courses and although they don’t have their diaries done for 2014, there are 3 potential dates for you to consider.
Also consider the following, which is important:-
Number of people who will attend – generally the main kicker.
Cost of courses (Nairn only do twilights in July, not May or June, and don’t give group discounts)
Cost of accommodation (bank holiday weekends/school hols are more expensive)
Time off work
Some may only decide to go for 3 nights instead of the full 4 nights (5 days golfing)
Castle Stuart will still do our “industry rate†£75 instead of £ 175 and will do it on the weekend
Royal Dornoch will do a twilight over the weekend
Nairn only do twilights in July and August (these can also only be booked 2 weeks in advance, so can’t be guaranteed)
At the moment we have the following as the highest/lowest options for the courses:-
Top weekend price (2013) Cheapest option 2013/2014
Royal Dornoch £110 £65 Twilight in June
Castle Stuart £175 £75 - if we get the right numbers and probably midweek, yes £100 saving
Nairn £110 £75
Other courses to be advised.
Normal full price is £ 395 Potential price £ 215 Saving £180
Best option price wise:-
Option 1
(upside - accomodation is cheaper, Nairn is cheaper) 3 days holiday used
Travel - Saturday 28[SUP]th[/SUP] June Royal Dornoch after 6 (we can have a kip in the afternoon, after arriving)
Sunday 29[SUP]th[/SUP] June (Castle Stuart)
Monday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] June Moray/Tain or other
Tuesday 1[SUP]st[/SUP] July (Nairn on twilight)
Wednesday travel back boat of garten/Silloth/southerness
Option 2
(upside - only two work days used)
(downside - accom may be more expensive)
Travel – Saturday 24[SUP]th[/SUP] May
Sunday 25[SUP]th[/SUP] May
Monday 26[SUP]th[/SUP] May (bank holiday England and Scotland)
Tuesday 27[SUP]th[/SUP] May
Wednesday travel back
Option 3
(upside accom should be ok as Scottish schools are in) 3 days holiday used
Travel Thursday 29[SUP]th[/SUP] May (schools off)
Friday 30[SUP]th[/SUP] May (schools off)
Saturday 31[SUP]st[/SUP] May
Sunday 1[SUP]st[/SUP] June
Travel back Monday 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] June
We would probably play Castle Stuart on the weekend, possibly also royal Dornoch. Nairn would only be during the week to save on cost.
After these three are sorted, we may also consider Moray, Tain, Boat of garten, and maybe Southerness/Silloth for on the way back (or there, as a half way stop for the NW guys).
It is up to people if they want to go for 3 or 4 nights, but I think it is worth the 3 days off work, to get all the great courses in, whilst up near Inverness, as it is so out of the way, for us Sassenachs.
I’ve just put the course options next to the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] option, just as an illustration. All prices are based on 2013 prices, prices will probably go up slightly for next year, unless they let us secure the prices now.
Some of the courses normally require full payment in advance, which 11 months before is daft. We are hoping to do it in staged payments of 30% in the next month or so, balance to be paid in February.
As I always say, if people pay their deposits, it is up to them to sell it on, not us, or lose the money.
Accommodation and travel is up to individuals to sort (although we’ll try and get a group deal), but I’m sure we can sort something out between us all, or we may have a separate travel secretary – any offers?
Birchy has already found some cheap 3 bed caravans which work out at £20 pppn, I think, so you can do it as little as £80 for accommodation. I think I may look at deals on guest houses.
So for now, without waffling on or taking the thread off line (Scouser), please initially advise what options you can do out of the above 3, or which multiples you can do.
BTW This is open to all, not just a north west thing, so lets be having you....:thup:
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gregbwfc
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Thanks LB and Birchy.:thup:
I'll be able to do any of those but would prefer option 3 - Bank Holiday out the way.
I'll be looking at guest houses too Pete - don't need to be staying in a caravan
Mentioned Tain to Birchy at the start and I love the idea of Southerness or Silloth on the way back.
Southerness would only be an hour out of our way total I reckon.
All looks good, let's make it happen.
I'll be able to do any of those but would prefer option 3 - Bank Holiday out the way.
I'll be looking at guest houses too Pete - don't need to be staying in a caravan
Mentioned Tain to Birchy at the start and I love the idea of Southerness or Silloth on the way back.
Southerness would only be an hour out of our way total I reckon.
All looks good, let's make it happen.
bluewolf
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Won't be able to let you know until I go back into work in early August. Best to let you guys pick a date then see if my ridiculous rota will fit around it...:thup:
Birchy
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Option 2 or 3 for me. Option 1 is very doubtful for me.
I have found some decent looking b&b's for 30 pppn so that could be a good option. We might get it cheaper if we book a place out etc between a few of us.
I have found some decent looking b&b's for 30 pppn so that could be a good option. We might get it cheaper if we book a place out etc between a few of us.
Liverbirdie
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If for some reason Birchy can't do a certain date - we're not going then. Period!
He has done many hours, if not tens of hours in researching this with me, so if he aint going, we aint going. Birchy, just make sure, but if most go for the other options anyway, they will be the options.
Birchy
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If one is overwhelming favourite then i will see what i can do but theres so many things that can stop me for that one i dont even wanna try to get round them unless i have to
Lets see what the masses say anyway :thup:
