The home of golf, the hardest Open links, a Ryder Cup estate and one of the oldest courses in the world, arranged for a group with the tee sheet, the hotel and the coach handled for you. A society trip to Scotland is the bucket list run done together. Here is who it suits, the courses to build around, a sample week and what it costs.
A society trip to Scotland is built for a group that wants the great links played together, with the logistics taken off the captain's plate. Twelve to twenty four players is the sweet spot, but anything from a fourball to forty plus works. The challenge is never the desire to go, it is the tee sheet: blocking consecutive times across St Andrews, Carnoustie and Gleneagles, entering the Old Course ballot, and finding a hotel that takes the whole party.
That is exactly what we handle. We staggered the tee times, hold guaranteed alternatives where a ballot is involved, arrange the coach or minibuses, and can run a simple order of merit so there is a winner to toast at the closing dinner. The society plays, eats and travels as one, and no one is left chasing a missing tee time.
The home of golf and the round every society wants on the sheet. A public links run by the Links Trust, par 72, with a daily ballot for most tee times and a Sunday rest day. The shared fairways, the Swilcan Bridge and the Road Hole make it unforgettable for a group. Indicative 2026, confirm before booking.
The toughest of the Open links, a brutal, brilliant par 72 on the Angus coast where the closing stretch has broken champions. A three course ticket lets a society spread across the Championship, Burnside and Buddon. Indicative green fee around 270 pounds high season, 2026, confirm before booking.
Jack Nicklaus' parkland par 72 in Perthshire, host of the 2014 Ryder Cup and the 2019 Solheim Cup, with a five star hotel and three courses on the estate for an easy society base. Group rates run Sunday to Thursday. Indicative green fee around 95 to 325 pounds by season, 2026.
One of the oldest and most charming links in the world, on the East Lothian coast a half hour from Edinburgh, with blind shots, stone walls and the famous Redan 15th. A par 71 that societies adore for its quirks and its welcome. Indicative 2026, confirm before booking.
Photographs via Google, contributed by Richard Grobben, Elena González, garrett san and Rob R. Green fees are indicative for the 2026 season; always confirm directly before booking.
Land and base in East Lothian, with an afternoon warm up nine and a first group dinner to set the order of play.
Open on the quirky coastal links, blind shots and the Redan, an easy walk to shake the group into form.
Coach to St Andrews, settle the society in town, and play the New or Jubilee while the Old Course ballot is entered.
The home of golf, ballot permitting, with a guaranteed alternative held so no one misses out on a round.
Cross the Tay for the hardest Open links, the brutal closing stretch the talk of the bus all the way home.
Finish at the Ryder Cup estate in Perthshire, hand out the order of merit, then fly home from Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Third party figures for the 2026 season, shown as a planning guide only. Prices move with season, group size and availability, so always confirm directly before booking.
| Item | Indicative 2026 |
|---|---|
| St Andrews Old green fee | indicative, via ballot |
| Carnoustie Championship green fee | approx. £270 |
| Gleneagles PGA Centenary green fee | approx. £95 to £325 |
| North Berwick West green fee | indicative, confirm |
| Mid range hotel, per room per night | from approx. £130 |
Best time to book: a peak summer society trip needs the marquee tee times reserved six to nine months ahead, and the Old Course ballot entered two days before play with an alternative held. June gives daylight past ten at night for those who want two rounds a day.
Send the essentials below and a concierge will reply within one working day with a hand built, all in itinerary for the society, priced to the head, with no obligation.
The Old Course runs a daily ballot for most tee times, drawn two days ahead, and it is closed on Sundays. Groups can also apply for advance reservations through the Links Trust. We enter the ballot, hold a guaranteed alternative such as the New or Jubilee, and keep the rest of the week firm so the society is never without golf.
Several championship links ask for a handicap certificate or a maximum handicap, commonly around 24 for men and 36 for women on the showpiece courses. We confirm the requirements for each course before you travel so the whole society arrives with the right paperwork.
May to September gives the longest days and firmest links turf, with June offering daylight past ten at night for two rounds a day. April and October are cheaper and quieter but the weather is more of a gamble.
Shortlist the courses your group wants and we'll block the tee times, the hotel, the coach and the order of merit as one all-in number, to the head, with no obligation.