Scotland: Edinburgh and Gleneagles
The Deal
Luxury Tour: six nights total, three at the Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh and three at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire; six rounds; a driver/guide for the duration of the tour; discounted airfare; daily breakfast
The Golf
Tee it up at North Berwick West, Gullane No. 1 and the inimitable Muirfield before heading up to Gleneagles to play its three courses: the PGA Centenary and the King’s and Queen’s, widely considered two of the best inland courses in Scotland.
Price*
$5,970 per golfer for eight, single occupancy; available until December 31
Contact
Travelling the Fairways ttfgolf.com; 800-414-8519
Scotland: The Highlands and St. Andrews
The Deal
St. Andrews and Highlands Adventure: three nights in the Culloden House and three in Rusacks Hotel; five rounds; a playable set of hickories for each golfer; luxury transportation with a driver/guide; daily breakfast and dinner
The Golf
This history-focused trip intersperses the golf—at Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Carnoustie, the Old Course and Kingsbarns—with a jaunt on the Malt Whisky Trail, a dinner cruise on Loch Ness, a day of fishing for shark or trout, and a meal with “Old Tom Morris.”
Price*
From $7,920 per golfer; available through December 31
Contact
St. Andrews Golf Tours standrews-golftours.com; 800-348-4902
Scotland: St. Andrews
The Deal
Summer Golf at St. Andrews: eight nights in the Fairmont St. Andrews, located on the road to Crail and offering views of the North Sea, Fife and the medieval skyline; seven rounds; four-passenger automatic vehicle; daily breakfast
The Golf
Lifetime rounds at the Old Course and Carnoustie are complemented by games at Torrance and Devlin, the New Course and Crail, in addition to the highly anticipated Castle Course, the first new championship eighteen in St. Andrews in nearly a century.
Price*
$5,290 per golfer, $2,690 per nongolfer; available through October 15
Contact
PerryGolf perrygolf.com; 800-344-5257
Wales: The Coast
The Deal
The Magnificent Seven: seven nights in a choice of hotels, including the Groes Inn, Bodysgallen Hall, Penhelig Arms, Penmaenuchaf Hall, the St. Brides Spa Hotel, and Fairyhill; seven rounds; daily Welsh breakfast
The Golf
The first six courses on this review of Wales’s best are more than a hundred years old: Conwy, Aberdovey, Tenby, and the excellent Royal St. David’s, Royal Porthcawl and Pennard. Finish with the Twenty Ten at Celtic Manor, which will host the Ryder Cup in 2010.
Price*
From $2,750 per golfer; available through December 31
Contact
Welsh Rarebits rarebits.co.uk; 800-441-9329
* Details accurate at press time but subject to change. Blackout Dates may apply. Prices based on double occupancy. Airfare not included.