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The Scotland & Ireland Golf Trip Planner
How to time it, route it, and lock the tee times that matter.
A golf trip planner for those who have already chosen links golf and want the trip to make sense. It is the planner we'd share with you before our first call.
What's inside
- A month-by-month timing calendar. The best windows (May–June and September), the 2027 dates that matter, and when to book. Start 9–12 months out; for May–June or September, plan early in the fall before.
- How tee times actually work. What an in-country golf partner can guarantee, and why the Old Course at St Andrews is the one exception.
- Choosing a region. Fife, East Lothian, the Highlands and Ayrshire. In Ireland, the Southwest, the North, Donegal and Dublin.
- Four sample routings, with pacing rules that hold up when the weather turns.
- Weather, packing, caddies, handicaps and travel documents.
- A planning checklist to work through with your group.
Get the planner
Who it's for: golfers planning a first or second Scotland or Ireland trip, especially groups of four to eight who want the week routed properly rather than packaged.
Who it isn't for: anyone looking for a guaranteed Old Course time, or five regions in seven days. We're honest about both inside.
From True North Advisory. We're Kristen and Nick Pupa, a small Fora X practice in Raleigh, NC. Golf travel is our niche: Scotland, Ireland, Pinehurst, Bandon and Cabot.
Already know your dates? Skip the planner and go straight to Start Planning, or put a quick question to the Golf Concierge.
Also see: Scotland golf trips · Ireland golf trips