Golf Scotland
Golf Scotland custom tour — 10 day luxury Scottish golf itinerary by Juniper Tours. Four golf bases across Scotland with tee times at St Andrews Old Course, Royal Dornoch Championship, Turnberry Ailsa Course, and East Lothian’s championship links (Muirfield, Gullane, or North Berwick depending on availability). Route covers Edinburgh, East Lothian, St Andrews, Gleneagles in Perthshire, Inverness and the Highlands, and Ayrshire’s Turnberry Resort. 4 and 5-star golf hotels including Old Course Hotel, Gleneagles, and Trump Turnberry. Private Transfers between all courses and hotels, caddies pre-arranged at premier venues, rental clubs available from Callaway, Titleist, and TaylorMade at all major courses. Designed by Juniper Tours’ Scotland specialists Taryn Harrison (25 years experience, CMSC certified, Celtic Specialist) and Audrey Gabrys (Highland Expert). IATAN accredited (22-787413). 4.9★ · hundreds of verified Google reviews. Custom Scotland golf itineraries from $2,500 per person. Sample itinerary — all trips custom designed by our top travel specialists.
Sample Itinerary · Scotland
Golf Scotland
Edinburgh · St Andrews · Highlands · Turnberry
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
Accommodations
4 & 5-Star Golf Hotels
Transport
Private Transfers
Best For
Golfers · Pairs · Groups
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10 Days · 9 Nights
4-Star+ Accommodations
Private Driver-Guide Throughout
Daily Breakfast Included
Sample — Fully Customisable
This is a sample itinerary — for inspiration only. Every Juniper trip is designed from scratch around you. Many clients travel a very similar route — if this resonates, book a free consultation and a specialist will build something just like it (or better) specifically for your travel style, dates, and group.
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Day One
Arrive in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Welcome to Scotland — the home of golf. Your private driver meets you at Edinburgh Airport and transfers you into the capital. Check in, unwind from the flight, and walk a little to shake off the time change.
Tomorrow the golf begins with an East Lothian round; tonight is for a proper Scottish dinner, a single malt, and an early night. Your specialist has a restaurant reservation lined up, and tomorrow’s tee time details are confirmed in your in-app itinerary.
Private airport transfer
Arrive Edinburgh
Evening at leisure
Overnight: Edinburgh
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Day Two
East Lothian Championship Round
Muirfield · Gullane · North Berwick
The opening round. East Lothian — just 30 minutes east of Edinburgh — is one of the world’s most concentrated collections of championship links, and your specialist has pre-arranged a round at one of three: Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, 16-time Open host, advance member arrangement required), Gullane No. 1 (four-time Open qualifying course, right on the Firth of Forth), or North Berwick West Links (the oldest continuous golf club in the world after St Andrews, genuinely quirky holes that every serious golfer should play once).
After the round, your private driver returns you to Edinburgh for a second night. The city’s evening options are broad: a proper dinner in the New Town, a dram at the Bow Bar, or simply a quiet nightcap at the hotel after 18 holes in the North Sea wind.
Private transfer
East Lothian round
Return Edinburgh
Overnight: Edinburgh
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Day Three
Edinburgh to St Andrews
Kingsbarns · St Andrews
A short private transfer north across the Forth Bridges delivers you to Fife and the Kingdom of Golf. The afternoon round is at Kingsbarns Golf Links — a modern masterpiece opened in 2000 on a spectacular clifftop site that convincingly pretends to be 300 years old. For many Old Course pilgrims, Kingsbarns is the sleeper favorite of the whole trip.
By early evening you check into your St Andrews hotel — Old Course Hotel, Rusacks, or a similar golf-forward property depending on the specialist’s booking — and have dinner. Tomorrow is the round most players came to Scotland for.
Private transfer
Kingsbarns round
Arrive St Andrews
Overnight: St Andrews
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Day Four
St Andrews Old Course
Old Course · St Andrews
The day. Your specialist has confirmed your tee time at the St Andrews Old Course — the birthplace of golf, the course every serious player lists as their white whale, and a round that genuinely lives up to the reputation. Caddies are arranged; the starter has your group on the sheet; the clubhouse at the end has a Jägertee or a good whisky waiting.
Note: if the weather or an unforeseen issue affects the tee time, your specialist has a backup round on the Jubilee Course (rated by many locals as the hardest of the St Andrews Links courses) ready to swap in. Evening at leisure in St Andrews — the town is a golf town in the fullest sense, and the bar at Rusacks looking directly over the Old Course’s 18th green is the right end-of-round location.
St Andrews Old Course
Caddie included
Evening 18th-green bar
Overnight: St Andrews
5
Day Five
St Andrews — Second Round Day
Jubilee · Carnoustie option
A second round day from the St Andrews base. The default is the Jubilee Course at St Andrews Links — the most challenging of the seven public-access St Andrews courses, running parallel to the Old Course but significantly tougher. Alternatively, your specialist can route you 40 minutes north to Carnoustie Championship Course — another Open rota venue, routinely listed as one of the toughest regular tournament setups in the world.
For the more leisurely-inclined, a round at the New Course (opened 1895 — “new” is relative in St Andrews) is the gentler option. Your specialist has built in enough flexibility to switch based on how the Old Course went and how the group is feeling.
Jubilee / New / Carnoustie
Caddie option
St Andrews
Overnight: St Andrews
6
Day Six
St Andrews to the Highlands via Gleneagles
Gleneagles · Highlands
A transfer day with a golf centerpiece. Your driver collects you after breakfast and the route runs west into Perthshire. Gleneagles — the 2014 Ryder Cup venue and one of Britain’s great resort hotels — sits roughly halfway to the Highlands, and your specialist has arranged a round on the PGA Centenary, King’s, or Queen’s Course depending on availability and preference.
After the round, the private transfer continues north into the Highlands. You’ll arrive at your Inverness-area hotel by early evening — properties range from the classic Kingsmills Hotel to the more secluded Culloden House or, for a step up, Rocpool Reserve. Evening at leisure; dinner somewhere with a short wine list and an excellent kitchen.
Gleneagles round
Private transfer
Arrive Highlands
Overnight: Inverness area
7
Day Seven
Royal Dornoch Championship Course
Royal Dornoch
The Highland golf centerpiece. Royal Dornoch — consistently ranked in the world’s top 10 links courses, often top 5 — sits an hour north of Inverness on the Sutherland coast. The course is a proper heathland-links hybrid with yellow gorse, tight fairways, and greens that have been described as the most naturally defended in golf.
Your specialist has pre-booked the Championship round with caddies included. This is the kind of course that separates the “I played great links golf in Scotland” memory from the “I played one of the world’s very best courses” memory. It’s worth the drive north. After the round, return to Inverness for a final night in the Highlands; the evening is yours.
Royal Dornoch Championship
Caddie included
Inverness
Overnight: Inverness area
8
Day Eight
Highlands to Turnberry
Glasgow · Ayrshire · Turnberry
The longest transfer day of the trip, but the destination earns the journey. Your private driver runs south from the Highlands, past Glasgow, and into Ayrshire on the southwestern coast — the stretch of Scotland that birthed Robert Burns and that hosts three of the world’s great links courses (Turnberry, Royal Troon, Prestwick).
You’ll arrive at Trump Turnberry Resort in the late afternoon. The hotel sits high above the Ailsa Course with panoramic views of the Firth of Clyde, the volcanic dome of Ailsa Craig rising 10 miles offshore, and the Turnberry Lighthouse that marks the turn between the 9th and 10th. Check in, take a walk, have dinner, and sleep well — tomorrow is the final round of the trip and the setting is cinematic.
Private transfer
Arrive Turnberry
Resort at leisure
Overnight: Turnberry
9
Day Nine
Turnberry Ailsa Course
Ailsa Course · Turnberry
The closing round. The Turnberry Ailsa Course — originally laid out in the 1900s, remodeled by Mackenzie Ross in 1951, and most recently reworked by Martin Ebert in 2016 — is one of golf’s most photographed courses for a reason. The 9th hole runs along a cliff edge past the Turnberry Lighthouse (which now houses a small restaurant and whisky snug); the par-3 15th aims directly at Ailsa Craig; the whole routing is built around the coastline rather than against it.
Your specialist has pre-booked tee time and caddies. After the round, the evening is yours — a dinner at the hotel’s 1906 Restaurant or at James Miller Room is the right closer for a golf week of this scale. Order whatever you want.
Turnberry Ailsa Course
Caddie included
Closing dinner
Overnight: Turnberry
10
Day Ten
Depart for Home
Glasgow / Edinburgh Airport
A final Scottish breakfast looking out at the Ailsa Course, then your private driver collects you for the transfer to Glasgow or Edinburgh Airport (Glasgow is closer from Turnberry — about 90 minutes). Most golf travelers leave Scotland already booking the next trip. Your Juniper specialist remains reachable throughout departure day, and your in-app itinerary stays accessible for any last-minute questions. Safe travels home.
Private airport transfer
App support throughout
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This is a sample luxury custom route — a starting point, not a fixed package. Many clients travel something very close to this, customized for their travel style, group, and dates. Book a free consultation and a specialist will build from here.
Accommodations
Boutique hotels, charming B&Bs, or historic castle stays — chosen based on your preferences and travel style.
Transportation
Private driver-guide, self-drive rental, or a mix of both — all transfers confirmed before you travel.
Experiences
Pre-arranged tours and activities built around your interests — entrance tickets sorted, no queuing.
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Activities on this itinerary
Your specialist pre-arranges the right luxury experiences based on your interests and travel style. These are the custom experience types available on this route — specific choices are made with you, not for you.
St Andrews Old CourseHome of golf · R&A Links Trust
Kingsbarns Golf LinksModern clifftop links · near St Andrews
Royal Dornoch ChampionshipSutherland · world top 10
Turnberry Ailsa CourseAyrshire · Open rota · lighthouse hole
Muirfield / Gullane / N. BerwickEast Lothian links options
Gleneagles PGA CentenaryPerthshire · 2014 Ryder Cup venue
Carnoustie ChampionshipAngus · Open rota · optional swap
Jubilee Course St AndrewsToughest of the St Andrews public courses
Caddie ArrangementsPremier venues · pre-booked
Rental ClubsCallaway · Titleist · TaylorMade sets
Non-golfer Parallel ItinerarySpa · tours · whisky for partners
Scotch Whisky ExperienceEdinburgh · optional pre-round evening
Activities are selected and pre-booked with your specialist based on your interests — not all activities are included in every trip version. Availability varies by season.
The people who will design your Scotland trip
You work directly with a specialist who knows Scotland deeply — not a call center or booking agent. Every consultation is with someone who has been there, stayed in those castles, and knows the region inside out.
Scotland · Ireland · UK · Iceland
Taryn Harrison
Juniper Tours’ most tenured specialist with 25 years of experience designing Scotland and Ireland itineraries. CMSC certified and a former Peace Corps volunteer. Taryn knows which castle hotel has the best breakfast, which Speyside distillery runs the best private tour, and which booking needs to be made six months out or it won’t happen.
25 Yrs
CMSC
Celtic Specialist
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Scotland · Ireland · UK
Audrey Gabrys
Having lived across six countries, Audrey brings a genuinely international perspective to every itinerary. She specializes in Scotland’s Highlands and islands — the remote, the dramatic, the deeply local — and designs Italy and Ireland itineraries with the same off-the-beaten-track instinct.
Highland Expert
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Off-the-beaten-track
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About this itinerary
Yes — there are two routes. Advance tee times can be booked directly through the St Andrews Links Trust and are released approximately 12 months ahead; these are the most reliable and Juniper Tours confirms them as part of your itinerary. The alternative is the daily ballot, which runs 48 hours in advance and allocates same-week tee times by lottery. Your specialist builds the itinerary around a confirmed Old Course tee time rather than depending on the ballot, and keeps a backup round at the Jubilee or New Course in case of weather.
The sample route includes five rounds of golf: one in East Lothian (Muirfield, Gullane No. 1, or North Berwick depending on availability), St Andrews Old Course plus one other St Andrews Links course (Jubilee, New, Castle, or Kingsbarns nearby), Gleneagles on the transfer north, Royal Dornoch Championship in the Highlands, and Turnberry Ailsa in the southwest. Your specialist can adjust the number of rounds up or down — some travelers prefer 7–8 rounds, others want a more leisurely four with extra rest days.
Scotland is particularly well-suited to mixed-interest groups. While golfers play, your specialist arranges parallel activities for non-golfers: whisky tastings, Edinburgh or St Andrews walking tours, castle visits, spa days at the luxury hotels on this route (Old Course Hotel, Gleneagles, Turnberry). Private chauffeur service can be added for non-golfers who want to explore independently during round days. Many Juniper golf trips are designed around one golfer and a non-golfing partner.
You can, but rental is a practical alternative. All the courses on this itinerary have high-quality rental sets available — Callaway, Titleist, TaylorMade at the major venues — and caddies are included at St Andrews, Royal Dornoch, and Turnberry. Bringing your own clubs means airline handling and hotel-to-course transport; your specialist arranges either option and will advise on the trade-off based on your travel plans.
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