Following a full Scottish breakfast, take the short 10-minute transfer down the coast to warm up for the week on the historic Monifieth Medal Course.

• Monifieth Golf Links – Medal Course (Par 71 | 6,655 Yards).

  • History & Design. Golf has been played at Monifieth since 1858, and the Medal Course has long served as a Final Qualifying venue whenever The Open Championship visits Carnoustie. It is also famous as the training ground where young Tom Watson first learned the nuances of Scottish links golf ahead of his 1975 Open victory.

  • Course Description. Running alongside the railway line and dunes at the mouth of the River Tay, the Medal Course features undulating fairways, thick gorse, meandering burns, and well-guarded greens that demand strategic positioning off the tee.

  • Practice Facilities. Golfers have access to the modern Links Centre, a dedicated chipping and putting green, warm-up nets, and an outdoor practice area

  • Enjoy post-round hospitality in the Links Centre or traditional clubhouses before returning to Carnoustie.

Located just five minutes from your hotel, Panmure Golf Club offers an intimate, time-honoured links and heathland test famously favoured by Ben Hogan during his 1953 Open preparation.

• Panmure Golf Club (Par 70 | 6,551 Yards).

  • History & Design. Founded in 1845, Panmure moved to its current site in 1899 with input from Old Tom Morris and later James Braid. In 1953, Ben Hogan practiced here for two weeks prior to winning The Open at Carnoustie—and even suggested adding the bunker front-right of the 6th green, still known as "Hogan’s Hole."

  • Course Description. Blending classic seaside links turf with tight, heather- and pine-framed fairways, Panmure rewards precision over power. Small, elevated greens with steep run-offs make crisp iron play essential.

  • Practice Facilities. Visitors enjoy complimentary access to a 260-yard driving range with free range balls, a dedicated short-game chipping and bunker area, and a practice putting green.

  • Relax in the colonial-style clubhouse with a complimentary glass of Kümmel after your round.

Journey north along the Angus coastline to play the Montrose 1562 Course, the fifth oldest golf course in the world.

• Montrose Golf Links – 1562 Course (Par 71 | 6,585 Yards).

  • History & Design. With documented golf dating back to 1562, Montrose is recognised as the fifth oldest golf site in the world. The modern layout incorporates design work from Old Tom Morris, Willie Park Jr., and Harry Colt.

  • Course Description. Exposed directly to North Sea winds along the Angus coast, the 1562 Course is pure, unvarnished links golf. Towering dunes frame the opening stretch before opening out across rumpled fairways, deep revetted bunkers, and fast greens.

  • Practice Facilities. Montrose provides an outdoor practice ground, a short-game practice zone, warm-up nets, and a practice putting green beside the clubhouse.

  • Soak in the dramatic North Sea views and traditional links heritage before your private transfer returns you to Carnoustie.

Head west into the rolling Perthshire countryside for a five-star resort golf experience on the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles, host of the 2014 Ryder Cup and 2019 Solheim Cup.

• Gleneagles – PGA Centenary Course (Par 72 | 7,262 Yards).

  • History & Design. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1993, the PGA Centenary Course famously hosted Europe’s dramatic 2014 Ryder Cup victory as well as the 2019 Solheim Cup.

  • Course Description. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Ochil Hills and Glendevon, this inland championship stadium layout features sweeping fairways, strategic water hazards, sculpted bunkers, and large, undulating greens.

  • Practice Facilities. Home to the PGA National Academy for Scotland, Gleneagles offers world-class practice facilities including a double-ended driving range, extensive short-game and bunker complexes, and two large putting greens.

Enjoy lunch in The Dormy Clubhouse overlooking the 18th green before returning to the coast.

Cross the Tay Road Bridge into the Kingdom of Fife for the ultimate pilgrimage to the Home of Golf—The Old Course at St Andrews. Walk across the Swilcan Bridge, test your nerves in the Road Hole Bunker.

• St Andrews – The Old Course (Par 72 | 6,721 Yards).

  • History & Design. Known worldwide as the "Home of Golf," the Old Course has hosted golf since the 15th century and has staged The Open Championship a record 30 times—including the historic 2027 Open Championship. Evolved naturally over centuries and shaped by Daw Anderson and Old Tom Morris, it is the blueprint for golf course architecture.

  • Course Description. Famous for its massive double greens, treacherous deep pot bunkers (such as Hell Bunker and the Road Bunker), internal out-of-bounds, and iconic landmarks like the Swilcan Bridge and Royal & Ancient Clubhouse, the Old Course is a strategic masterpiece where wind direction changes the test every day.

  • Practice Facilities. Golfers can warm up at the nearby St Andrews Links Golf Academy—featuring a 60-bay Toptracer driving range, short-game area, and large putting green—as well as the historic putting green adjacent to the 1st tee.

Spend the afternoon exploring the historic cobbled streets and pubs of St Andrews before returning to Carnoustie.