It has recently been announced that Pope Benedict XVI has been invited to visit Scotland as part of a four day trip to the UK. This is set to be a truly historical event, as the last time a Pope (John Paul II) visited Scotland was back in 1982 and it saw crowds of 250,000 plus flocking to catch a glimpse of the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The visit – due to be between September the 16th to the 19th – will see the Pope visiting both Edinburgh and Glasgow; however details of this have yet to be confirmed. If he does visit in this time period, it is at a time when the Old Course, St. Andrews is closed for the R & A Autumn Meeting and historically fewer golfing visitors are in the country.
Other rumours are also circulating of a possible visit by US President Barrack Obama; however this is merely speculation at this time…wonder if he’ll have time to fit in a round on the Old Course, St Andrews?
Click here to read the article about The Pope’s possible trip to the UK.
By Jonny Ferguson. Jonny had been with PerryGolf for over 2 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.
