The club that would become Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780. It was a city club until 1888 when it relocated 2 miles up the coast to Balgownie. After 126 years, the world’s 6th oldest golf club will host the European Tour’s Scottish Open in 2014. The pros will find what links lovers have known for years that there is no finer outward nine in the game as there is at Royal Aberdeen. Read more “Video #12: Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Aberdeen, Scotland”
The clubhouse at Western Gailes Golf Club is in the process of receiving a major facelift. The new development will introduce a new club shop, bag drop area and upgraded course entrance and exit. Furthermore the club plan to offer a gallery which will put on display articles relating to the Club’s history. The anticipated date of completion for these renovations is May of this year. It’s also worth noting that the lunch and snack menus will be re-vamped in April by the club’s new catering team.
More details of the changes at Western Gailes can be read on their new website here.
Donald Trump has just unveiled plans for a second course on the Balmedie Estate in Aberdeen. The second course is to be called the Mary MacLeod Course after Trump’s Scottish born mother and will have the same designer (Martin Hawtree) who did a great job on the original course. As yet, no timings are available, however further details can be found by clicking here.
By Alastair Niven. Alastair is one of PerryGolf’s Golf Travel Specialists.
[singlepic id=32 w=320 h=240 float=]Little Italy is a fantastic, relatively new restaurant in the centre of St. Andrews. At first glance it won’t blow you away as the décor is fairly low key; however the food, the atmosphere and the service certainly will! The staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful from the minute you step foot in the restaurant, with fresh crusty bread, balsamic vinegar / olive oil and a generous dish of olives coming free of charge as you sit down.
The menu is very traditional; offering homemade specialities such as Veal Milanese. The portions are generous and the value for money is excellent, so if you’re looking for somewhere to dine in St. Andrews which will provide excellent food coupled with wallet-friendly prices, Little Italy fits the bill perfectly. It’s also worth noting that PerryGolf gathers feedback from our groups about where they’ve dined, and time after time Little Italy comes out very high on their list.
By Keith Baird, Golf Travel Specialist at PerryGolf.
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It was announced today that the Scottish Open is scheduled to be aired live on NBC this summer. This is great news for the event and also for Castle Stuart Golf Links.
Castle Stuart in the Highlands will host the event for the 3rd consecutive year in July with a prime slot the week before the Open Championship at Muirfield. Castle Stuart is still a young course – having opened its doors in 2009 – but it is already ranked 56th in the world. It’s a ‘must play’ for anyone visiting the Highlands!
By Gary Sheppard. Gary is one of PerryGolf’s Golf Travel Specialists
