ST ANDREWS Luxury Golf Francisco Pinto Balsemão - Prime Minister of Portugal (1981 - 83) Our Tour to St Andrews in July 2008 was first class.  Your organisation was excellent and your attention to detail was perfect! To be offered Membership of your Private Golf Club in St Andrews and to include unique Scottish jewellery for the ladies were some of the delightful touches. Make An Inquiry Here View Our eBrochure COURSES HOTELS LUXURY LODGING ACTIVITIES CORPORATE GOLF TOURS TRAVEL BROCHURE Western Gailes Gullane No 1 Copyright 2010 - St Andrews Luxury Golf - Telephone: +44 (0)1786 433808, Toll Free (USA & Canada): 1800-348-4902  Terms & Booking Conditions Web & eBrochure Design - www.mydigitalbrochure.com - All Rights Reserved.  Royal Troon Home  |  About  |  Contact  |  Testimonials  |  Links Royal Troon St Andrews Luxury Golf present Royal Troon - Royal Troon can be incorporated into any golf vacation or golf tour to Scotland with ‘Guaranteed Tee Times’ As with most 'Royal' clubs, one presumes Royal Troon Golf Club has held its imperial status for centuries but the title was not bestowed until 1978, the club's centenary year. This makes Royal Troon the youngest 'Royal' golf club in the world. It is also a relative newcomer as an Open Championship venue. The first Open event was played here in 1923. Royal Troon, as many past players have found, is an enigmatic, examining links golf course not to be looked to for sympathy. The first five holes of the course are relatively straightforward, a typical links layout running close to the sea with high dunes offering little protection from the prevailing south- westerly winds. The 6th at 577 yards, is one of the longest Par 5's of all Open golf venues. The 8th or Postage Stamp is Royal Troon's most famous hole. From the tee, looking out to sea, it somehow seems a long way to that tiny little target perched on a sandy knoll and surrounded by treacherously deep sand traps. For visitors it's only 120 yards, the shortest hole on the Open circuit. Never the less, in a strong headwind, the Postage Stamp can often call for a 3 iron. This is a death or glory hole, a birdie opportunity for those that hit and hold the narrow green or a calamity for those that find themselves in one of the surrounding bunkers. Arnold Palmer scored a 7 here in 1973 while one German amateur, in competition, racked up a confounded 15. At St Andrews Luxury Golf we believe that including Royal Troon in your golf tour to Scotland is a golf experience not to be missed. GOLF COURSES Royal Aberdeen Gleneagles  St Andrews Old Kingsbarns  Carnoustie  Muirfield  Turnberry Royal Troon  Royal Dornoch  Castle Stuart Nairn  Cruden Bay North Berwick  Course Map  Dunbar  Contact Form Contact Info Testimonials