Well you have arrived at this page to see exactly where Gary and David are going to be playing his golf. The schedule is laid out below day by day. At this point you are probably thinking how crazy they are to be attempting so much golf in so little time.
But believe it or not the itinerary actually flows quite well. Take a look below to find out more and watch out for the posts as the courses are played.
Sun 27 May |
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| England | ||||
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Flight | Arrive in London | ||
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Hotel | Hilton Bracknell | ||
Mon 28 May |
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Golf – PM | Swinley Forest | ||
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Hotel | Hilton Bracknell | ||
Tue 29 May |
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Golf – AM | The Berkshire | ||
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Golf – PM | Wentworth (West Course) | ||
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Hotel | Hilton Bracknell | ||
Wed 30 May |
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Golf – AM | Sunningdale (Old) | ||
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Golf – PM | Sunningdale (New) | ||
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Hotel | Hilton Bracknell | ||
Thu 31 May |
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| England |  |
Drive | 45 min | |
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Golf – PM | Walton Heath Golf Club (Old) | ||
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Drive | 1.5hr | ||
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Hotel | Kent | ||
Fri 01 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Royal St.Georges | ||
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Golf – PM | Royal Cinque Ports | ||
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Hotel | Princes Golf Club | ||
Sat 02 Jun |
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| England | |
Drive | 4hrs | |
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Golf – PM | Woodhall Spa | ||
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Hotel | Old Coach House Motel (Woodhall Spa) | ||
Sun 03 Jun |
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| England | |
Drive | 3.5 hrs | |
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Golf – PM | Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) | ||
| Drive | 1hr 10 min | |||
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Hotel | The Vincent Hotel | ||
Mon 04 Jun |
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Golf – PM | Royal Birkdale | ||
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Hotel | The Vincent Hotel | ||
Tue 05 Jun |
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Drive | 1hr 10 min | |
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Golf – PM | Royal Lytham & St.Annes | ||
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Hotel | Dalmeny Hotel, Lytham | ||
Wed 06 Jun |
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Drive | 2hr 40 min | |
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Golf – AM | Ganton | ||
| Drive | 4.5hrs | |||
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Hotel | Macdonald Marine Hotel, North Berwick | ||
Thu 07 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Muirfield | ||
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Golf – PM | North Berwick | ||
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Hotel | Macdonald Marine Hotel, North Berwick | ||
Fri 08 Jun |
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Drive | 2hr | |
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Golf – PM | Royal Troon and Western Gailes | ||
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Hotel | Barcelo Marine Hotel Troon | ||
Sat 09 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Turnberry | ||
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Hotel | Westin Turnberry | ||
Sun 10 Jun |
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| Scotland | |
Drive | 1.5 hr | |
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Golf – AM | Loch Lomond | ||
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Flight | Flybe BE130 lv Glasgow 4:45pm, arr Belfast City 5:30pm | ||
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Drive | 1hr 20 min | ||
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Hotel | Bushmills (Portrush) | ||
Mon 11 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Royal Portrush | ||
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Golf – PM | Portstewart | ||
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Drive | 2hr | ||
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Hotel | Slieve Donard | ||
Tue 12 Jun |
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Golf – PM | Royal County Down | ||
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Hotel | Slieve Donard | ||
Wed 13 Jun |
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| Scotland | |
Drive | 1 hr | |
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Flight | Flybe BE471 lv Belfast City 7:10am, arr Inverness 10:15am | ||
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Drive | 1hr | ||
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Golf – PM | Royal Dornoch | ||
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Hotel | Royal Golf Hotel | ||
Thu 14 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Royal Dornoch | ||
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Drive | 1 hr | ||
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Golf – PM | Castle Stuart | ||
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Hotel | Kingsmill Hotel, Inverness | ||
Fri 15 Jun |
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Drive | 3hrs | |
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Golf – PM | Cruden Bay and Skibo Castle | ||
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Drive | 1hr 20 min | ||
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Hotel | Malmaison Aberdeen | ||
Sat 16 Jun |
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Golf – PM | Royal Aberdeen | ||
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Hotel | Malmaison Aberdeen | ||
Sun 17 Jun |
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Drive | 1hr 45 min | |
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Golf – PM | Carnoustie | ||
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Drive | 1hr (31 miles) [St.Andrews – Carnoustie] | ||
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Hotel | Aslar House, St Andrews | ||
Mon 18 Jun |
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Golf – AM | St Andrews (Old Course) | ||
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Hotel | Aslar House, St Andrews | ||
Tue 19 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Kingsbarns | ||
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Hotel | Old Course Hotel | ||
Wed 20 Jun |
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| Ireland | |
Drive | 1hr | |
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Flight | Fly from Edinburgh to Shannon (AerLingus 3673) | ||
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Drive | 30 min | ||
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Golf – PM | Doonbeg | ||
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Drive | 30 min | ||
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Hotel | Lahinch | ||
Thu 21 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Lahinch | ||
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Drive | 1hr 20 min | ||
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Hotel | Teach de Broc | ||
Fri 22 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Ballybunion (Old) | ||
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Golf – PM | Ballybunion (Cashen) | ||
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Hotel | Teach de Broc | ||
Sat 23 Jun |
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Drive | 40 min | ||
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Golf – PM | Tralee | ||
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Drive | 1hr 40 min | ||
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Hotel | Brookhaven House, Waterville | ||
Sun 24 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Waterville | ||
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Drive | 3 hrs | ||
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Hotel | The White House, Kinsale | ||
Mon 25 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Old Head | ||
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Drive | 3.5 hrs | ||
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Hotel | Druids Glen Resort | ||
Tue 26 Jun |
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| Ireland | |
Drive | 30 min | |
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Golf – AM | The European Club | ||
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Drive | 1hr 20 min | ||
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Golf – PM | Portmarnock | ||
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Hotel | Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links | ||
Wed 27 Jun |
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Golf – AM | Royal Dublin | ||
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Hotel | Dundalk | ||
Thu 28 Jun |
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Golf – AM | County Louth | ||
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Hotel | Dundalk |
Gary and Dave's Amazing Golf Adventure 
Good on you Gary and hope it all comes together, not to mention the weather!
Cheers Glenn
Hi Gary,
I live in Scotland (Aberdeen) and have been a member of Cruden Bay and Dornoch – great golf courses. Hope you have a great time. Shame you are too early for the new Donald Trump course just outside Aberdeen – Mr Trump is billing this as “the best golf gourse in the world”. It opens for play in July 2012.
Ken
Ken, thanks for the note. Yes looking forward to playing both Cruden Bay and Royal Dornoch. Have heard great reports about both. We might get a sneak peak at the new Trump course – hopefully…
Good luck with the driving times, particularly in the SW of ireland. Played many of your choices in 2009 as a group of six and we are well into the planning for 2013. Enjoy! MR
This trip of yours is epic and has or is going to make numerous other golfers feel very unlucky to not be in a position to join you (myself included). I believe you are going to have a great time and will remember this for the rest of your life!
Good luck, guys. By June, you will be extremely grateful to Ecco for making such comfortable shoes, as there is an awful lot of walking…….after those Wilson golf balls (and you will need some)!!! Great trip.
Steve. Thanks! And really appreciate your help at your fabulous course in England. Looking forward to catching up in just on a month now.
Good luck Gary, I envied you for a moment then remembered I don’t do 36 a day any more. Just as interesting are the courses you don’t have time for…Crail, the K Club, Elie et al.
Look forward to following your adventures. Trust the ranged is kind.
All the best, Joe Hoffmann
Hi Gary, as good as Dornoch is, I think you should have a look at driving 30 mins north and playing Brora rather than Dornoch twice. Brora is a very special place. Likewise when you are in Troon there is the Kintyre Express for those with strong stomachs that will get you to Campbeltown and then Machrihanish and Machrihanish Dunes. The first 8 holes at Machrihanish are as good as anything on the planet.
Brian
Brian, thanks for the note. Good suggestions. I am keen to play Dornoch twice (and photograph it) but will look at the feasibility of going across to Macrihanish as this is one Top 100 we could not fit into our trip.
Gary, that time of year up north there is enough light to go around 3 times in a day. Make sure you play Brora. If I had to pick one course to play everyday it would be Brora.
Hi Guys,
As a keen golfer who has played on some of these courses, I think you will find that Royal Dornoch & the Old Course at Ballybunion are the best two courses in your travels but I haven’t been to Muirfield or Royal County Down yet!! And the Old Course at St Andrews is a wonderful test of golf in the wind and you will love the history, the Swilken Burn, the Open Championships and the beautiful town itself.
Good luck on this epic golfing journey and it would be great to share the fun with my 1987 model Wilson Staff clubs. Enjoy the experience of a lifetime and I look forward to the daily bloggs, the photographs and the book!!
Cheers for now and happy golfing,
Peter
Hi Gary
Best of luck with the trip.. I look forwrad to reading about your adventures
Simon Cummins
Golf Tourism Australia
Simon, Thanks for that. Yes should be exciting and hopefully some nice weather! See you when I get back.
Simon thanks for the note. It is going well thus far and hopefully you are enjoying the blog reports also.
Hoping the weather gets better for you guys! What a shame you have not included the wonderful links of England’s Atlantic Links (www.atlantic-links.co.uk) … the likes of St Enodoc (Cornwall’s oldest and most beguiling links) and Saunton (probably the best links course in England never to have held an Open Championship) ….worth extending your trip for!
Gary, I’m most envious of the amazing trip you’re on. I played Royal County Down a few years back and it ate me alive. The Old Course was much kinder to me. I’d play it again in a heart beat. If you end up in a bunker on the Road Hole, be sure to think of me.
Inspiring trip, guys. Not much was missed in this massive undertaking. Only Rye, Prince’s, Musselburgh Links, and Prestwick come to mind.
Well done for including off-the-beaten-path’ers Woodhall Spa and Ganton, and for splicing in a few newbies.
11 Open courses! That by itself would be an impressive feat.