The 3 Ways To Get On The Old Course - Golf in St Andrews

Let's be honest. There are actually four ways to play and get on the Old Course at St Andrews. Qualify for The Open Championship. Easy, right? Get back to me when that works out for you. For the rest of us mere mortals, there are three ways to get on the most famous 18 holes in the world and I'm Brian from GolfTrips.com, and I'm going to walk you through all of them. The first way is to book through a golf tour operator or golf packager. This is the sanity-preserving route. A reputable packager has allocated tee times, they know the system, and you will have a tee time before you get on your flight. It costs more. In some cases, it is absolutely worth it. The second way is the 48-hour ballot. The Old Course holds back a block of tee times and releases them 48 hours in advance. You submit your name, you cross your fingers, and you either wake up to the best email of your life or you don't. It's free to enter, costs nothing to try, and feels like winning the lottery when it comes through. The third way is the singles queue. Show up at the starter's box before 4;00, put your name on the list, and wait to see if any single spots open up in foursomes that need to fill out. No guarantees. No reservations. Just you, your clubs, and a little faith. You will be alerted by text if you are playing the next day. Each of these has its own quirks, its own odds, and its own strategy and we're going to break all of it down right here. View Stay and Play Options at https://www.golftrips.com/destinations/standrews