Scottish Golf Winter Tee Time Ballot Now Open

Scottish Golf, 17 October 2024

Once again, we are delighted that members of affiliated clubs are being given the opportunity to play some of the country’s most famous Open and Scottish Open Championship venues, as well as other prestigious courses at preferential green fee rates. Muirfield, Prestwick and Royal Troon are available again, with some great new additions including Cruden Bay, Dumbarnie, Gleneagles, Gullane, Nairn and Royal Dornoch all joining the list for 2024/25.

Proceeds from all tee-time sales will go towards the development of junior golf in Scotland, and Scottish Golf is very grateful to all venues for agreeing to take part.

Scottish Golf CEO, Robbie Clyde, said:

”We are thrilled that so many prestigious golf clubs have decided to participate in the Scottish Golf Winter Tee Times ballot. The funds raised from the ballot will be vital in helping us to accelerate the growth of the game in the 2025 golf season, enabling us to invest more into junior golf and participation programmes, which forms part of our essential work in growing the game here in Scotland. Thank you to those clubs who are participating and good luck to all of the golfers entering the ballot!”

Due to the popularity of these offers, a ballot system will be in operation. To make sure you are in with a chance of enjoying a memorable golfing experience, register your details for one or more of the courses below via the online form before midnight on Sunday 27 October 2024.

To submit your ballot entry click the button below.

What if I’m successful in the ballot?

You are limited to one application per course, with the option of selecting multiple dates, giving you the best chance of success in the ballot. Booking is subject to the terms and conditions set out by each club and Scottish Golf.

To be eligible for this special offer, the lead player in each group must be a member of a Scottish Golf affiliated club. If you are successful, you will receive notification of your allocated date no later than Wednesday 30 October 2024 with an online form to complete your payment.

Some more information on our amazing 2024/25 Winter Tee Time courses:

The stunning panoramic views make this course on the Aberdeenshire coast a bucket list destination for golfers the world over. Opened in 1899 and designed by Old Tom Morris, the present-day links is widely recognised as one of Scotland’s finest courses with immaculate greens and a requirement to match power with placement on every hole.

We have one four-ball tee time every Friday from November through to the end of March for £300.

Despite only opening its doors four years ago, Dumbarnie Links has already established itself as a venue of some distinction. Designed by former Ryder Cup player Clive Clark, the course prides itself on being a modern links challenge. No two consecutive holes follow the same direction and with 14 holes boasting views of the Firth of Forth, the setting is as spectacular as the course condition.

We have four four-ball tee times for £350 available in April 2025, which can be booked directly with Dumbarnie. Details on how to book will be provided to successful entrants on completion of the ballot.

This ‘Glorious Playground’ in Perthshire celebrated its centenary this year and is regarded as one of the world’s finest golf resorts. As host to the 2014 Ryder Cup and 2019 Solheim Cup, Gleneagles’ international reputation was confirmed and while it has hosted many professional and top amateur events, its three championship courses remain enjoyable and playable for golfing novices too.

We have ten four-ball tee times which successful entrants will be able to book directly with Gleneagles between 1 November 2024 and 31 March 2025 (Monday-Friday) for £350. Details on how to book will be provided to successful entrants on completion of the ballot.

Golf has been played on Gullane Hill for over 350 years and the spectacular links with views over the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh and Fife continues to challenge the world’s best golfers and amateurs alike. Gullane No.1, with its pot bunkers and smooth-running greens, was designed in 1884 and has recently hosted both the Scottish Men’s and Women’s Opens. In 2025 it will also host the Scottish Men’s Amateur Championship for a fifth time.

Tee-times are available on various dates November through to March for £400 per four-ball.

The world-famous East Lothian links has hosted The Open Championship on no fewer than 16 occasions, the most recent of which was in 2013 when Phil Mickelson clinched his first Claret Jug in dramatic style with one of the best back nines in Open history: you know a memorable experience is guaranteed.

We have one four-ball tee-time available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from November through to the end of March priced at £400.

Nairn’s reputation as one of the world’s finest links is undisputed and the club’s impressive archive room points to its storied past. A host venue for two Amateur Championships, the Walker and Curtis Cups and 12 Scottish Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships, Nairn is renowned as a true and fair test of golf. Every hole boasts a view across the Moray Firth and the quality of the turf and the variety of shot-making required adds to its widespread appeal for visitors.

We have ten four-ball tee times which successful entrants will be able to book directly with Nairn between 1st November 2024 and 31st March 2025 from 11am onwards for £350. Details on how to book will be provided to successful entrants on completion of the ballot.

A must-play course for every golf enthusiast, Prestwick hosted the first ever Open Championship in 1860. A course steeped in history, Ernie Els states that it is one of the best golfing experiences in the world.  You can enjoy a four-ball at Prestwick with tee-times available every Monday from November through to the end of March for £350.

Golf at Dornoch can be traced as far back as 1616 and it isthis sense of history as well as the challenge of the classic links that combines to produce one of the world’s greatest golfing experiences. With unmatched views across the Dornoch Firth, the course forms a natural amphitheatre, and it is consistently rated inside the world’s top 10 for good reason.

We have one four-ball tee-time available on Fridays from November through to the start of March priced at £350.

Host to ten Open Championships, few have been more memorable than Henrik Stenson’s titanic battle with Phil Mickelson in 2016 when the Swede’s final round 63 gave him his first Major. Now you can take on your own challenge at Troon which recently hosted the 2020 AIG Women’s Open and the 2024 Open Championship.

Tee-times are available on the first and third Tuesday of each month throughout the winter, at £400 per four-ball.