THE OLD COURSE HOTEL PRO AM RETURNS TO ST ANDREWS FOR A SECOND YEAR By Brian Weis

THE OLD COURSE HOTEL PRO AM RETURNS TO ST ANDREWS FOR A SECOND YEAR

By Brian Weis

Celebrating the best of Scottish golf and hospitality, the tournament returns for its second year, featuring three outstanding championship courses at The Home of Golf - St Andrews

3rd April 2023: In collaboration with the PGA in Scotland, the Old Course Hotel Pro Am (20th -22nd September 2023) will be played over three tournament rounds, and includes the championship courses The Duke's, Kingsbarns Golf Links and Dumbarnie Links as the host venues. Combined with the luxurious accommodation offering at the award-winning Old Course Hotel, the event offers both amateurs and professionals a five-star experience and the chance to play on some of the finest courses in Scotland.

Confirmed as a key fixture within The PGA in Scotland 2023 schedule, the tournament has a £25,000 minimum prize fund for professionals, incredible amateur prizes and an awards dinner held in The Hall of Champions at the Old Course Hotel, providing a unique opportunity to be a part of history.

The event will feature an amateur team competition played across three days alongside an individual professional competition over the same duration. Teams can be made up of men and women with a valid handicap and will comprise three amateurs and a professional, with the option for teams to bring their own pro or to be allocated one by The PGA in Scotland.

The event includes three nights of luxury five-star accommodation at Old Course Hotel, overlooking the Old Course and breath-taking views of St Andrews and West Sands Beach. Hospitality includes a welcome drinks reception, breakfast, morning refreshments and lunch each day, and the final night prize-giving dinner with entertainment. Guests can also enjoy the hotel's Kohler Waters Spa and book a range of treatments. The hotel boasts six restaurants with a wealth of dining options, from the Road Hole Restaurant to golf's most famous pub, The Jigger Inn. Participants have the option to add extra nights or rounds of golf to their stay and itinerary using the golf concierge team and the tournament also offers a no-accommodation entry rate.

"We are delighted to announce the return of the Old Course Hotel Pro Am. The inaugural event was heralded as a tremendous success and we look forward to welcoming all of the teams to St Andrews in September. The event is growing a fantastic reputation in offering three world class golf experiences matched with outstanding hospitality, service, and the opportunity to explore and enjoy St Andrews during the week." said Ayden Roberts-Jones, Manager of The Duke's.

St Andrews is well accustomed to playing host to momentous golfing events, both the Walker Cup and the AIG Women's Open will return to the Home of Golf in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

The Pro Am Courses

The Duke's - The only heathland course in St Andrews, The Duke's is carefully routed through an ancient Scottish country estate that perfectly showcases the stunning design of heroic, tactical and risk & reward holes. The Duke's combines meticulous conditioning with breath-taking panoramic views over the Home of Golf

Dumbarnie Links - As one of Scotland's finest new links courses, Dumbarnie has already been hailed as a tremendous success and an unmissable golfing experience. With exceptional views over the Firth of Forth from almost every hole, Dumbarnie is a fun and challenging links layout, a magnificent addition to golf in Fife

Kingsbarns Golf Links - Since the inception of Kingsbarns Golf Links in 2000, the course has been consistently rated as one of the finest new links courses anywhere in the world. Renowned for incredible vistas, a playable and exciting layout and impeccable service, Kingsbarns is always a day out to savour

Head to the Old Course Hotel Pro Am website to find out more and to enter your team
Please see prices and packages for teams and accommodation here
Please see the itinerary for the tournament here

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.