The 2025 St Andrews Golf Camp is a unique experience for golfers to learn and expand, not only their golf knowledge but to gain new cultural experiences and make new friends in an international setting. St Andrews Golf Camp is the only locally based junior golf camp and our team has the local knowledge and expertise to ensure your experience in St Andrews created memories you and your child will never forget.
The Parent/Child Camp price includes...
- Luxury transfers between Edinburgh Airport and St Andrews (60 minutes)
- Five nights in the 5* Fairmont St Andrews or 5* Old Course Hotel
- Welcome reception, Full Scottish breakfast each morning and lunch each day
- Golf on Kingsbarns, The Balcomie and 36 holes at Dumbarnie
- 8 Hours of tuition at the Links Academy and Dumbarnie Short Game area with Dan Grieve
- Private dinner on the final night
- Return luxury transfer to Edinburgh Airport and to all pre booked golf courses throughout your trip
- St Andrews Golf Travels’ Marc or Graeme personally looking after you throughout your time in Scotland
Transportation
St Andrews Golf Travel shall operate 3 shuttle services throughout the day for the group. The times of these shall be determined when we have all flight details.
Payment
In order to confirm your trip, a 50% non-refundable deposit will be required with the remaining balance due on the first day of the month, three months prior to the start of camp. *Cancellations, for any reason, will result in a forfeit of the camp tuition.
All payments will be taken in U.S. Dollars (USD) and converted to the British Pound Sterling (GBP). Due to the fluctuation in conversion rates, pricing may be subject to change. *Please note: You may be required to make an additional payment if pricing changes.
Camp Information
After registering for camp, you will receive a short confirmation email and communication from Marc and Jamie at St Andrews Golf Travel. Between registration and camp, please be on the lookout for important emails about flights and other necessary information. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call US Sports Camps at 1-800-645-3226.
Note: US Sports Camps, Inc. and Nike, Inc. are not sponsors, co-sponsors, owners or operators of the St. Andrews Golf Camps. The St. Andrews Golf Camps are owned and operated by St. Andrews Golf Travel. US Sports Camps, Inc. is a marketing and registration service for these camps and it and Nike have no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of St. Andrews Golf Travel. St Andrews Golf Camp has its own cancellation policy that can be found on our Peace of Mind Policy page in the About tab of our website.
Please read our terms and conditions in full St Andrews Golf Travel Ts&Cs
Caddies
Caddies are available on request for a rate of £65.00 plus discretionary tip of approximately £35.00. Please note that caddie availability cannot be guaranteed. Payment should be made in cash on the day, direct to the caddie after your round.
Sample Schedule
*Sample schedule subject to change. All participants will receive a full itinerary prior to the camp start date.
Day 1
Afternoon
St Andrews Golf Travel shall operate 3 shuttle services throughout the day for the group. The group then checks into the 5* Fairmont St Andrews.
6:00pm
That evening we host a welcome reception with drinks and canopies for the group.
Day 2
8:00am
The group has breakfast in the Fairmont Hotel.
9:00am
Golf that morning is on The Torrance.
3:30pm
Our coach picks up players and takes them to The 5* Links Academy where they are met by the PGA professionals coaching them during the week. The group then spends 2 hours at The Links Academy.
6:00pm
Evening is at leisure.
Day 3
7:00am
The group has breakfast in the Fairmont Hotel.
8:30am
Golf that morning is on Dumbarnie Links.
3:30pm
Our coach then takes the group to The Links Academy where players spend 2 hours with the PGA professionals.
6:00pm
Evening is at leisure.
Day 4
8:00am
The group has breakfast in the Fairmont.
1:00pm
The group has a day of leisure with a 3-hour historical walking tour of St Andrews town.
7:00pm
Dinner is at the Niblick Restaurant.
Day 5
8:00am
The group has breakfast in the Fairmont.
9:00am
Morning is at leisure.
12:30pm
Our coach takes the group to The Links Academy where players spend 2 hours with the PGA professionals.
4:00pm
Golf that afternoon is at The Dukes Course.
6:00pm
Evening is at leisure.
Day 6
8:00am
The group has breakfast in the hotel.
9:30am
Our coach then transfers the group to The Links Academy where players spend 2 hours with the PGA professionals.
1:30pm
Golf that afternoon is at Kingsbarn Golf Links.
6:00pm
Evening is at leisure.
Day 7
8:00am
Breakfast is in the Fairmont Hotel.
9:00am-11:00am
We say our goodbyes and 3 shuttles provide transfers to Edinburgh airport.
St Andrews Links® Academy
A short walk from the Eden Clubhouse, the St Andrews Links Golf Academy harnesses the spirit of tradition at the Home of Golf to deliver world class instruction for golfers of all ages and abilities. Utilising the latest cutting edge technology and instructional techniques, a trip to the Golf Academy guarantees a memorable experience for visitors. Instruction is delivered by PGA Qualified St Andrews Links Golf Academy professionals and the Academy also houses a Callaway Performance Centre..
*During your time in St Andrews you will have 4 x mornings at the links academy with a total of 13 hours tuition per person.
St Andrews Links® Golf Courses
St Andrews is famously known around the world as the Home of Golf. In total the town has 189 holes of golf to choose from which offers juniors on our golf camps an exciting variety of links golf to experience. St Andrews Links Trust currently operates six courses on the links – the world-renowned Old Course, the New Course (established in 1895), the Jubilee (1897), the Eden (1914), the Strathtyrum (1993) and the nine-hole Balgove. A seventh – The Castle Course – has been built in a panoramic coastal setting to the south of the town.
*Courses scheduled are below, but parents are welcome to place their name on the lottery, extend their trip and play The Old Course.
Balcomie at Crail Golfing Society
In 1786, two years before George Washington was elected the first President of the USA and three years before the storming of the Bastille in Paris, a
group of eleven gentlemen met at the Golf Inn in Crail and together formed the Crail Golfing Society. Since then, through the upheaval of the French
Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the Victorian Age, two World Wars and the Cold War, the gentlemen of Crail have continued to enjoy their golf while
playing a full role in the events happening around them. Click on the 'Journey Through History' tab to see a fascinating chart showing the significant
events at Crail Golfing Society alongside significant events in the rest of the golfing world, and the wider world.
There is evidence that golf was played in Crail long before 1786, on part of the farm at Sauchope under a dual rights of occupancy arrangement – golfing
and grazing. According to the Gazetteer of Scotland published in 1832 there was a golf club at Crail in 1760 – there are no records.
Dumbarnie Links
Other than Pebble Beach, there are few world-class courses able to offer such an expanse of beach and water frontage as that we have been blessed with at Dumbarnie Links. Of the 34,000 golf courses currently in play around the world, only 246 of them are authentic links courses. Of these, only around 40 are internationally recognized 5 Star links, and yet over thirty of these appear in The World’s Top 100 Golf Courses. The most famous is the Old Course at St Andrews on the shores of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Premier links are very rare and have great cachè value.
The aim of our partnership is to produce a world-class, prestigious daily fee golf course on a site of genuine links land that is only minutes away from St Andrews, the “Home of Golf.” This rare piece of land has a mile and a half of sea frontage with panoramic views over the Firth of Forth.
Kingsbarns Golf Links
In the eighth decade of the 18th Century, at the same time as the Thirteen States were declaring their independence and the
Constitution of the United States was scripted, the Merchants and Lairds of Kingsbarns drafted articles to form the Kingsbarns Golfing Society. Golf has been enjoyed over the links land of Kingsbarns beginning in 1793. Attired in their blue coats, the Kingsbarns men met for their Spring and Autumn Meetings to challenge for the Societies medals on the links and to enjoy the conviviality of friends over dinner in the Golfers Hall. The Society continued to wager, wine and dine for decades until the Cambo Estate tenant farmer ploughed up the Links in 1850 in order to add to his farmable area.
Prompted and inspired by Lady Erskine of Cambo, the old Kingsbarns Golfing Society was re-established and founded as Kingsbarns Golf Club in 1922 and Willie Auchterlonie laid out a nine-hole course on the links about Kingsbarns Bay. This course served the golfing needs of the locals and holidaymakers until the onset of the Second World War when the Links was mined in the national security defense effort and it quickly reverted to rough pasture. Golf was resurrected on Kingsbarns Links in 2000. Kingsbarns joined the great old courses of nearby St Andrews and Carnoustie, bringing with it a new dimension to the traditional Scottish game.
5* Fairmont St Andrews Golf Courses
The 520 acre five star Fairmont St Andrews resort encapsulates luxury, elegance and truly breathtaking surroundings in the ‘Home of Golf’. A truly unique and special venue that makes your visit one to remember, with its lavish and stunning surroundings, peaceful setting and stunning cliff top views of St Andrews and the North Sea.
The resort prides itself with an array of fabulous facilities including two championship Golf Courses, The Kittocks and The Torrance, excellent dining experiences for every palette, ranging from their new Italian eatery La Cucina to St Andrews Bar and Grill serving the freshest of Steak and Seafood.
All of their 209 luxury guestrooms are spacious and well proportioned with thoughtful Scottish touches. The sumptuous Signature Spa offers a range of treatments including locally themed massages, facial and relaxation therapies using exclusive Aromatherapy Associates products in 12 chic treatment rooms. The spacious swimming pool, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and relaxation room complete the experience, helping you to relax and unwind. Whatever the occasion, Fairmont St Andrews really is the perfect location to turn your golf vacation into a treasured memory.
5* Old Course Hotel
There is no more spectacular location in all of St Andrews... Bordering the renowned 17th ‘Road Hole’ of the Old Course in the Home of Golf, the Old
Course Hotel enjoys a spectacular location overlooking the famous links courses, the West Sands beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline.
Discover the historic university town of St Andrews, just a short stroll from the resort, and explore the surrounding countryside of the ancient Kingdom of
Fife.
With a combination of classically elegant and contemporary interiors, the hotel offers quietly confident service, luxurious facilities and a warm welcome
in the finest traditions of Scottish hospitality.
This prestigious five star hotel has 144 rooms including 35 suites and is recognised as one of Europe’s leading resorts. The Old Course Hotel offers an
exceptional choice of bars and restaurants from the chic informality of the Sands Grill to delicious dining in the acclaimed Road Hole Restaurant (3 AA
rosettes). In addition, the hotel’s traditional pub The Jigger Inn serves fine home-cooked food and The Duke’s Bar & Grill offers a traditional Scottish
golfers’ menu. And their award winning Road Hole Bar offers Scotland’s finest malt whiskies from over 200 distilleries!
The Castle Course
Also known as course No. 7 of the famed St. Andrews Link Trust, the Castle course adds to the brilliance of possibly the world's best collection of links golf courses. Opened in the summer of 2008, the Castle course was designed by David McLay Kidd, the designer of the heralded Bandon Dunes course in Oregon in the U.S.
The Castle course follows the coastline east of St Andrews and is just two miles from the center of town. Kidd has worked wonders with the already brilliant landscape, making the Castle course a perfect fit to the Trust's other six golf courses, with outstanding scenery and a challenging level of play.
Playing to more than 7,000 yards from the back tees, the Castle course has golfers around the globe excited to try out the newest golf course in one of golf's premier vacation destinations. Following the coastline east of St Andrews, The Castle Course is two miles from the town center and lies adjacent to The Torrance Course and Fairmont Resort.
The Eden
One of the six courses under the guidance of the St Andrews Links Trust, the Eden is a delightful links course and one of the Links' more popular tracts. The fairways are not especially tight, although there are bordered by whins with thick semi rough just in front. The greens are one of the highlights round this course and if you get on the wrong side you can be left with a treacherous 30-footer that's full of curves and contours. The closing stretch of holes are superb, with the long 17th featuring out of-bounds on the right and the 18th, which has a wonderful, teasing approach shot into an undulating green.
The Strathtyrum
Designed by Donald Steel to offer enjoyable golf, the course complements the tougher, championship layouts at the 'Home of Golf'. It is shorter and, with only 15 bunkers, a relatively sand-free environment by St Andrews' usual standards.
It still requires, however, a considerable level of skill if it is to be negotiated successfully. Although few in number, the bunkers are cunningly placed and the moundings around the green place a considerable emphasis on iron play accuracy. The greens themselves have slopes and borrows which can make taking more than the regulation two putts all too easy and give a links-like feel to the layout.
The Kittocks
This stunning cliff top course was originally named the Devlin Course after one of the three designers who worked on it (the other two being Gene Sarazen and Denis Griffiths). The natural makeup of this coastal location has been used to its fullest even to the extent of incorporating a deep ravine known as Kittock's Den within the layout. As dramatic as many of the holes are due to their proximity to the North Sea shoreline, it is the 15th that takes the honorary title of signature hole; a long, par-4 dogleg that leads to the cliff-edge green.
The Kittocks is a great test of golf and has the added advantage of having golf carts available for hire.
