How do I book a tee time at The Old Course in St Andrews?
The Old Course is immensely popular and sustains around forty two thousand rounds a year. As a result of this high demand, special conditions apply to bookings. Around fifty per cent of all starting times over the year are put into the daily ballot (lottery) which is drawn every day for the next day’s play except Sunday – the Saturday draw is for Monday play. Success in the ballot is not guaranteed and chances vary according to the time of year how busy the course is and the weather. Two golfers (min) can enter. Either telephone or apply in person before 2pm on the day before play. The results are shown by 4pm on the web, at the clubhouse, the starters boxes, the caddie pavilion, local golf clubs and the Tourist Information Centre in St Andrews. There are a small number of advance reservations available for single golfers, but the most common way for a single to get on the Old Course is by going to the starter as early as possible in the morning. The starter will try to join the golfer
