Golf in Scotland: A Travel-Planning Guide with Profiles of 60 Great Courses [Paperback]

Allan McAllister Ferguson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2003

Golf in Scotland (second edition) helps travelers make affordable golf trips to Scotland. Seven chapters offer advice on when to go, where to go, vehicle rental, lodging, air travel, and other critical decisions. St. Andrews receives special attention in its own chapter. Extensive descriptions of sixty Scottish courses feature complete contact information updated for 2003-04. Appendices include a golf-readiness checklist, useful web sites, and an annotated bibliography for further reading.

Editorial Reviews

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"A must for those heading to the old country."—Tom Kensler -- The Denver Post, December 9, 2001

"Allan Ferguson is the Rick Steves of golf travel." -- Doug Cruce, Lansing MI, July 2001

"Empowers the reader to plan their own trip without the high-priced tour companies." -- Bob Labbance, Bulletin of the Golf Collectors Society

"Ferguson's book separates itself from the multitude of books about Scottish golf . . . it offers routes and costs of itineraries." -- Jeff Barr, Golfweek Magazine

"Here's a new book that could have 'legs.'" -- Pat Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle

"If you're inclined to travel to Scottish courses, your best guide is Allan McAllister Ferguson's Golf in Scotland."—Lorne Rubenstein -- Toronto Globe and Mail, December 9, 2001

"Nice job . . . " -- Tom Kensler, The Denver Post, July 26, 2001

"Valuable insider information . . . gives the skinny on planning a trip to the Auld Sod yourself." -- Golf Magazine, Jan 2002 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Allan McAllister Ferguson helps golfers make affordable trips to Scotland through his travel-planning business, Ferguson Golf. He makes frequent trips to Scotland to refresh his network of golf and travel contacts. Mr. Ferguson is retired from careers in politics, information science, and business. During the 1980s he and his wife, Ruth Wimmer, changed the look of commercial baby toys with their line of black and white developmental toys still marketed under the name, "Wimmer-Ferguson Child Products." Mr. Ferguson lives in Denver with his wife and dog named Jezebel.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Wf Enterprises Inc; 2nd Rev edition (April 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971032610
• ISBN-13: 978-0971032613
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,475,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must, September 20, 2006

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Carl E. Johnson Jr. "cejjpj" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Golf in Scotland: A Travel-Planning Guide with Profiles of 68 Great Courses (Paperback)

Simply put, if you're an American (on anyone else who can read English) and you want to travel abroad to play golf in Scotland, this book is "a must," the first one you should buy, and maybe the only one you really need. That is, unless you don't care about what the trip will cost and you have no difficulty letting other people make decisions for you. Mr. Ferguson gives you the ins and outs of making your own arrangements, the pros and cons of various approaches, and the highlights of a number of top-notch Scottish golf courses. He gives you the tools to do it on your own, without the tour company or travel agent . . . to create your own golfing adventure. Which is not to say that Mr. Ferguson will not work with you as non-comissioned, fee-based agent (as he's done with me), but it's also very clear he'd be just as happy, maybe more so, to have you buy the book and plan the adventure on your own (as I do now). By the way, the second book you ought to buy is James Finegan's "Where Golf is Great" (see my Amazon review), a judgment with which I feel certain Mr. Ferguson would not disagree.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential Book for a self-planned golf trip to Scotland, December 14, 2005

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Larry Ventura (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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First off, let me say that the 1st and second editions of this book garnered 29 5 star reviews (all the reviews were 5 stars). Allan's book makes it so easy to book your own golf trip and save a ton of money. We just finished using the book to set up a trip for August of 2006. This is our second trip and hit alot of the "trophy" courses the first time around. We'll be playing Machrihanish twice, Royal Dornach, Nairn, Royal Aberdeen, Murfield twice, St. Andrews Old and Jubilee, Crail, and Carnoustie , renting a VW Caravelle van, and staying at some great B&B's. I had two tour operators quote me on the same trip and they each wanted at least $1000 more per person over what it will cost us to book ourselves...so Allan's book is saving us $4000. Allan's reviews of courses and lodging are spot on.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best laid plans -, June 4, 2004

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R. Early (Acworth, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this book about a year ago to plan my upcoming trip to Scotland. The bookings are all made: tee times, lodging transportation (rental car). Everything was just as Allan said. Very smooth and easy. I would reccomend this book to anyone planning to visit the home of golf.