St Andrews Old Course History Tour with Richard Falconer: A Deep Dive into Golf Heritage

Experience the ultimate golf history tour with Richard Falconer, author and historian. Learn about the origins and development of golf at the iconic St Andrews Old Course and discover the Open and Dunhill history. Join now!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hotel du Vin St Andrews - Meet Richard outside for the start of your tour. Please don’t be late as tours will not wait.
  • Golf Place - Find out about Nike’s genius marketing for the 2015 British Open at St Andrews and details about St Andrews golf shops
  • The Links - Learn about the origins and early development of the Open Championship,…
What's Included
  • Personal wireless audio receiver and whisper earphone for larger groups
  • Professional guide/historian - 1980s Old Course 1A Professional Caddie
Additional Information

These are bucket list award-winning tours with Richard Falconer, author, historian, guide and 1980s Pro A1 Old Course Caddie.
Aimed primarily at those with a more in-depth interest in golf, you will learn about the origins and the development of both the game and the Old Course through a timeline spanning the 13th to 20th century, plus the Open history…

Location
Hotel du Vin St Andrews
The Scores
Meeting point: Hotel du Vin, 40 The Scores, St Andrews. Richard will see you outside the Hotel. The hotel is open to the public, so you are welcome to have refreshments in the hotel before your tour (not included).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Steve_m
Oct 28, 2024
Old course - Great info and an opportunity to stand on 18 bridge. Learned many things about the old course I did not know. Great coming from a local guy and Ed caddie
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June_w
Oct 18, 2024
Exceeded expectations - Richard is a veritable walking book of the history of St Andrew’s. He knows the golf game like the back of his hand but he is a fascinating historian of the city itself. Thank you again
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Julia_l
Oct 12, 2024
Very informative and enjoyable tour - Loved the history of the course. Richard made it a fun tour and very knowledgeable on the course! Highly recommend
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Neil_c
Sep 27, 2024
The closest you can get to playing the course... - Our guide was VERY entertaining and had a wealth of knowledge around the true history of the course and the main characters in the history.
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Lorih217
Sep 14, 2024
Wonderful tour of St. Andrews. - Wonderful experience! Richard was very knowledgeable regarding the course and the history of golf. He was very informative, interesting and fun. We enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it.
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Misun_k
Sep 12, 2024
Fabulous tour with Richard - Richard was wonderful! My husband and I took his tour and were delighted by all of the personal and historical insights he had to offer about St. Andrews and the history of golf. Was surprised to learn how different golf culture was even just 2-3 decades ago. Richard was funny (he knows absolutely everything there is to know about golf and tournaments at St. Andrews), gave us some good recommendations for after the tour, and took lots of photos for us. If you're a golf enthusiast or just want to learn more about the area, take this tour!
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Notredamerob
Sep 29, 2024
Learn all things golf. - What better way to learn the history of golf than at its birthplace. Knowledgeable insight into all things golf as well as surrounding area. On a Sunday you can walk the Old Course as it’s closed. Golfing here (at any of the 7 St. Andrew’s courses) is a once in a lifetime treat for those that travel to take in all that is the holy grail for golfers. Take the tour to make it a learning experience in addition to a round (if you can afford it).
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Alison_m
Sep 26, 2024
Beautiful day. - You have to be interested in history for this tour. I loved it my partner not so much. The personal stories were great
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Laurie_d
Sep 21, 2024
Very interesting - Tour guide had some very interesting stories, thank you Weather was unfortunately very dreary and damp
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Tonianne_l
Oct 8, 2024
Ok, not the best - Honestly it was not what we had expected. We thought we would see a lot more of the course. The areas we went were open to the public, so we could have done it on our own.
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From $19
up to 15 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).