A selection of some of the emails and letters we have received from our recent visitors to Scotland ..

I just want to thanks for the organization of our trip.

Everything was fine, the courses exceptional the weather very good.

I include a photo of us made on the Bridge.

Thanks

gabriele banzi

Gabriele on the old course

Donald,

Let me take this time to assure you that we all had a great time playing the courses you recommended and booked. I still get SMSes and mails from my buddies expressing their satisfaction with everything. Also what was a very nice experience was that it is possible to do a low cost trip like this. Most trips you read about in golf magazines are out of reach for the common man, but this setup should be in reach for many people.

The timings were also perfect, and as you may have understood, we also included a visit to Edradour Destillery on Saturday after gold, another success event. So all in all we had a tight, but well syncronized schedule without any gpas to be filled, probably something that contributed to the success of the trip.

Arriving at the Guest House in Ayr was almost like arriving at some relative's. What a friendliness and helpfulness without even being asked for! It was almost kind of sad to leave them, as we did not know what would meet us later on, but we met great friendliness througout the rest of the trip as well.

I must admit that the Dunkeld and Birnam golf course was my favourite course of them all. Probably the the least posh of them all, maybe also the least expensive, but still so totally charming and differennt from anything you find in Norway with the terrain it was located in.

Another charming thing was on Saturday when we played Murrayshall, over the hills suddenly we heard bagpipe music. Then you really knew you were in Scotland! The music kept on for quite a while, only adding flavour to the game and stay.

You probably had nothing to do with the weather, but the weater was also fantastic for the entire stay, so all in all a fantastic extended week end in Scotland.

One of the guys from the trip plans to take his father to Scotland in connection with his 60th birthday next year, so I gave him your cotact info, and you will probably be hearing from him.

We are planning a trip to Ireland in the spring (and maybe return to Scotland next autumn). Are you aware of anyone in Ireland providing the same kind of services as you, i e taylor made golf trips?

Regars,

Ole J Iversen

Donald,
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. After the golf week my wife and I rented a converted barn for a month in Yorkshire. We returned to Canada yesterday and I promised my group I would contact you and express our appreciation for a job well done on your part. We had a great time - all four of the courses you selected were really great, we found the courses to be in good condition and the staff very friendly and helpful, all had good snack and meal facilities which we enjoyed.Both hotels were fine.
Overall we found the holiday to be exceptional value for money and will have no hesitation in using your services again and recommending it to our friends.
Best regards John Piggott

Donald,
Just got back from a marvellous trip, and wanted to drop you a line on behalf of me and my father. We can't thank you enough for everything you did for us (most notably on the day of the Gleneagles episode!!!) and your itinerary and choice of courses truly made it a trip of a lifetime. 1 good hotel, 3 magnificent courses (pga at Gleneagles an unexpected bonus) and 2 happy golfers.
Once Again
Thankyou, and we will be in touch for next year !!
Marc and Roy Wood

Donald,
We all arrived home safely and everyone had a great time in Scotland. I can't think of one thing that was not to our absolute satisfaction. The big bonus was the weather. I had been watching the forecast for several weeks prior to the trip, and it did not look good. With the exception of day 1, it was mostly sunny. We hired Gordon to drive us to Kingsbarns, Dukes, and he made several trips into Edinburgh for us. Good reliable guy.
The highlight for me personally was playing the Old Course. It was all I had hoped. The 2005 British Open on the Old Course is what prompted me to organize the trip. All the courses were fabulous, in particular Kingsbarns.
The four that were not successful in the ballot went down to the Old Course at 5:30 a.m. on the Friday, and all were out by 8:30. So, we had 100% success for our group.
Thanks for your help putting our trip together. I can certainly recommend your company.
Best Regards,
Glenn

Dear Donald,
I will thank you for a fantastic golf trip, every thing was great, the courses, living and off course the nice weather, not so normal for Scotland.
I will be in touch with you for future golf trips.
One´s again a real big thank you.
Sincerely
Jan Jönsson from Sweden

Dear Donald
I would like to say thank you for arranging a great weekend of golf for my friends and I. The Royal Dunkeld hotel was perfect and had very friendly staff. The rooms were also lovely.
Dunkeld golf course is a gem of a course and in great condition.
Gleneagles goes without saying. By far the best course I have ever played. The weather was perfect for both rounds.
Hopefully we will be back to Scotland in the not too distant future and will use your services again.
Kind Regards
Ben

Good Morning
We are back in Sweden after a fantastic trip to Scotland.You have really managed to arrange our trip to a memorable vaccation.
We have played lovely golfcourses and the hotels were also very nice and friendly.
We will not hesitate to let you arrange our next journey to Scotland as well.
Best Regards
Stefan Thelander

Hi Donald,
We have just returned from a great golfing vacation in the Nairn area. Weather was better than expected; we had a shower or two on a couple of the rounds, but all in all we were very happy with how the weather turned out (mainly cloudy, and actually no wind except for the last day at Nairn).
Some other comments:
Courses:
They were all very good courses, but not surprisingly the highlights were Royal Dornoch and Nairn. Also very much enjoyed the two courses at Moray. The three park/inland courses (Boat of Garten, Spey Valley and Nairn Dunbar) were also good fun, but I think we all agreed that we preferred the traditional links courses. We were also well received on all the courses.
Hotel:
As mentioned on the phone we were very pleased with the hotel (Claymore). Having the Inveran house, including the ?living? room, to ourselves (I think for almost all days) was very good. Breakfast also good + for the days we arrived late from playing golf they made us sandwiches to eat in the bar. Very friendly and helpful staff.
So, the four of us returned to Norway yesterday, somewhat tired after playing 12 rounds in seven days :), but already looking forward to our next trip to Scotland.
Thanks for organizing the trip on our behalf and we look forward to using your services in the future. Will also recommend you to my golfing friends.
All the best,
Geir

Traigh golf course "Many thanks for organising our recent holiday (1st to 8th May at Balnearn House) which included 5 rounds of golf.

We were made most welcome by David and Sandra. The rooms were well furnished, clean and comfortable.. Breakfasts were excellent in quality ,quantity and choice. Dinners were well presented and could be called Gourmet style with such main courses as Pheasant and venison, however a less adventurous menu would have been more to our liking.

We will certainly recommend the Guesthouse to our friends and will return ourselves when next in the area.
We played four different courses and thoroughly enjoyed them all. Each club made us welcome and we were able to play at the booked time or, in some cases, earlier if we wished.
Total Holiday - Excellent value, well organised, and we will be back for more in the not too distant future"
With grateful thanks - George and Glad Haynes

And Arthur and Margaret said...
"The accommodation was of a very high standard, particularly impressed with the cleanliness and the clean towels every day. We were made very welcome and the atmosphere was very friendly.
No complaints on the Golf Venues at all they were varied and all attractive and challenging. We were sorry to not have played Dunkeld but felt it better to have played two fourballs.
Finally, thank you for all the arrangements. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves: great accommodation, great golf venues and great company. One of the best holidays we have ever had".

Donald,
I just wanted to thank you for one of the most exciting golf adventures we have ever been on. Your arrangements were truly professional and the course selections were awesome. I attempted to call your mobile a few times, but I must have written the number down wrong. We would like to send you some gifts for your hospitality, so could you forward your post information?
Looking forward already to our next trip. Guesthouse golf will always be our #1 choice.
Dennis will be contacting you shortly for additional trips.
Thanks again Donald, it was OUTSTANDING!
Warm Regards,
Gerry

Hello there,
Just writing to send our thanks for a very good trip to Scotland .
It was my husband's first experience of Scotland and he was very impressed. We were also impressed with the organisation of the courses, to make sure that the poor old boys had a relatively flat course for the last day! They didn't really think they would be able to play on four consecutive days.
We sent the feedback forms in to the Moness, because they could do with a few lessons in customer service. However, the stay there was good and there were very few niggles, more to do with the service than the atmosphere or facilities. it was a lovely setting and we would certainly go again.
We had a lovely evening out at the Farleyer, who sent a bus for us and brought us home again, which was great. The ladies enjoyed very much the Cluny House Gardens, Glen Lyon, Caithness Glass, the Falls of Bruar and the shopping up there as well as Blair Castle and the Edradour distillery. The rest of the ladies also had a day in Edinburgh to see the Britannia.
All in all a very good time was had by all. Thank you very much.
Yours,
Fran Mason.
F C Mason.

Hi Donald,
We had an absolutely wonderful weekend. The hotel was really good, good food, drink and service and the rooms were spotless. The two courses were superb with beautiful settings and scenery, and of course the weather just topped it all off.
We all thoroughly enjoyed our weekend and when we are thinking about our next outing we will give you a call.
Many thanks again for organising our weekend.
Best regards,
Hugh Brown
Glasgow

Dear Donald.
Barbara and I would like to thank you for the recent package of four nights and three golf courses you arranged for us. We had a lovely time, everything working out really well for us. We never thought we would complete one of the 18 hole courses but to complete the three and then go on to Banavie and play at Fort William as well was an extra bonus. We loved Scotland and felt very fit when we returned home, even with a tan, or was it rust?
Both you and your wife were great hosts and we wish you success in the guest house business and the planning of golf packages. I will certainly recommend you to friends, we will never forget this holiday and I know we will talk about it for a long time to come.
Best wishes
Sylvia Withnell