CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF
Golf the Way It Should Be
Five championship links. One private Scottish base. Planning a Scotland golf trip? Stay together at Ladyburn House and play some of Scotland’s most celebrated links courses, with Turnberry, Royal Troon, Prestwick, Western Gailes and Dundonald all within easy reach. Nine en-suite bedrooms, private dining, wellness facilities and help with the practical details around your trip. No hotel corridors. No sharing the bar with another tour group.
Championship golf stays are available for a minimum of three nights, with longer bespoke stays welcomed for international visitors playing several Ayrshire courses.
THE COURSES
Five Championship Links. One Private Base.
Five of Scotland's great links courses are within approximately 15 to 40 minutes' drive of Ladyburn House, depending on traffic and route conditions.
We can assist with tee-time sourcing and coordination as part of your bespoke golf itinerary.
Explore a five-night golf stayTurnberry
approximately 15 minutesHost of four Open Championships. Dramatic coastal links with the iconic lighthouse backdrop.
Visit Turnberry website
1 / 3Royal Troon
approximately 35 minutesOpen Championship venue. A true test of links golf on the Ayrshire coast.
Visit Royal Troon website
Prestwick Golf Club
approximately 40 minutesWhere the first Open Championship was played in 1860. Historic and demanding.
Visit Prestwick Golf Club website
1 / 3Dundonald Links
approximately 40 minutesA modern links designed by Kyle Phillips, and a former Scottish Open venue.
Visit Dundonald Links website
Western Gailes
approximately 40 minutesA natural links, loved by purists, with coastal views.
Visit Western Gailes websitePlan Your Golf Stay
Tell us your dates and your group, and we will shape the golf around them.
Tee times are subject to availability and individual course policies. We recommend planning well in advance, particularly for Scotland's most sought-after championship courses.
Course photography: Turnberry, Royal Troon, Prestwick Golf Club, Dundonald Links and Western Gailes images supplied under licence.
A STAY TO IMAGINE
Five Nights on Scotland's Ayrshire Golf Coast
Four unforgettable rounds. One private country house to come home to.
A five-night stay at Ladyburn gives your group time to experience some of Ayrshire's greatest links without turning the trip into a race from course to course. Play three historic Open Championship venues, add one of Scotland's great traditional links, then return each evening to your own private house and time to properly unwind. Course order is arranged around confirmed visitor tee times and availability.
Included with Your Stay
- Exclusive use of the house and grounds
- Nine en-suite bedrooms (up to 18 guests)
- Wellness Spa with sauna, hot tub, two ice baths and Red Light
- Secure storage for your golf clubs
- Discreet housekeeping support
- Complimentary refreshmentsEnjoy unlimited tea and barista-style bean-to-cup coffee, including decaf, along with filtered still and sparkling water and a little sweet treat each day.
Arranged Separately
Arranged separately and quoted in your proposal
- Breakfast and private chef dining
- Golf and airport transfers
- Treatments
- Wood-fired pizza and BBQ evenings and other experiences
We can also help with planning and tee-time coordination. Tee times remain subject to availability with each club.
Your Suggested Five-Night Golf Itinerary
Five nights, some of Scotland's most celebrated links courses, and one beautiful place to call home.
Day oneArrive at LadyburnEvening: welcome supperArrive from 2:00 pm, settle in and get everyone together before the golf begins.Read the day
Arrive at Ladyburn House from 2:00 pm and settle into your nine en-suite bedrooms. There's no need to rush straight onto a golf course (unless you must!). This first afternoon is about arriving, unpacking the clubs and getting everyone together. Your golf equipment can be safely stored at the house. Spend time in the house and gardens, or ease into the trip in the Wellness Spa with the sauna, hot tub and ice baths. A massage in our treatment room can be booked in advance. Evening: a relaxed welcome supper, such as a grazing-style arrival supper or an informal private chef dinner, can be arranged to help everyone settle in and look ahead to the golf.
Day twoPrestwick Golf ClubEvening: wood-fired pizza nightThe birthplace of The Open Championship, about 40 minutes away.Read the day
Start the day with breakfast at Ladyburn, which can be arranged in advance, before heading out for one of the most historic rounds in golf. Prestwick is the birthplace of The Open Championship, with the first championship played here in 1860. It is approximately 40 minutes from Ladyburn and makes a memorable introduction to traditional Ayrshire links golf. Transfers can be arranged in advance, so no one needs to worry about driving. Where tee times allow, you may also enjoy some time at the historic clubhouse. Evening: gather around our wood-fired pizza oven for handmade pizzas served sharing-style, followed by dessert, then head to the fire circle, the lounges or the Wellness Spa. Pizza evenings are chef-operated and booked in advance.
Day threeRoyal TroonEvening: BBQ at LadyburnThe Old Course and the famous Postage Stamp, about 35 minutes away.Read the day
Royal Troon's Old Course is around 35 minutes from Ladyburn, one of Scotland's great Open Championship links and home to the famous Postage Stamp eighth hole. Caddies can be requested in advance, subject to availability. With transfers arranged around your confirmed tee time, you can concentrate on the golf and enjoy a relaxed return to Ladyburn. Evening: weather permitting, a relaxed BBQ-style evening at the house, with long tables, generous sharing food and an easy evening together. If the Scottish weather has other ideas, the evening can move indoors without losing the atmosphere.
Day fourWestern GailesEvening: private chef supperA traditional links between the sea and railway, with a slightly slower start.Read the day
Head north along the Ayrshire coast for a round at Western Gailes. Set between the sea and railway, it offers a traditional Scottish links experience with a different character from the Open venues. This can be a day for a slightly slower start where the tee time allows, perhaps with some time in the spa first. With the day's transfers arranged, there is no need to coordinate cars or navigate unfamiliar roads. Evening: a private chef dinner, kept deliberately easy, with good food, good conversation and no need to go anywhere.
Day fiveTurnberry, the Ailsa or King Robert the BruceEvening: a Scottish feastOur closest championship venue, about 15 minutes away.Read the day
Save one of the great experiences for the final full day. Turnberry is approximately 15 minutes from Ladyburn, our closest headline championship venue, so there is no long transfer at the end of the day. Play the Ailsa Course, an iconic Open Championship venue with dramatic coastal holes, views across the Firth of Clyde and the famous lighthouse, or choose the King Robert the Bruce Course for another memorable Turnberry round. Evening: finish around the table with a celebratory Scottish-inspired dinner created by private chefs, shaped around seasonal Scottish produce and your group's preferences, with a chance to replay the best shots and forgive the worst ones.
Day sixA slower morning and departureOne last breakfast together, then check-out by 12:00 noon.Read the day
Enjoy a relaxed final morning together, with breakfast arranged in advance if you wish, before check-out at 12:00 noon. There's no need to rush off at dawn. Our team can help coordinate onward transfers to the airport, railway station or your next destination.
Optional fifth roundMore time on the linksAdd a fifth round if the time allows.Read the day
For groups wanting to make the most of their time in Ayrshire, an additional round can be incorporated. Dundonald Links is an excellent fifth-course option, offering a modern championship links experience and particularly useful for groups travelling north towards Glasgow afterwards. Alternatively, groups wanting more golf around Turnberry can add the King Robert the Bruce Course if it is not already in their itinerary.
This is only one way a five-night stay might unfold. Tee times determine the final order, and groups can build their stay around the courses they most want to play. Ladyburn can help with planning and coordination, including course information, transfers, dining and additional experiences. Between rounds, the house is yours: nine en-suite bedrooms, long dinners, fires lit, and the sauna, hot tub and ice baths. Leave your clubs safely stored between rounds and return to a beautifully maintained house with discreet housekeeping support. That is the difference between staying near the golf and having somewhere to come home to.
Breakfast and private chef dining, transfers, treatments and other experiences are arranged separately and quoted in your proposal. Tee times are subject to availability with each club.
STAY TOGETHER AT LADYBURN
One House. Nine En-Suite Bedrooms. Your Group Together.
A great golf trip is about more than the rounds. It’s the breakfast before the first tee, the stories when everyone gets back, and being able to sit around the same table at the end of the day.
At Ladyburn, your group has the house to itself, with nine en-suite bedrooms and flexible sleeping arrangements. Unpack once, make Ladyburn your base and stay together for the whole trip.
Ladyburn has nine en-suite bedrooms. Five can be arranged as a super-king or as twin beds, so groups who prefer separate beds can plan comfortably. Honeysuckle is our accessible ground-floor bedroom; the other eight are upstairs. Please tell us your preferred arrangement when you enquire.
9 en-suite bedrooms
9 guests in single occupancy · up to 14 in separate beds · up to 18 sharing
5 bedrooms can be configured as super-king or twin. Minimum stay: 3 nights.
LADYBURN ON FILM
Inside the Heart of Ladyburn House
The Bedrooms at Ladyburn
YOUR GOLF STAY, HOSTED
Less Organising. More Golf.
Golf trips have enough moving parts already.
Your exclusive-use stay includes the house and grounds, nine en-suite bedrooms, shared lounges and dining spaces, and the Wellness Spa.
Nenah, James and the team can help coordinate airport and local transfers, private chefs and dining, breakfast arrangements, packed lunches, massage treatments and local planning support.
These additional services are arranged separately and quoted in your proposal. Tee-time sourcing and course bookings are subject to availability and individual course policies.
01 / TEE TIMES
Tee-Time Sourcing & Coordination
We can assist with sourcing and coordinating tee times across Ayrshire’s championship courses as part of your bespoke golf itinerary. Tee times and course bookings are subject to availability and individual course policies.
02 / TRANSFERS
Course & Airport Transfers
Airport, local and golf-course transfers can be arranged around your group, from arrival at Glasgow Airport to daily journeys and departures home.
03 / DINING
Dinner Waiting When You Get Back
Private-chef dinners, relaxed sharing food, breakfast, packed lunches or a wood-fired pizza evening can be arranged around your tee times.
04 / HOSTED
Your Golf Stay, Hosted
We help coordinate the practical details around your stay so your group can concentrate on the golf.
Services are arranged in advance and quoted in your proposal, so you pay only for what you choose.
GOLF DAYS AT LADYBURN
From First Tee to Fireside
BACK AT LADYBURN
Private Dining at Ladyburn
After a day on Scotland’s championship links, come back to Ladyburn, change out of your golf shoes and settle in for the evening without needing to head out again.
Ladyburn’s trusted private chefs can arrange dining around your tee times and the way your group likes to eat, from a relaxed supper or wood-fired pizza evening to a more considered dinner around the table.
It means no restaurant bookings to juggle, no taxis at the end of a long day and no splitting the group up. Just good food, a private house and time to enjoy the evening together.
Private chef dining and additional food experiences are arranged in advance and quoted separately.
- Private chef dinners and breakfast
- Wood-fired pizza evenings
- Whisky, gin and spirit tastings
BACK AT YOUR PRIVATE BASE
Beyond the Fairways: Relax, Restore & Unwind
After a day on the links, there's no need to rush anywhere. Return to Ladyburn and unwind in the sauna, enjoy the outdoor hot tub, use Red Light or refresh tired legs in our cold plunge pools.
For those wanting a little extra recovery and relaxation, massage treatments can also be arranged with our experienced therapists.
It's all part of the pleasure of having your own private Scottish country house to return to.
Sauna, outdoor jacuzzi hot tub, two cold plunge pools and Red Light are available as part of your stay. Massage treatments are optional, arranged in advance and charged separately.
GUEST FEEDBACK
Golf Stays, In Their Words
We came to Scotland for the links golf, but Ladyburn ended up being a huge part of the trip. Having the whole house to ourselves meant we could set our own pace, come and go as we pleased and properly relax after each round. Nenah, James and the team were brilliant hosts - nothing felt intrusive, but they were always there when we needed them. They pointed us towards some great walks and places to explore between tee times, and the food was exceptional. It felt like we were experiencing Scotland, not just playing golf in it.
US Golf Group
Corporate Group of 8
Guest reviews
FOR THE WHOLE GROUP
Golf for Some. Ayrshire for Everyone.
Not everyone needs to follow the same itinerary.
While some guests head out to the links, others can enjoy the sauna and hot tub, book a treatment, explore Culzean Castle and the Ayrshire coast, or simply relax at Ladyburn.
Then everyone comes back together in the evening for dinner and time around the fire.
Around an hour from Glasgow Airport. Airport and golf-course transfers can be arranged and quoted separately; they are not automatically included.
GOOD TO KNOW
Golf Stays, Questions Answered
Turnberry (Ailsa and King Robert the Bruce courses), Royal Troon, Prestwick (birthplace of the Open), Dundonald and Western Gailes.
We can help with planning and tee-time coordination, including course information and liaising with your chosen clubs. Tee times and the final course order remain subject to availability and confirmation with each club.
No. Green fees are charged separately by each club and vary by course and season. We confirm current arrangements with you before booking.
No, chauffeur transfers can be arranged and quoted separately.
Requirements vary by club. Turnberry's Ailsa does not require a handicap certificate. Royal Troon publishes limits of 20 for men and 30 for women; Western Gailes publishes 24 for men and 28 for women, and certificates may be requested. Prestwick prefers a recognised handicap but welcomes regular golfers who know the etiquette and can maintain pace. Confirm current requirements with your chosen clubs when tee times are arranged.
Visitor booking windows and playing days vary by club and season. Dundonald Links asks guests booking more than one year ahead to contact reservations directly. Ask early so we can help with planning and check current options with your chosen clubs. Tee times remain subject to availability and club confirmation.
Yes, they can enjoy the house, spa and grounds while others play.
Nine en-suite bedrooms accommodate up to 18 guests sharing. Prestwick, Western Gailes and Dundonald may pair smaller parties to make fourballs, so playing arrangements are confirmed with each club. We can help coordinate your group, with dining and transfers arranged separately and quoted in your proposal.
Course closures and rescheduling are subject to each club's own terms, we'll help with alternative arrangements where possible.
Yes, caddies can be requested in advance through the clubs, subject to availability. Prestwick asks for requests at least one week before play and does not guarantee a caddie. We can help you check the arrangements for your chosen courses.
Yes. Secure storage for your golf clubs is part of the hosted service for golf groups at Ladyburn.
Let's Plan Your Golf Stay
Tell us your preferred dates, group size and the courses you'd love to play. We'll help you explore a privately hosted stay at Ladyburn House, with dining, transfers and thoughtful extras arranged around your plans. Whether you're travelling with a small group of golfing friends or planning a longer Scottish golf escape, we'd be delighted to help.