A new women’s-only golf experience — five nights, four championship courses, one address on the Old Course — is the closest most of us will get to playing St Andrews in style.
The 1867 Club, a new women’s-only golf tour to St Andrews launching in June 2027, is one of those trips that rewards careful reading of the bank statement. It is not cheap. But for the golfer who has long held the Old Course as a bucket-list destination, it may be the most complete version of that dream available.
The Experience Golf — one of a small number of authorised providers of guaranteed Old Course tee times — has built the package around 16 women, five nights at the five-star Old Course Hotel, and four rounds across St Andrews’ most respected courses. The itinerary runs 12 to 17 June 2027 and is priced from £7,800 per person.
What the name means
The 1867 reference is not arbitrary. That year, women began playing golf formally in St Andrews at what would become the St Andrews Ladies Golf Club — a modest but historically significant foothold in a game that offered women almost no formal space at the time. The name is a nod to that moment, and a claim that the story of women in golf at St Andrews is still being written.
It is a point reinforced by a timely appointment: for the 2026/27 season, Claire Dowling will become the first female captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
The courses
The four rounds cover the main arguments for why St Andrews is worth the journey. Day two brings Kingsbarns Links, one of the finest modern links courses in Britain and a consistent fixture in world top-100 rankings. Day three moves to Dumbarnie Links, the newer Fife course that has quickly established itself as a serious test. Day four takes in the Jubilee Course, one of the tougher courses on the Links estate. Day five is the Old Course itself — 18 holes on the most famous layout in the game, with a farewell dinner at the Old Course Hotel to follow.
All rounds require a handicap certificate of 36 or below. Tee times on the Old Course are guaranteed through The Experience Golf’s long-standing relationship with the St Andrews Links Trust — which matters, because independent access to the Old Course remains one of the more difficult things to arrange in golf.
What’s included
The package is built around the Old Course Hotel for all five nights. Inclusions cover full Scottish breakfast each morning, on-course refreshments, two group dinners (a welcome dinner at 18 at Rusacks and a farewell dinner at the Old Course Hotel), all daily transfers including bag handling, and airport transfers from Edinburgh. Places are limited to 16, which is partly the point — the group is deliberately small.
The price
Pricing starts at £7,800 per person based on two golfers sharing. Solo occupancy at the Old Course Hotel is priced at £9,660 per person; two golfers sharing is £15,600 for the pair. These are not entry-level figures, and the package does not pretend otherwise. Flights are not included.
For most golfers, this will remain aspirational. But for those who have been waiting for a structured, women’s-specific reason to finally play the Old Course properly — with the logistics handled and good company — the 1867 Club makes the case that some trips are worth saving for.
The 1867 Club runs 12–17 June 2027. Details and bookings at The Experience Scotland
