A Host Scotland Journey
Highlands & The Home of Golf
4 Highlands Rounds · 3 St Andrews Rounds · Accompanying Mosaico Concierge
Mosaico Travels
Curated Luxury · Exceptional Destinations
From the Highland coast
to the Home of Golf
Two regions, one journey. Five nights on the Moray Firth — base camp for the Highlands' most celebrated links — followed by three nights on the 18th fairway at St Andrews. Seven championship rounds, including multiple daily ballot attempts at the Old Course itself.
The Highland half is built around Royal Dornoch — currently ranked World #2 by Golf Digest International — with Castle Stuart, Tom Doak's brand-new Old Petty (opened May 2026), and the Walker Cup-tested Nairn within forty-five minutes of your hotel. The Fife half is anchored by Rusacks St Andrews, the famous boutique property facing the 18th green of the Old Course, with Kingsbarns ten minutes south and three full days inside the daily Old Course ballot window.
- Castle Stuart Golf Links — Hanse & Parsinen, four-time Scottish Open host
- Old Petty — Tom Doak / Renaissance Design, opened May 2026
- Royal Dornoch Championship — World #2, GB&I #5
- Nairn Golf Club — GB&I #38, World #95, 1999 Walker Cup
- Kingsbarns Golf Links — Kyle Phillips, World Top 25
- Three daily ballot entries for the Old Course — (New Course & Eden Course secondary)
- AC Hotel Inverness · Rusacks St Andrews
The Moray Firth meets
the Kingdom of Fife
Few golf countries on earth let you stand on a Highland clifftop in the morning and a Fife links in the afternoon. Scotland is one of them. The drive south from Inverness to St Andrews threads past Cawdor Castle, the Cairngorms, and the Tay — three hours of cinematic Scotland on the way to the only town where seven championship courses share a single starter's hut. We've designed this trip to give you both.
The Old Course
is not guaranteed
The Old Course at St Andrews has been holding a daily ballot for visitor tee times since long before commercial golf travel existed — and it is the only way Mosaico can pursue access for you. We do not hold guaranteed Old Course tee times.
On each of your three eligible days at Rusacks, our St Andrews concierge enters your group's names, home clubs, and handicaps into the Links Trust ballot two days ahead of play (the deadline is 2pm; results post around 5pm the same afternoon). If your name is drawn, we rearrange that day's plan to free you for the Old. If not, the day continues as scheduled and we re-enter you the next eligible day.
The Links Trust currently estimates ballot odds at roughly 1 in 10 per day; over three consecutive entries the cumulative probability is meaningfully higher — but the ballot is a lottery and we cannot promise the result.
Your trip delivers seven championship rounds regardless of the ballot. The Old Course, if it falls your way, is the bonus — and the entire town will know about it.
Entries
Of Success
Green Fee
Deadline
Your Detailed Mosaic
Nine days, seven rounds across two regions, and three ballot attempts at the Old Course on Days 6, 7 and 8 from Rusacks.
Arrival · Inverness
Welcome to the Highlands
Private transfers from Inverness Airport (15 min) or Edinburgh (3hr 30 min) to the AC Hotel Inverness — Marriott's modern riverside property on the banks of the Ness, central and walkable to Inverness Castle and the old town. Time to settle in. Welcome dinner at one of Inverness's Speyside-led restaurants, with a single-malt flight to mark the start of your Highland chapter.
Round One · Castle Stuart
Castle Stuart Golf Links
Twenty minutes east of the hotel along the Moray Firth. Gil Hanse and Mark Parsinen's 2009 collaboration — host of the Scottish Open in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016. A modern links built on a ribbon of coast between sea and dune, with the firth in play on virtually every hole and Castle Stuart itself rising behind the sixth green. Lunch in the white-stucco, art-deco clubhouse overlooking the 18th.
Round Two · Old Petty
Old Petty
A round on the most-anticipated new opening in modern Scottish golf. Tom Doak and Renaissance Design's Old Petty opened on 15 May 2026 on the dunes immediately adjacent to Castle Stuart, ranked Scotland #34 by Today's Golfer in its debut season. Pure Doak: minimalist routing, fast-and-firm playing surfaces, putting greens that reward the imagination. A unique opportunity to walk a course before the rest of the world has caught up to it.
Round Three · Royal Dornoch
Royal Dornoch Championship
Forty-five minutes north along the Sutherland coast. The course Tom Watson called the most fun he has ever had on a golf course — and currently World #2 (Golf Digest International, 2024) and GB&I #5 (Golf World Top 100). Old Tom Morris's 1886 routing remains essentially unchanged: gorse-flanked corridors, raised plateau greens, and the famous "Foxy" 14th — the only par-4 in championship golf with neither bunker nor water in its defence. Lunch in the Royal Dornoch clubhouse before the unhurried drive back.
Round Four · Nairn
Nairn Golf Club
A morning round at Nairn — twenty minutes east of Inverness on the south shore of the Moray Firth. GB&I #38, World #95 (Golf Digest), and host of the 1999 Walker Cup. Nairn has the rare distinction of having the firth visible from all eighteen holes, and the strategic 4th — playing along the beach toward the Black Isle — is the most photographed hole on the Highland coast. A relaxed Highland afternoon: optional Cawdor Castle visit, Speyside whisky tasting, or simply a slow loch-side drive before the final Inverness night.
Transfer · Round Five · Kingsbarns
Inverness to St Andrews · Kingsbarns Golf Links
Morning private transfer south through the Cairngorms and across the Tay to Rusacks St Andrews, the boutique property facing the 18th green of the Old Course. Late-afternoon round at Kingsbarns — Kyle Phillips's 2000 masterpiece, the North Sea visible from virtually every shot, World Top 25 and co-host of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Dinner at 18 — Rusacks's rooftop restaurant with the most-photographed view in golf. Old Course ballot entered for Day 8 play.
St Andrews · Ballot Day
The Auld Grey Toun
If your Day 6 ballot was successful, today is the Old Course. If not, today is yours: a guided town walk past the R&A Clubhouse, the Swilcan Bridge, the British Golf Museum, and the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral; an optional caddie-shed visit; lunch at the Jigger Inn; and, in the afternoon, the option of a casual round at the New, Jubilee or Eden as a walk-up (subject to availability) — or simply the Rusacks bar and the West Sands at sunset. Old Course ballot entered for Day 9 play.
St Andrews · Final Ballot Day
Last Chance at the Auld Grey Lady
The third and final ballot day — and, if the ballot has not yet fallen your way, also the morning to try the starter's queue at first light. The Old Course holds back a handful of single-player and walk-up slots most days; with luck and patience, the queue can deliver what the ballot did not. Whatever the morning brings, the afternoon is for the small ceremonies of leaving: a final stroll across the Swilcan, a photograph on the 18th, dinner at the Rusacks chef's counter.
Departure
St Andrews to Edinburgh
A final breakfast at Rusacks before private transfer to Edinburgh Airport (1hr 20 min) for onward flights. Your concierge handles luggage, check-out, and any remaining ballot follow-up — your morning is yours.
Four Highlands Rounds. 3 St Andrews Rounds
Seven championship rounds — including the daily ballot pursuit of the Old Course, the most sacred name on this list.
Seamless & Elegant
AC Hotel Inverness — 5 Nights
Five nights in the Marriott collection's modern riverside property on the Ness — central, walkable to the old town and Inverness Castle, with the river-view rooms overlooking the cathedral. Daily breakfast included. The practical, comfortable Highland base for the first half of your trip.
Rusacks St Andrews — 3 Nights
Three nights at the Marine & Lawn boutique property facing the 18th green of the Old Course — the most-photographed view in golf. Daily breakfast at the Bridge restaurant, plus access to 18 — Rusacks's rooftop bar overlooking the West Sands. Old Course-view rooms subject to availability.
Seven Championship Rounds
Confirmed tee times at Castle Stuart, Old Petty, Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Kingsbarns. Two Rounds in St Andrews (Old Course not guaranteed). All green fees, shared buggies (where permitted), and select clubhouse lunches included.
Daily Old Course Ballot
Your St Andrews concierge enters your group into the Old Course ballot on each of your three eligible days at Rusacks. Old Course green fee not included — payable to the starter only if your ballot wins (£355 in 2026).
Private Transfers
Private air-conditioned transfers from Inverness Airport on arrival, daily transfers to all Highland courses, the long transfer south from Inverness to Rusacks on Day 6, and the final Edinburgh Airport transfer on departure.
Mosaico Concierge
Your dedicated Mosaico concierge throughout — handling tee times, ballot entries, transfers, dinner reservations, and any walk-up Old Course attempts on Day 8. So you simply arrive and play.
Package Pricing
Per person starting from rate. Includes five nights AC Hotel Inverness, three nights Rusacks St Andrews, seven championship rounds, daily Old Course ballot management, all private transfers, welcome and farewell dinners, and full concierge.
Starting From
per person · USD · double occupancy
5 nights AC Hotel Inverness · 3 nights Rusacks St Andrews · 7 rounds — Castle Stuart, Old Petty, Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Kingsbarns · 2 Rounds St Andrews (Old Course not a guarantee) · All green fees, buggies & clubhouse lunches · Private daily transfers · Welcome & farewell dinners
"It is the most fun I have ever had on a golf course."— Tom Watson on Royal Dornoch, after his first round there in 1981
Begin Your
Highlands & Home of Golf Mosaic
We warmly invite you to reach out — and would genuinely love to schedule time to meet and walk you through every detail.