Heritage Golf Tours

Less Is More Exploration Series

These are specialty golf tours and not suited for everyone. The tours explore some remote and very authentic, scenic and historic places and courses that most have not visited.

By “Less Is More” we mean less expensive and less well kent courses, less comfort, less urban areas and fewer visiting golfers. And in general, less of all you expect on a golf tour. But more nature spotting. More adventures. More truly unique courses. More rural environments. But also, more ferries, more driving and more effort required by each of us to enable us to get close-up to the core and roots of true Scottish golf.

Most golfers want comfort, courses with a high finish and a 4 star hotel and little travel. Instead, on this tour there may be sheep who do the maintenance of the area between the tee and the fenced greens, it may be hard to find the the ball even after a straight tee shot due to the multitude of flowers in the fairway (if there is a fairway). And the trip may involve several ferries and a lot of driving on single track roads with passing places and un-hotel-like accommodation. These tours are not for the golfer expecting well-kept tees, greens and fairways. On the contrary, expect that the finish could be quite rough.

So, for 99 out of 100 golfers, this is not a suitable kind of tour for you.

But if you are a dreamer, life connoisseur, golf historian and nature & outdoor lover and enjoy the reward of enduring some hardships, this tour could be one of your best golfing weeks ever – and unlike any other. We will stop to enjoy views, small the flowers and may even cook meals outdoor. If you feel this is for you, get in touch!

You also need to understand that there can be as many as 9 ferries in 8 days and the possibility of adverse weather and ferry cancellations, when we may need to improvise and switch to Plan B. In such case, and with accommodation in short supply in small villages, we may even have to use our emergency tent or share a double bed with a farting friend (fingers crossed).

The number of golfers, including myself, is typically capped to 6. One reason is to enable luggage space in the van, enabling us to travel without towing a trailer. A second reason is that accommodation for groups is limited in remote villages which could be important in the Plan B situation.

Western Islands Swing Tour

On this tour we go Island-hopping on the Inner and Outer Hebrides and play golf on 10 remote courses that most have never heard of on 8 islands Sunday-2-Sunday, 8 days, 7 nights. There will be a lot of nature spotting. And the golf we play will take us close to the roots of the game. The courses are:

  • Isle of Colonsay 18
  • Isle of Iona 18 & Tobermory 9
  • Glencruittin 18 & Traigh 9
  • Isle of Skye 9 and Benbecula 9
  • Askernish 18
  • Isle of Barra 9 (+ a surprise one-club-challenge elsewhere)
  • Isle of Seil 9

Orkney & Shetland Gowff Tour

This tour will take shape during 2026 and be offered from 2026 and also include a lot of island-hopping and courses like South Ronaldsay and Whalsay.

Channel Islands Swing

This tour will take shape during 2025 and offered from 2026 and be a mixture of proper true links courses like La Moye and some lesser known courses, possibly including Hayling Island as well on the return.

Golf courses on GB Islands

These 62 island courses are principally in scope for future Island-hopping tours within the concept of the Less Is More Exploration Series. Tell me if you are interested in a designed HGT tour to any of these:

Scotland, 28

  • Isle of Arran, Shiskine, 12 holes (true links)
  • Isle of Arran, Corrie, 9 holes
  • Isle of Arran, Brodick, 18 holes
  • Isle of Arran, Lamlash, 18 holes
  • Isle of Arran, Whiting Bay, 18 holes
  • Isle of Arran, Machrie Bay, 9 holes
  • Isle of Arran, Lochranza, 11 short holes
  • Isle of Seil, 9 holes
  • Isle of Skye, Sconser, 9 holes (true links)
  • Islay, The Machrie, 18 holes (true links)
  • Isle of Colonsay, 18 holes, tee to green mowed by sheep (true links)
  • Isle of Iona, 18 holes (tee to green mowed by sheep)
  • Isle of Mull, Tobermory, 9 holes
  • Isle of Coll, 9 holes
  • Isle of Tiree, 9 holes
  • Isle of Barra, 9 holes (cattle fences & cows)
  • South Uist, Askernish (true links)
  • Benbecula, 9 holes
  • Isle of Harris, Isle of Harris GC (Scarista), 9 holes (true links)
  • Isle of Harris & Lewis, Stornoway, 18 holes
  • Orkney mainland, Stromness GC
  • Orkney mainland, Orkney GC
  • Orkney mainland, South Ronaldsay GC
  • Orkney/Westray, Westray GC
  • Orkney/Sanday, Sanday GC
  • Shetland mainland, Shetland GC
  • Shetland mainland, Asta GC
  • Shetland/Whalsey, Whalsey GC

Wales, 7

  • Anglesey, Baron Hill GC
  • Anglesey, Henllys Golf Club
  • Anglesey, Stors Wen GC
  • Anglesey, Clwb Golff Porth Llechog, Bull Bay
  • Anglesey, Holyhead GC
  • Anglesey, The Beach Golf Course & Foot golf
  • Anglesey, Clwb Golff Ynys Mon Anglesey

England, 17

  • Hayling Island, Hayling GC (true links)
  • Isle of Scilly, Isle of Scilly GC
  • Isle of Man, Douglas GC
  • Isle of Man, Ramsey GC
  • Isle of Man, King Edward Bay GC
  • Isle of Man, Peel GC
  • Isle of Man, Rowany GC
  • Isle of Man, Castletown Golf Links (true links)
  • Isle of Wight, FreshwaterBay GC
  • Isle of Wight, Cowes GC
  • Isle of Wight, Osborne GC
  • Isle of Wight, Ryde GC
  • Isle of Wight, Newport GC
  • Isle of Wight, Westridge golf centre, pay ad you play go, 10
  • Isle of Wight, Shanklin & Sandown GC
  • Isle of Wight, Ventnor GCs

Channel Islands, 10

  • Jersey, La Moye, 18 holes, 60£ (true links)
  • Jersey, Royal Jersey GC, 18, 55£ (true links)
  • Jersey, Les Mielles G & Country Club
  • Jersey, Les Mielles Ladies GC
  • Jersey, Wheatlands Golf course, 9 holes, 20£, parkland
  • Jersey, St Clements, 9 holes, 15£
  • Jersey, Les Ormes Golf & Leisure Club, 9 holes, links
  • Guernsey, Royal Guernesy GC/L’Ancresse Links, 18 holes, 49£ (true links)
  • Guernsey, St Pierre Park GC, 9 holes, parkland
  • Guernsey, La Grande Mare GC, 18 holes, 55£, parkland