FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS TO HOST THE 2012 ST ANDREWS PRO-AM

FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS TO HOST THE 2012 ST ANDREWS PRO-AM
Golf Vacation Package features 72-hole competition on St Andrews’ finest golf courses

ST ANDREWS, FIFE, UK – The Fairmont St Andrews (www.fairmont.com/standrews), a 5-star cliff-top resort, in St Andrews, Scotland, the Home of Golf, will host the 2012 St Andrews Pro-Am, June 16 to 21. Last year’s inaugural event featured 12 teams and sold out; so the field for the 2012 tournament is being expanded to 18 teams which also are expected to sell quickly.

This one-of-a-kind golf vacation package, produced by the Old Course Experience (www.oldcourse-experience.com), will feature teams comprised of one club golf professional and three amateurs from the professional’s club. Cost is £9, 375 GBP per team (double occupancy) and includes all applicable taxes.

The package includes:
• Four rounds of golf on St Andrews New Course, Kingsbarns Golf Links, Fairmont’s Torrance Course and the legendary Old Course at St Andrews
• Five nights in the Five-Star Fairmont St Andrews (two guests per room)
• Full Scottish breakfast each morning
• Lunch each day served in the clubhouse restaurants
• Welcome cocktail reception and dinner the first night
• Barbeque dinner and hickory club hot shot competition on the third night
• Final night cocktail reception and gala dinner at Pittormie Castle with awards ceremony and entertainment
• Transfers each day from the hotel to the golf courses and return
• Souvenir photograph of each team taken on the Swilken Bridge
• A generous range of official souvenir merchandise, daily and overall prizes
• Dedicated Old Course Experience representative to coordinate your itinerary prior to arrival and available throughout the event

To make reservations, please call toll-free 1-888-552-5632 or visit www.oldcourse-experience.com. For those unable to attend this event Fairmont St Andrews in partnership with The Old Course Experience are able to offer packages with guaranteed Old Course times throughout the season. These may be viewed at - http://www.oldcourse-experience.com/fairmont.

The Fairmont St Andrews, ranked No. 18 in Conde Nast’s Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World, sits on 520 acres of stunning open coastline overlooking the North Sea and the historic town of St Andrews. In addition to exceptional golf and a world-class spa, Fairmont St Andrews includes award-winning dining, luxurious guest accommodations and exceptional service, as well as unfettered access to the charms of St Andrews itself.

For more information about Fairmont St Andrews, please call 1 (800) 257-7544 or visit www.fairmont.com/standrews.

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