Scotland Golf Trip Guide: Courses, Packing Tips, Caddies & More

Season 2, Episode 17 - Bob Kitchen hosts a special reunion episode of The Hill Unscripted with his three good friends — Tim Dunkel, Rod Koning, and Todd Plummer — to relive the bucket-list golf trip they took to Scotland for Todd's 60th birthday. From the idea born at a local tavern after Todd sold his company, to six straight days of golf on Scotland's storied links, this episode is packed with laughs, history, and heart.

In this episode:

• How a 60th birthday "idea thrown out at a bar" became a real Scotland trip, with Rod orchestrating the itinerary and Doug of Scratch Golf Tours making it all happen
• Tim's airport nightmare: missing UK entry paperwork, a 3–5 day wait, a $2,800 one-way flight considered, and the ETA form that saved the day
• The Kingsbarns distillery tour, rooms overlooking the Road Hole at the Old Course Hotel, and dinner views over the North Sea
• The courses: Jubilee, Kingsbarns, Muirfield, North Berwick, Gullane, and Dunbar — plus where each ranked at week's end
• Muirfield's pageantry: the original 13 Rules of Golf, "member for a day," and $17 drinks
• Gullane's secret hilltop clubhouse — scotch, cigars, and cards, reserved for members over 80 with 30+ years of membership
• Todd's 82 at Gullane, a 3-wood rocket, and the eagle putt with a club bought that morning
• Tim's runaway electric cart at Dunbar — possibly the hardest anyone laughed all trip
• Why the guys say: whatever it takes, get to Scotland

If you're dreaming of a Scotland golf trip (or planning one), this is your insider guide wrapped in a great story. Subscribe on Spotify or YouTube, give us a like and a follow, and drop your dream Scotland course in the comments.

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