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During the 19th Century, he did more than any other to spread the appeal of golf, travelling the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland designing course after course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Old Tom Morris Trail has been created by Aberdeen-based luxury golf vacation operator\u00a0Bonnie Wee Golf. Managing Director Dave Harris said: \u201cOld Tom Morris was such a huge figure\u00a0in golf. What better way to pay tribute to the legend than to create a unique trail in his honour?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was something we felt inspired to do during the pandemic to mark the 200th anniversary of\u00a0Old Tom\u2019s birth. We carefully selected some of the finest courses \u2013 some iconic and others\u00a0hidden gems \u2013 that have all been designed or enhanced by Old Tom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave set up Bonnie Wee Golf 20 years ago after working as a caddy for American tourists who\u00a0couldn\u2019t get enough of Scotland\u2019s golf, in particular the challenge of links courses. Bonnie Wee\u00a0Golf\u2019s range of luxury golf tours now attract more than 300 repeat clients, mainly from the US.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave said: \u201cThe nature of our repeat business shows the allure Scotland continues to have for\u00a0golfers who want to play some of the world\u2019s best courses. Everyone\u2019s travel plans were sadly\u00a0put on hold for the last two years. Through the worst of the pandemic, we were repeatedly\u00a0\u00a0forced to postpone our clients\u2019 trips, but now Scotland is well and truly open for business, we\u00a0know that the appetite for golf here is greater than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted and very excited to launch the Old Tom Morris Trail, allowing golfers to\u00a0follow in his footsteps, and to demonstrate that Scotland really is worth waiting for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VisitScotland\u00a0invests more than \u00a33 million annually to support golf events and to market\u00a0Scotland globally as the Home of Golf, with St Andrews playing host to the 150th Open this July.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some golfers may be tempted to complete the Old Tom Morris Trail in one visit to\u00a0Scotland, it has been designed to encourage golfers to visit on more than one occasion to\u00a0complete the tour, supporting VisitScotland\u2019s strategic aims.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Grant, VisitScotland\u2019s Senior Golf Manager, said: \u201cGolf is such an integral part of Scotland, with no other country able to match our history or heritage in the game. The Old Tom Morris&nbsp;Trail provides an excellent focus for golf visitors \u2013 from home and overseas \u2013 to sample some of&nbsp;our most iconic golf courses, as well as those more off the beaten track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy featuring some hidden gems as well as traditionally well-known courses, the trail supports\u00a0our commitment to responsible tourism, to spread the benefits of golf tourism across our\u00a0regions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTourism is a force for good, with both economic and social benefits. Golf tourism accounts for&nbsp;&nbsp;approximately \u00a3286 million annually, supporting around 4,400 jobs. Playing golf in the great&nbsp;outdoors, relaxing and unwinding with friends, and enjoying the magnificent scenery and&nbsp;hospitality that our country offers, is an unbeatable proposition for tourists the world over.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US-based golf historian Stephen Proctor, author of \u201cMonarch of the Green: Young Tom Morris \u2013 Pioneer of Modern Golf\u201d, said: \u201cThe trail is a brilliant idea and I\u2019m sure it will be a smash hit for\u00a0Scotland. Old Tom Morris was a font of wisdom; he truly was a colossus of golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBack when golf was coming of age, he was the one you contacted if you wanted to build a new\u00a0golf course or discuss a design. He was an honourable man and would charge \u00a31 per day, plus\u00a0\u00a0expenses, to design a course. He was instrumental in spreading the Scottish game around the\u00a0world, and it was his character that helped shape the reputation of golf as a game of honour.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is so wonderfully fitting that golfers from all over the world will now be able to retrace his\u00a0steps. I can\u2019t wait to visit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official start of the trail is Askernish in South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, and the official\u00a0finish is Machrihanish on the Mull of Kintyre. The Tom Morris Bar &amp; Grill in St Andrews will be\u00a0the trail\u2019s halfway house. The Old Clubhouse Pub at Machrihanish will be the official 19th Hole. Each golfer will be gifted a unique Old Tom Morris Trail collector\u2019s edition commemorative coin\u00a0for each of the 18 golf courses that they play, and those who complete the trail will be awarded\u00a0a commemorative wall display for all 18 coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>\u201cIN THE SUN, WIND OR HAIL,&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>FROM ROYAL DORNOCH TO CRAIL . . .&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>. . . COME FOLLOW MY FOOTSTEPS&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>ON THE OLD TOM MORRIS TRAIL . . .\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/oldtommorristrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/old-tom-morris-bonnie-wee-golf-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldtommorristrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/old-tom-morris-bonnie-wee-golf-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldtommorristrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/old-tom-morris-bonnie-wee-golf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldtommorristrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/old-tom-morris-bonnie-wee-golf-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldtommorristrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/old-tom-morris-bonnie-wee-golf.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dave Harris, Cameron Howe and Stewart Morrison (L-R) of Bonnie Wee Golf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golfers from home and abroad will be able to retrace the steps of the world-renowned Grand\u00a0Old Man of Golf with the launch of The Old Tom Morris Trail \u2013 across some of Scotland\u2019s most\u00a0spectacular and challenging courses \u2013 to commemorate the great man\u2019s unrivalled influence on\u00a0the game.\u00a0 VisitScotland is supporting the attraction and today welcomed&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - 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