A golf tour company has been set up to give enthusiasts access to some of Scotland’s most spectacular and remote courses.
Bravo Whisky Golf, created by Paul Geddes and Neil Scott Johnson, is offering private chartered flights to some of the country's most breathtaking courses on trips that start at £4,500 per person.
The founders said they wanted to create holidays that are off the beaten track for people with little time to spare.
One seven-day holiday takes in nine courses and 10 short flights across the Highlands and Islands, with a private distillery tour and rounds at Royal Dornoch and Royal Portrush.
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Mr Geddes, who met co-founder Mr Scott Johnson while they were students at Aberdeen University, said: “Scotland is internationally recognised as the home of golf with almost 600 courses, yet many golfers spend their visit being ferried in buses often to a handful of well-known courses.
“Life is short and it’s not worth wasting it on a long coach journey when you could be enjoying spectacular golf in an amazing location.
“Some of the best bits of Scotland are miles from the well-trodden paths and can be hard to reach."
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The North Berwick-based firm said it is targeting Scotland’s golf tour sector which currently attracts around 16,000 visitors every year and is worth £286m to the Scottish economy, but that trip aspects such as whisky tours and tastings also attract non-golfers.
Mr Scott Johnson said: “It will allow the independently minded golfer to take to the skies and experience the game on the outer edges of Scotland."
According to recent VisitScotland research, around half of Scotland’s golfing visitors travel from overseas, with North Americans dominating the market.
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