Golf Summer Study Abroad Program in Scotland - Sports Management

This whole experience with Adelante Abroad was packed with nonstop activity and was extremely fun. Being able to experience the birthplace of golf first hand was definitely eye opening and gave me a much deeper love for the game. I am much more educated on how the original game of golf was meant to be played and the history of how it progressed to modern day. Being able to play a round of golf pretty much every day after class was amazing. There is really not a second of wasted time to be had on this trip. Even in your free time there are so many cool places to explore and the housing was a 15 minute walk from St. Andrews links. Overall an amazing experience!

I got to play some of the best golf courses the country and the world can offer and my game improved a noticeable amount. I met a lot of great people (in the program and from around the world) who made the trip memorable. I saw a lot of great scenery from castles to lakes and rivers to beautiful golf courses. Our instructors Gary and Graeme were helpful, fun, knowledgeable, easygoing, and truly wanted to do everything they could to make it the best possible month in Scotland. Finally, I learned a lot about the history of the game, rules, and instruction.

This was my first time studying abroad and I will admit I was nervous but from the minute I touched down people were there to guide and to help. The apartments we stayed in were nice and we were able to go and do our own adventures as well as the ones planned for the month. We also were able to get onto some of the most prestigious golf courses in the world for a discounted rate. All the of got to play the Old Course too. This was such an amazing and life changing experience and I am so grateful to have gotten to experience this program.

Scotland was an amazing experience! Trying new things and being in a new culture was great and I would recommend everyone go abroad. I grew and changed in so many ways during my time in Scotland and I will take that experience with me throughout my life. The staff at SRUC Elmwood where I studied were extremely professional and helpful. They did their best to make sure we had what we needed and were enjoying our stay at all times. If you are a golf fanatic this is the trip for you. Crossing the Swilcan bridge on 18 is one of the best feeling in golf!

This program is a great way to play and study golf in the home of golf. The facilities are nice, teaching staff is wonderful, and the courses are breath taking. SRUC Elmwood has done a great job in customizing the trip to our interest and helping us hit all of our main goals on our bucket list. While the social scene and golf was great there was a large lack of communication from the Adelante side. The itinerary provided was incorrect and there were multiple false promises that initially sold the program for me. It was a disappoint to start the program and learn how expensive this trip would be when I was originally informed that most of the cost I was concerned about would be covered in the fees I paid for the program.

Great program with fun golf. We had some awesome site visits for learning golf history, and we also met the GM at Dumbarnie who went over a bit of golf management with us. Front end Adelante group says misleading things about the program itself like 'Included golf during weekdays,' 'coaching at St Andrews or Gleneagles' (we coached at Elmwood GC), and the itinerary given for the month wasn't followed. The SRUC staff were fantastic but Adelante needs to improve upon their end of the program. Overall it was a fun program, just a bit frustrating because my expectations were so high based off the conversations I had with the Adelante team.

This study abroad program really opened my eyes to a variety of new things. I enjoyed all of the golf I was able to play and I was able to hit all of my target courses. I met some great people and have shared great memories and thus this will be a trip that I remember for the rest of my life. I would recommend studying abroad to almost anyone and everyone that is considering to study abroad. Aswell as recommending it, you should expect to spend more money than planned on if you are truly coming here to play golf alongside the classroom experience.

Throughout this past month in Scotland I have one of the best experiences ever. Not only has this program added to my resume through education and learning how to teach golf but also the amount of beautiful courses that we had the opportunity to play and explore. this program has improved my golf game tremendous and give me the opportunity to play a style of golf that we do not get to experience back at home. Overall this experience abroad has been amazing and I will definitely travel back to Scotland.