St Andrews Ballot Buddy Service
Are you a single golfer and want to play St Andrews Old Course?
don’t wait in line – get a ballot buddy!
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Current Ballot Buddy date match requests – view here:
How Ballot Buddy Works
Questions?
Read more about your chances of play using the walk up option in my in-depth report on the Single Golfer at St Andrews
“My unique simple-to-use Ballot Buddy service helps you find an Old Course ballot partner so you and your fellow golfer are eligible to submit an Old Course ballot application together
chris Toll, ginger beer golf travel
Ballot Buddy success STATS
reviews
“We had a great day. The sun shone and winds were low so we had no excuses! Matt was a great guy to play with and we were very grateful to have been joined up by your service
Bryan Leahy, June 2021
Ballot Buddy Reviews
Huge thank you to Chris and Gingerbeer Golf for the singles matching service for the Old Course Ballot. Without it, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to get on the course. It was a magical round with fast-friends made from the ballot pairing. I'll never forget this day...thanks Chris!
See Ballot Buddy in action:
First Ballot Buddy 4 ball!

May 2022
This brings me much joy. 4 guys from the US who met each other for the first time at 7:30. 4 single golfers who wanted that chance to play the Old Course without having to get up at stupid o’clock to join a queue and hope for the best.
Chris Toll, Ginger Beer Golf Travel
Bill, George, Todd and Matt – congrats guys, I hope you had a great round together!
All 4 joined my Ballot Buddy service I hooked them up, and this is my first all-Ballot Buddy 4-ball to get a tee time in the ballot.
First Ballot Buddy round of 2022!
“We had a fantastic day at St. Andrews. Perfect conditions and a very enjoyable round with Alex and Hamish and caddie Jim.
Bryan Leahy, April 2022
For me, the Ballot Buddy service was great as I knew on Thursday evening that I had a guaranteed tee-time for Saturday lunchtime and it allowed me to plan my weekend around that.
Below is a photo of my tee shot on 18 – it stayed in bounds by about two feet! 😊

Without a successful ballot, I would’ve ended up in the singles queue at all hours of the morning with no guarantee of success, or scrambling around trying to get out on a neighbouring course. This peace of mind is well worth 10 pounds in my opinion.
Many thanks for your help again Chris – I’m now 2 for 2 using Ballot Buddy service!
Heads up – 2023 Muirfield tee times sold out!
Advance bookings for 2024 open in March 2023. To apply you must be a 4 ball.
If you are a single golfer or part of a 2 or 3 ball then use my Muirfield Booking Buddy service and find yourself the perfect Booking Buddy match to make up a 4 ball.