GOLF TOURISM SCOTLAND AWARDS - Old Loans Inn are best small hotel/guest house

The Old Loans Inn

The Old Loans Inn in Loans, near Troon, gained a prestigious award at St Andrews this week when they were named Hotel Of The Year in the small hotel/guest house category at the Golf Tourism Scotland Annual Gold Standard Awards ceremony.

The category was open to accommodation providers with 20 or fewer bedrooms that provide services to golf visitors

Ian Bunch

Also in the list of prize recipients was the, recently retired, former Prestwick Golf Club Secretary Ian Bunch who received a Special Achievement Award.

The full list of winners this year is :-

GOLF COURSE OF THE YEAR
(Open to any golf course in Scotland that offers tee-times to visitors) - Kingsbarns Golf Links

GOLF SECRETARIAT OF THE YEAR
(Open to any golf club/course whose administration provides a service to visitors and/or the travel trade) - Crail Golfing Society

CADDIEMASTER OF THE YEAR
(Open to any caddiemaster providing a service to visitors and/or the travel trade) - Martin Roy, Carnoustie Golf Links

HOTEL OF THE YEAR (Small hotel/guest house category)
(Open to accommodation providers with 20 or fewer bedrooms that provide services to golf visitors) - Old Loans Inn, Troon

HOTEL OF THE YEAR (Country house hotel category)
(Open to hotels and exclusive-use properties operating in rural areas that provide services to golf visitors) - Meldrum House County Hotel, Aberdeenshire

HOTEL OF THE YEAR (Large hotel category)
(Open to hotels with more than 20 bedrooms which provide services to golf visitors) - Macdonald Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews

HOTEL OF THE YEAR (Resort hotel category)
(Open to resort hotels with golf course(s) attached) - Fairmont St Andrews

GOLF TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
(Open to any tour operator bringing golfers to Scotland) - Golf Scotland

TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
(Open to any business providing transport services in Scotland including rail, road, air and sea) -
St Andrews Executive Travel

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ian Bunch

YOUNG INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR
Simon Redmond - Macdonald Rusacks Hotel
Valerie Houston - formerly of the Royal Golf Hotel in Dornoch