St Andrews Old Course Fife

St Andrews Old Course Fife

St Andrews Links Trust Pilmour House St Andrews Scotland

Fife

KY16 9SF

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Name/AddressDistance (Miles)
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa FifeSt Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 9SP 0.5
HAAR Restaurant with Rooms Fife1 Golf Place St. Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 9JA 0.8
Rufflets Country House FifeStrathkinness Low Road St. Andrews Fife Scotland, Fife. KY16 9TX 2.8
At The Bay, St Andrews Fife1 Balmashie Cottage St Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 8PN 3.3
Fairmont St Andrews Hotel FifeSt Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 8PN 4.3
Pinewood Country House FifeTayport Road St Michaels St Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 0DU 6
The Peat Inn Restaurant with Rooms FifePeat Inn Near St. Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY15 5LH 7.9
Drumoig Golf Hotel & Golf Course FifeDrumoig Leuchars St. Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 0DS 8
The Inn at Kingsbarns Fife5 Main Street Kingsbarns St. Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 8TA 8.4
Cambo House & Estate FifeKingsbarns St Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 8QD 9
Morton of Pitmilly FifeKingsbarns St Andrews Scotland, Fife. KY16 8QF 9.8
Invercarse Hotel Dundee Angus371 Perth Road Dundee Scotland, Angus. DD2 1PG 10.5
Forbes of Kingennie Resort AngusKingennie Broughty Ferry Dundee Scotland, Angus. DD5 3RD 10.9
Carnoustie Golf Hotel AngusThe Links Carnoustie Scotland, Angus. DD7 7JE 11.1
The Ship Inn at Elie FifeThe Toft Elie Scotland, Fife. KY9 1DT 11.1
Fernie Castle FifeLetham, by Cupar Scotland, Fife. KY15 7RU 11.2
Aboukir Hotel & Bar Restaurant Angus38 Ireland Street Carnoustie Scotland, Angus. DD7 6AT 11.5
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa Angus and Dundee1 West Victoria Dock Road Dundee Scotland, Angus and Dundee. DD1 3JP 11.8
The Upper Largo Hotel & Restaurant Fife4 Main Street Upper Largo Leven Scotland, Fife. KY8 6EJ 12
The Crusoe Fife2 Main Street Lower Largo Leven Scotland, Fife. KY8 6BT 12.9
St Andrews Old Course FifeSt Andrews Old Course FifeSt Andrews Old Course Fife

“I fell in love with it the first day I played it. There’s just no other golf course that is even remotely close.” Jack Nicklaus “Without a doubt I like it the best of all the Open venues. It’s my favourite course in the world.” Tiger Woods The oldest golf course in the world has many remarkable features which help make it so special to golfers around the world.

It is the Home of Golf where golf was first played 600 years ago and yet it remains a real test of golf for today’s champions. Despite its reputation and status, it is a public course and is one of six public courses on St Andrews Links. The Old Course has evolved over time and was not designed by any one architect.

The people who played a major role in shaping it are Daw Anderson (1850s), Old Tom Morris (1860s- 1900) and Dr Alister Mackenzie (1930s). The course is known for its particular physical features including 112 bunkers, some of which are especially famous e.g. ‘Hell’ on the long 14th, ‘Strath’ on the short 11th and the Road Bunker at what is probably the most famous golf hole in the world, the 17th or Road Hole (so called because a road – which is in play – runs hard against the back edge of the green). Another peculiar feature of the Old Course is the double greens where the outward and inward holes are cut on the same putting surface.

These greens are large, not surprisingly, and golfers can be faced with putts of almost 100 yards. The Old Course is also unusual in that it starts and finishes in the town, but its truly remarkable feature is that in today’s modern golfing world, a course which has evolved over six centuries, remains a true test of championship golf.