Old Course at St Andrews
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18

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Location:
W Sands Rd,
St. Andrews,
Fife, Scotland,
KY16 9XL,
GB
(GPS):
Holes:
18
Established:
1552
Course Record:
61
Website:
Rates:

£98-£270

Tee Times:
Telephone #:
0133 446 6718
Designer:
Access:
Municipal
Owner:
Fife Council
Operater:
St Andrews Links Trust
Grass:
fescue/bent
Courses Nearby:
New Course at St Andrews
Balgove Course
Jubilee Course
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The Old Course is the oldest, and one of the most well-known golf courses in the world. It sits just off the West Sands Beach, where the beach meets the city of St. Andrews. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club is located adjacent.

The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course. It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews clubhouse sits adjacent to the first tee, although it is but one of many clubs (St Andrews Golf Club, The New Golf Club, St Regulus Ladies Golf Club and The St Rule Club are the others with clubhouses) that have playing privileges on the course, along with some other non-clubhouse owning clubs and the general public. Originally known as the "golfing grounds" of St Andrews, it was not until the New Course was opened in 1895 that it became known as the Old Course.

Source: Old Course at St Andrews on Wikipedia

While the land is basically flat, it is a continuous ribbon of crumpled linksland that hides much of itself from view. Many rounds are required until the player knows what is out there on every tee and, therefore, where to go and where not to go. It is only with this knowledge that the player appreciates the tremendous amount of strategy involved in playing the Old Course.

After a few holes, the overall strategy becomes apparent: Drive left (where there’s all the room in the world) and face an awkward approach or drive right (typically between gorse or out of bounds on the right and bunkers on the left) and have a simpler approach. At St. Andrews, hitting the fairways and greens does not count for a lot — one could hit every fairway and green in regulation and still not score better than 80.

Source: Golf Club Atlas

There are a number of stone markers sitting in the middle of a few fairways – namely the 4th, 5th and 7th holes. They were in fact the boundary (or march) markers that defined the edges of the land that was purchased in 1821. The markers have a ‘G’ on the golf course side which was much narrower at the time. Old Tom Morris widened the golf course considerably meaning those markers now lie in the middle of the fairway.

Source: Aussie Golfer

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Hole
Black
Blue
Green
Men's HCP
 
 
 
 
Men's Par
 
 
Women's Par
Women's HCP
Rating / Slope / SSS
Out
Int
In
Total
73.1 / 132 / 73
367
411
370
419
514
374
359
166
347
3336
 
340
174
316
418
530
414
381
455
357
3385
6721
71.4 / 129 / 71
355
395
337
411
514
360
349
154
289
3164
 
311
164
304
388
523
391
345
436
361
3223
6387
Men: 69.9 / 125 / 70
Women: 75.5 / 138 / 76
339
375
321
401
454
325
335
145
261
2956
 
296
150
304
377
487
369
325
426
342
3076
6032
 
10
6
16
8
2
12
4
14
18
 
 
15
7
3
11
1
9
13
5
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
36
 
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
36
72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
38
 
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
38
76
 
12
14
8
6
2
10
4
18
16
 
 
13
17
3
11
1
5
9
7
15