Golf Course:

The Old Course and Jubilee Course at St Andrews, Kingsbarns Golf Links

The Old Course
 
The ‘Old Lady’ is unique among the world’s great golf courses. From the nerve-racking opening tee shot, you take up the challenge that has humbled so many top golfers. The Old Course is unique in that it owes little to the hand of man in its design and layout.

To stand on the first tee immediately in front of the Royal & Ancient clubhouse is to stand on the edge of the most inviting fairway in the game of golf. This course is full of tradition and rich in history with features such as the Swilken Burn, the Road Hole and the Hell Bunker

Jubilee Course

Opened on 22 June 1897, the day of a public holiday to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The course originally had only 12 holes and was intended for ladies and beginners, but successive redesigns have left the course arguably the toughest in the town.

In 1988 the redesign of the Jubilee to championship standard was carried out by Donald Steel of Cotton, Pennink, Steel & Partners, golf course architects. The teeing grounds were raised, not only providing wonderful views of the Links, but also exposing the golfers to the winds which sweep in from the bay.

Kingsbarns Golf Links

Only six miles from St Andrews, the course sweeps majestically along the sea near the charming village of Kingsbarns. Designed by American Kyle Phillips, it is one of three courses that host the annual Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

For more than half the holes, the sea is directly in the golfer’s active frame of play. This makes this 7126-yard course the ultimate links’ experience.