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Description

St Andrews Links
in the town of
St Andrews
,
Fife
,
Scotland
, is regarded as the "Home of
Golf
". It has one of the oldest courses in the world, where the game has been played since the 15th century. Today there are seven public
golf courses
; the Balgove, Eden, Jubilee, Strathtyrum, New, the
Old Course
(which is widely considered one of the finest, and certainly the most famous and traditional course in the world), and The Castle Course, sited on the cliffs a mile to the east of St Andrews and designed by the architect David McLay Kidd, which opened in June 2008.
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The courses of St Andrews Links are owned by the local authorities and operated by St Andrews Links Trust, a charitable organization. St Andrews is also home to
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
, one of the most prestigious golf clubs and until 2004 one of the two rulemaking authorities of golf (in that year, the Royal and Ancient Club passed on its rulemaking authority to an offshoot organisation,
The R&A
).
In general, St Andrews is a popular hub for golf tourism, as there is a high density of links and heathland courses in the area. In addition to the public courses there are two courses at the privately owned Fairmont Hotel (Torrance and Kittocks) to the south of the town; the Dukes and Drumoig, both inland parkland courses to the west. A few miles further South are the modern links of
Kingsbarns
and the traditional
Balcomie
links at
Crail
. Also nearby are the courses at
Elie
,
Lundin
,
Leven
,
Scotscraig
and
Anstruther
. Within 45 minutes drive are
Monifieth
,
Downfield
,
Carnoustie
and
Panmure
.
Old Course
Par
72
Length
6,721 yards (6,146 m)
Course record
61;
Ross Fisher
(2017)
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