Some passionately believe that the Old Course at Letham Grange Golf Club will one day join this pantheon of golf's great courses and have already dubbed it the "Augusta of the North." It even has its own Amen Corner. If you are lucky enough to find yourself in this most beautiful part of a most beautiful country, make sure you play the course - and do stay at least one night in the hotel, Clive Agran advises.
Carnoustie wasn't just good theatre, it provided a "teachable moment" for all of us. Brad Klein has his takeaways from what we saw out of the links at The 147th Open.
Carnoustie has an infamous reputation but its surrounding links showcase a different blend, full of scenery and value. Brandon Tucker reports on the links around Angus.
The Medal Course at Monifieth Golf Links may lack majestic dunes, and the presence of trees will upset the purists. But there is no doubting that the course provides a thorough golf examination, especially when the wind is whistling off the North Sea, Clive Agran writes. With loads of history and memorable holes, it's not only testing but also great fun.
The locals rave about the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews. Less crowded than the historic Old Course, the Jubilee still has that unmistakable St. Andrews aura. The Jubilee may be behind the Old Course, New Course and Castle Course in the St. Andrews pecking order, but it's a favorite course among locals and repeat visitors to the home of golf, Brandon Tucker writes.
Golf Channel's Mike Ritz, the lead voice for European Tour coverage, recently took three friends on a trip of a lifetime: six of the top links courses in Scotland in six days. Day two was a visit to St. Andrews.
The St. Andrews Links Trust announced that beginning in 2018, they will assume full control of their tee sheet and no longer provide the Old Course Experience with exclusive tee times to the Old Course.
The Old Course is open to the public on most days, and it costs about the same as a round at any PGA Tour venue open to the public. Here's how to get a tee time.
There isn't just one X-factor that makes St. Andrews such a special golf destination. Brandon Tucker breaks down why it's such a fulfilling trip and what destinations in North America offer a taste of it.
Many of the international courses are great destination courses worth visiting. Here are the 25 best international courses to ever host an LPGA Tour event.
Will Gray got the full Old Course experience in St. Andrews by waiting overnight at the Links Trust pavilion to get a walk-on tee time. Here's how he did it, and what you need to know.
Senior writer Mike Bailey spent 10 days in Scotland playing some of its old classics and hidden gems from St. Andrews and around Glasgow. Here's his report.
Visiting St. Andrews turns any golfer into a giddy 12-year-old kid all over again. Here are 10 experiences every golfer should seek out in the Home of Golf.
The Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is one of seven courses operated by the St. Andrews Links Trust. Located in the heart of town and playing beside West Sands Beach and the River Eden, the Jubilee dates back to 1897. It originally opened as a 12-hole course but reopened in 1989 as a championship layout designed by Donald Steel.
The Old Course in St. Andrews is one of the game's most coveted rounds for a variety of reasons. There's the history, with golf dating back on these grounds six centuries. It's also the Open Championship's most famous and frequented venue. The course is also extremely fun to play for the average player.
Throughout the years, the Old Course has seen its share of additions and modifications, but its soul remains that which was plotted by "Mother Nature," considered the official designer. Old Tom Morris and Alister Mackenzie have also added some things over the years, and the course now stretches over 7,000 yards for the Open. For the daily player, it's still one of a kind.
The Old Course at St. Andrews held its first Open Championship in 1873, creating a history of memorable shots and unfortunate encounters with dastardly pot bunkers. This July the Open returns.
The Open is the oldest major of them all, going back all the way to 1860, but it is also the most democratic. Here's a guide to the 14 historic links you can play.
The Castle Course is like nothing else in Fife - perhaps not like any other golf course in Scotland. Visitors to the historic links at St. Andrews will be well-rewarded if they make time for this newest addition to 600 years of golf history.
Located just up the road from the town of St. Andrews on A917 is the Fairmont St. Andrews. The resort's scenic Kittocks Course is full of sea views and holes playing along the cliffs. Both the front and back sides have stunning holes, starting with the seventh, which tumbles downhill from an elevated tee straight toward the sea.
Located seven miles away from St. Andrews along the coast is Kingsbarns Golf Links, a 21st-century links design near golf's sacred ground. The village of Kingsbarns had a golf club for a long while dating back to the early 19th century, but golfers deserted the club around the time of World War II and the land lay empty for many years. The new Kingsbarns Golf Links debuted in 2000 and became the area's new must-play in a land of old links.
It may be blasphemy to some, but there are golfers who would play Kingsbarns Golf Links over the Old Course in ST. Andrews every day of the week. This magical, marvelous, magnificent bucket-list links by Kyle Phillips is that spectacular.
The Duke's Course is a modern heathland golf course located just outside the town of St. Andrews. It was originally designed by Peter Thomson, but after Herb Kohler purchased the Old Course Hotel and Duke's property, he called on Pete Dye apprentice Tim Liddy to redesign the course, including creating four new holes and reshaping each of the 100-plus bunkers.
The Blairgowrie Golf Club -- one of Scotland's premier inland clubs -- offers choices galore for those visiting the magnificent Perthshire countryside. Hints of James Braid and Alister MacKenzie still resonate on the club's Rosemount Course.
Leven Links in the Kingdom of Fife is one of Scotland's most historic golf courses. Located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, the layout features 18 links holes overlooking the water and Bass Rock in the distance. The course as it is today is far different from its original form.
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