Fairmont St. Andrews - The Torrance Course

Beautiful links course! Very challenging but so much fun!!

£38.00 each. played 2 ball. Used the golf boards which were great fun. definitely play again. Staff very friendly .Managed to complete the round in under 3 hours.

Went to pros shop, to verify my tee off time and pay for trolley.

The Course was very quiet and to my surprise no white or blue tees available to players when I arrived on the first tee.

From the yellow tee, too many holes were much less interesting hence my rating. Also the rough was kept pretty high making almost impossible to find your balls if you were off target.

After my round, went back to pro shop to ask about the absence of white and blue, and was told that was their policy but I could have used the unmarked tees. No apologies and it would have make sense to be informed in advance of that possibility.

Thoroughly enjoyed the course, weather decent, course lovely condition...only downside, a bit of a slog for the wife and my (playing) 9 year old son !!

I had the pleasure of playing a 4 ball my friend had won in a competition. Upon arrival we were given a very warm welcome by the guys in the pro shop , even a complimentary bucket of range balls to use for our warm up. The guys I played with both purchased items from the fully stocked pro shop, and although the club house was currently closed , we had the chance to purchase warm bacon rolls. Onto the course! The course is lovely, and is a real challenge. The wind is a major factor, although on the day , the conditions were pretty good. The fairways are tempting with the driver, although I did choose to use a 4 iron of the tee on many holes. There is water hazards on the course and a tempting par 4 which only the brave will take on , being some 260 yards to the Pin, however , you must negotiate the water hazard and thick rough and undergrowth. The only disappointment on the day was the greens. These were full of sand and had no real pace or roll. I think they will improve as the season goes on, however it was a disappointment to say the least. Overall, a beautiful course in a lovely setting, would play again .

We where looking for something a little different and settled on the the Torrance at the Fairmont for our day out. Initial reaction to to finding there being no tees in play other than the Yellows was disappointing. Once we got over that and settled in it was a good day. Great layout some nice variety of holes. Back 9 being the standout for me. Greens ran a lot better than they looked. Overall good value for money but would have love to have played it from a little further back and more than 6100yards.

Lovely course with amazing view over to St Andrews. Would love to play it again!

Very enjoyable despite a two club wind the course was in excellent condition for October

A Summertime game on this occasion, but following after some heavy rain the course was soaked. Although draining well, areas of ground were soft and little watery in some places. Greens up to a high standard and running true with the rains slowing putts and reducing level of borrow required at times helping to a 26 putt round.

This course uses the land undulations inventively at times, whispy long grass looks etherial disguising some nasty ground and risk of lost balls for an erratic driver. And as with most other links courses the dearth of trees leaves more to the weather to generate warmth. That said, the views running along the coast on the finishing holes is to be savoured.

The Medal (White) Tees 6,700 Yds provides a shorter hitting amateur (230 Yds) a tough test playing to a 75 Par realistically, however holes 4-9 and 15-17 play to shorter yardage giving a chance to score even when your game is not on top form. The 9 Longer holes will test the tour level player with stretched yardage, strategic bunkering, clever water elements and testing domed, tiered and fast greens.

Arrive early and make the most of the practice green and range before you start out to give yourself the best shot at this challenging championship level course.

Stunning course, great staff and a superb round of golf! Will be back to play the second course!

A course that is definitely in my top ten courses in Scotland . You are tested in placing your shots with a great deal of thought. A big hitter may get the distances but may also find trouble.

It’s wise to buy a course guide, it will alert you to the difficulties that await you!

Brilliant conditions, considering the amount of rain we’ve had!

Most enjoyable round. The course was in good condition & the pace of play good. We were a 3 ball & we were round in 3 hours 20 minutes.

We then retired to the clubhouse for a drink & some food & this was where the problems started. A pint was £6.35!! & there was no food available. This is 2.15 On a Sunday afternoon. Whilst the staff were very apologetic it was totally unacceptable.. there again with drink at that price I hate to think what they would charge for food. This was a pity as the cost of a round was good but the clubhouse a total rip off!!

Will we return? Maybe but we will definitely keep well clear of the clubhouse!

Squeezing the last drops out of the golfing season a change of course and a first time visit was booked at the Torrance course, we chose a windy day, if we had waited 24 hours we would have had a perfect day for golf but that is the unpredictable nature of golf in Scotland! The course is undulating and in the wind we experienced a yardage book was useful but at the high point of the course in to the breeze I needed a 3 iron rather than an 8 to find the green! The layout of the course is great with some stunning views if the monolithic hotel is ignored. A return visit in summer will be a delight I hope to return! I will however go to great lengths to avoid the deep bunkers - every bunker we were in was deep - both fairway and green side. Almost every ball in a bunker ended up within inches of the face. Stay out of these bunkers! That aside the greens had been hollow tined and sanded but still ran true and fast quite an achievement. The Fairways are generous the rough only comes in to play for really wayward shots, the fairways even at the end of October had plenty of run and this along with entertaining undulations on approaches to the greens added to the courses defences. This is a course that reminded me that it is well worthwhile getting away from playing your usual club course without needing to go away on an outing. I will be back!

At a loose end for the day, we decided to try and book a round of golf in St Andrews I checked in with NowGolf and found the Fairmont Torrance course was available at a great time and price. Checked in at the pro shop where we found the staff to be very helpful and friendly, the check in went very smoothly and we were on our way to the first tee. We weren't disappointed we found the course to be in excellent condition fabulous fairways and although the greens had been lightly tined it took nothing away as they were still very true with very little change in pace. After enjoying a good round of golf with no hold ups or pressure from behind as the game went at a great pace we went into the club house for a drink and lunch, again not dissapoInted as the menu was perfect for a lunch time. The bar and waitresses were very helpful and friendly......all in all a perfect day.

A real hidden gem in St Andrews and a great price if you book through teeofftimes

Great day on Torrance in windy conditions course was first class tough in wind but fair, greens were slick rough was penal in placesl but fairways generous if you were in rough then deserved the penalty.Great days golf and decent price in afternoon using tee times.