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St Andrews The Home Of Golf

4.9   Golfshake Golf Course Rating 374 reviews | Post Review | Website
Price Guide: £££££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

St Andrews The Home Of Golf is a 117 hole public golf facility established in 1754 featuring; the Old, New, Jubilee, Eden, Strathtyrum, Castle Courses and 9 hole Balgove Courses.

Other holes | Private | Links


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Address: St Andrews Links, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SF United Kingdom

Tel: 01334 466666

Golf Pro: Steve North - St Andrews Links Golf Academy | Tel: 01334 466 606

Website: http://www.standrews.org.uk


Golf Club Facilities

Driving range  Range
Golf club hire  Club Hire
Buggy Hire  Buggy Hire
Golf shop  Golf Shop
Changing rooms  Changing
Clubhouse  Clubhouse
Bar  Bar
Food  Dining
Function Room Hire  Function Room

To obtain a tee time on the Old Course; there are four main ways to do so if you have a suitable handicap (24 for men and 36 for women). Please vsit the clubs website for more details.

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  • Societies Accepted to Play
  • Society Deals Available
  • 7 Day Membership Available

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

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Review Information


GOLFSHAKE RATING

4.93

Golfshake Golf Course Rating

 

AVERAGE RATING 4.6
(based on 374 reviews)

5 star
257
4 star
97
3 star
19
2 star
0
1 star
2
 

HIGHLY RATED

100%

would play again or recommend


4.6

The Course

4.7

Course Conditions

4.3

Value For Money

4.3

Pace of Play

4.7

Facilities & Service

4.7

Hospitality

4.5

Practice Facilities

4.4

Food & Drink

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Duncan S rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed May 29 2023

A long walk

The views from the course are stunning but it's a long walk and taking a buggy would be a good idea. The greens are still very tricky and in some cases it is difficult to get the ball near the hole even when the green. Too many Swales and slopes in my view.

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Marek L rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 30 2023

Not quite the Old course but it will have to do

Started very misty and played 1st 3 holes next to 13th, 14th and 15th of the olf course. Plenty more gorse on Eden and no double greens. Plenty of interesting pot bunkers and back to faster greens greens. Not quite as quick as 1st 2 days but faster enough. 3wd has deserted me today. My most consistant club over the last 4 days.....the Driver!

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Darren R rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 31 2023

Out of this world!

Very lucky to play the Old course in benign conditions at the end of March late in the day.

Words will struggle to describe how special this place is and what it is like to actually play a course which is likely at the top of every golfers bucket list to play. As you would expect the experience & conditions were exceptional; from the greetings of the staff, the facilities, standing on the first tee and the conditions throughout. Whilst we played at the very end of the off peak season, with winter mats in play, this did not detract from the round, particularly if you missed the fairway by a few yards where mats are not actually needed. The whole course was first-class and we probably also lucked out, not only with the still conditions, but also the fact that the rough is cut back at this time of year making any shot missing the fairway not too perilous.

The course was a joy to play and offered a nice mix of fun, challenging and unique holes and we were aided in our round by the benefit of playing with a local who provided valuable insight in where to aim, what to avoid and the hazards you couldn't see - like the seven sisters on the 5th which make up over 100 bunkers which are best to be avoided! I've no doubt when the wind gets up this can be an extremely tough course but the course isn't there to destroy your game but there to let you know what a great game this is if you play the course as you find it and give it the respect it deserves.

With many shared greens and shared fairways to a degree, along with a few cross over points it never felt like you were too close to any other groups nor at risk from other golfers despite the course being full.

Too sum up, if you can, simply, just go and play it! The history, the town, the views, the Open, the course - this is the Home of Golf and simply a wonderful place to visit and a course simply out of this world that every golfer should experience at least once in their lifetime.

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Raj G rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Feb 25 2023

Fantastic Course

It’s a great course, one of the hardest amongst the 5 courses at the St Andrews links. Would strongly recommend playing here.

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Tim S rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 3 2022

Everything you would expect from a first visit to Scotland and the birthplace of golf. Even the mandatory use of fairway mats did not take away from the experience. Used a caddie which made a big difference playing the course for the first time.

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Euan C rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 21 2022


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Euan C rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 21 2022


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Alfred P rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 29 2022

A great links experience at The home of Golf!
Bunkers are well placed a woe betide anyone who tries to get out of them!

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Grant F rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 17 2022

The Old Lady

It's the OLD COURSE , ST ANDREWS!! What more do I need to say, played it with all the stands and scoreboards up in preperation for The Open. Fantastic place, never gets old....

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Steve H rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed May 2 2022

Beautiful

Fantastic as you would expect from the home of golf.
Friendly staff and locals.
Great complimentary stroke saver book with your scorecard, nice keepsake.

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Stuart L rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed May 2 2022

Windy day in st andrews

Very windy, but a lovely challenging little course. Wind is the only defence on this track.

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Peter S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 25 2022

Typical links course, the wind making it tricky but in good nick and the greens were tricky.
Would recommend

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Steve B rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Apr 12 2022

Lovely worth visit

Lovely Links course, many say is the best of the St Andrews group. Enjoyed the course, in good condition and very reasonably priced. Excellent.

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Mark G rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 19 2022

It's the New course - Stunning

Took the opportunity of a gift to play the New Course. A wonderful day and experience. The course was, as expected, fantastic. Greens were lightening and superb (pity my putting wasn't)

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Gary E rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 15 2022

Jubilee St andrews

A course I've played and caddied on for the last 18 years.
Always a challenge and always fun to play. Greens are usually spot on as you would expect at
the Home of golf. Not everyone's cup of tea but i love it. Often regarded as the toughest course
on the links.

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