Advice on attending the Open...

                              I plan to travel from America to attend this year&#39;s Open at St. Andrews.&nbsp; I am looking for any general advice I can get while there.&nbsp; Things such as where to purchase tickets, traffic issues and best mode of transportation to get to St. Andrews (not sure where I will be staying yet as everything in Fife seems to be booked), do I need to purchase a train ticket in adance, where the best locations are on the course to watch the golf, etc.&nbsp; Anything anyone can toss out, I would be most appreciative!!&nbsp; Thanks in advance! <p>Tim</p>                                         

Its in Scottland so bring your rain coat! ;-)

Tim,

There will be  a number of ways to get to the course, it all depends on where you get to stay. Dundee still has some accomodation and buses will most likely be run from there.

You will be kept on the outside of the course, no spectators are allowed inside due to the nature of the lay-out. You could position yourself in a number of places and watch the players going out and coming home from the same location. A popular spot is by the 1st Green armed with Binoculars, then you can watch 1, 2, 16, 17 & 18 from the one spot.

Also don't plan anything important for the evenings, getting out of St. Andrews can be a problem.

To get tickets, visit The R&A website and click on Open Championship Tickets.

TheLyth