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	Old Course at St Andrews - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Old Course is a public course over common land and is held in trust by The St. Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament.
		The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (RandA) club house sits adjacent to the first tee and many people think that they own the course, but they are just one of many clubs that have playing privileges on the course, along with the general public.
		In 2005 the Old Course was ranked as the greatest golf course in the rest of the world, ie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Course_at_St_Andrews (676 words)

	St Andrews Links - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		St Andrews Links in the Royal Burgh of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the "home of golf".
		Today there are six public golf courses including the Old Course which is widely considered one of the finest, and certainly the most famous and traditional, courses in the world.
		St Andrews is also home to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, one of the most prestigious golf clubs and one of the two rule making authorities of golf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Andrews_Links (215 words)

	St. Andrews Old Course, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
		James III and IV subsequently reinforced this statement from James II due to the belief that the pursuit of golf was distracting men from archery practice and thereby weakening the defence against the threat of invading English armies.
		The Old Course at St. Andrews is a must for all avid golfers, who should make the pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.
		Every virgin Old Course golfer finds that in addition to pitting their wits against the course, the none-too-slight elements of history, reputation, aura and self-determination all contrive against a low return.
	www.golfing-scotland.com /courses/standold.asp (736 words)

	ipedia.com: Old Course at St Andrews Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The course is over common land and is officially owned by the town of St Andrews.
		The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) club house sits adjacent to the first tee and many people think that they own the course, but they are just one of many clubs that have playing privileges on the course, along with the general public.
		The only time Sunday play is allowed on the course is on the final day of The Open Championship when it is held at the Old Course; this happens roughly once every five years.
	www.ipedia.com /old_course_at_st_andrews.html (476 words)

	Old Course at St Andrews: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The course is over common land and is officially owned by the town of St Andrews[For more info, click on this link].
		The royal and ancient golf club of st andrews (or r&a for short) is not only one of the oldest golf clubs, but also the governing body of golf in much of the world....
		St andrews links in the city of st andrews, scotland, is regarded as the "home of golf"....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/old_course_at_st_andrews.htm (804 words)

	World Golf Travel: The Eden Course at St. Andrews Links, St. Andrews, Scotland
		After some discussion, I had to admit that Nurse and the St. Andrews Links Trust have a compelling case against Bethpage: Prior to the establishment of the Trust by an Act of Parliament in 1974, the courses were owned by the St. Andrews Town Council.
		And despite the austere presence of the Royal and Ancient Clubhouse behind the first tee of The Old Course (the members of which one of my caddies described as "dinosaurs"), all of the courses here are open to the public at relatively reasonable rates, especially for natives of Fife.
		Overall, The Eden Course is one of the few low-scoring opportunities to be had by visitors to the St. Andrews links; however, between the tricky, undulating greens and the visual illusions induced by the hollows and mounds in the fairways, precision approaches and sound strategy will be required to shoot low.
	www.worldgolf.com /course-reviews/scotland/eden-course.htm (1536 words)

	ST. ANDREWS OLD COURSE
		The painting of the 800 year old bridge over the Swilcan Burn on the Old Course, St. Andrews.
		The Old Course at St. Andrews is the most famous golf course in the world, and has been recognized the world over as the home of the game.
		The course is the classic links course of nine holes out and nine back with wide fairways and large double greens.
	www.classic-golf.com /Scotland/standrewsold.htm (173 words)

	St. Andrews
		Fay relates that it was not until he served as a referee in the 1990 Open Championship there and spent four days walking the course and watching the game's best tack their way round it that he began to appreciate the most famous course in golf.
		At St. Andrews, hitting the fairways and greens does not count for a lot -- one could hit every fairway and green in regulation and still not score better than 80.
		However, the main need for many rounds over the Old Course is to encounter it in every type of wind and weather.
	www.golfclubatlas.com /standrews1.html (737 words)

	St Andrews Hotels and Guest Houses Accommodation, Scotland; hotel and guest house association
		St Andrews is the perfect setting for a short break or a longer stay on Scotland's east coast.
		St Andrews is well known internationally as 'The Home of Golf'.
		St Andrews can be found on the web site of St Andrews Community Council.
	www.stayinstandrews.co.uk (338 words)

	St Andrews Old Course and Links - Championship golf course
		St Andrews Old Course and Links is the largest golfing complex in Europe, comprising of 6 Public Courses and a golf practice centre.
		St Andrews links offer 5 additional golf courses ranging from championship standard to a course ideal for children and beginners and a new course is currently under construction and due to open next year.
		St Michael's Golf Course is about 4 miles from St Andrews and Drumoig about 5 miles.
	www.stayinstandrews.co.uk /golf.html (409 words)

	StAndrews.com - Home of Golf and Host of The British Open Golf Tournament
		The Old Course is the most famous golf course in the world and originally consisted of twenty-two holes, eleven out and eleven back in a sort of looping string shape.
		The track through the whin bushes on which the Old Course evolved was so narrow that golfers played to the same holes going out and coming in, using two different pin placements on each green.
		The St Andrews courses are all administered and maintained on behalf of the town by the Links Trust of St Andrews.
	www.standrews.com /courses/old.htm (599 words)

	Scotland Golf Trip - St. Andrews & Old Course
		Going out towards the other clubhouse, which is used for the other St. Andrews golf course, we can look back at the clubhouse and the town.
		Andrews is a typical British or Euopean town with many small shops such as for vegetable, meat, bread, etc. The ruined St. Andrews castel was build about 1100AD.
		The old church was constructed in the early 1200AD and is located at the west end of the town.
	www.wise-old-man.com /scotland/standrews.htm (548 words)

	The Open Championship / News / The Old Course at St. Andrews is an acquired taste
		ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Sam Snead made his first pilgrimage to the home of golf nearly 60 years ago, and his first impression was typical of most great golfers, particularly Americans.
		Despite a four-shot victory at St. Andrews for his only Open Championship win, Snead later described the Old Course as "some acreage that was so raggedy and beat up that I was surprised to see what looked like a fairway amongst the weeds.
		Thanks to all that participated in the live chat with St. Andrews resident historian Keith Mackie in "At the Turn" presented by ING.
	www.pga.com /openchampionship/2005/news_071105_oldcourse.html (1251 words)

	Visit St Andrews
		St Andrews is also famous as a place of learning.
		The Old Course is arguably the most famous golf course in the world, and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club is still the ruling body for the rules of golf.
		St Andrews is a town meant for exploring.
	www.visit-standrews.co.uk (261 words)

	Old Course Hotel St Andrews St Andrews Fife accommodation
		The Old Course Hotel is based in the home of golf and is one of Europe's leading resort properties.
		Situated at the heart of the Home of Golf, the Old Course Hotel enjoys a spectacular location overlooking the famous 17th 'Road hole' of the Old Course, the West Sands and the coastline of Fife.
		The resort's own championship golf course, the Duke's Course was designed by five times Open Champion, Peter Thomson C.B.E. This heathland layout is the perfect complement to the six St Andrews links courses; creating the largest golf coplex in Europe with 117 holes of golf.
	www.bxb.co.uk /ah/KY16-9SP.HTM (296 words)

	St Andrews Links Trust - Golf
		The course is known for its particular physical features including 112 bunkers, some of which are especially famous e.g.
		Another peculiar feature of the Old Course is the double greens where the outward and inward holes are cut on the same putting surface.
		The Old Course is also unusual in that it starts and finishes in the town, but its truly remarkable feature is that in today's modern golfing world, a course which has evolved over six centuries, remains a true test of championship golf.
	www.standrews.org.uk /golf/the_courses/old_course.html (309 words)

	St. Andrews Golf: The Old Course in St. Andrews Scotland
		I also noticed he had one of the course guides that was printed in the 1970s and I could tell he had studied it and was knowledgeable about the golf course.
		Kirkcaldy is related (uncle's cousin) to the one-armed golfer and Old Course starter of the 1950s and 1960s, Jimmy Alexander, who told him of the day President Dwight Eisenhower was so nervous when he arrived at the No. 1 tee, he decided to skip it and go to No. 2.
		The historic, panoramic views of the Old Course, the Scottish coastline, the links courses and the town are not to be missed.
	www.standrewsgolf.com /course-reviews/st-andrews-old-course.htm (2680 words)

	St Andrews Open \| The Home of Golf, Saint Andrews Fife Scotland
		St Andrews has an extremely rich history, inhabited since the 6th century, it played a major part in Scotland's medieval history.
		This encompasses the golf courses, golf clubs and the town itself, including hotel and guest house and bed and breakfast accommodation, restaurants and nightlife.
		If you fancy staying outside of St Andrews, the area also boasts some excellent country hotels, remember nowhere in this corner of Fife is more than 30 minutes by car from St Andrews - or just over the River Tay to Dundee or these luxury hotels in Scotland.
	www.standrewsopen.com (346 words)

	St Andrews (Old Course)
		It is often suggested that a good test of a golf course’s quality is the extent to which, after the first time of playing, you are able to remember each hole.
		This is not so easy at St Andrews given that the first time you visit the Old Course you are likely to be so overwhelmed by the sense of history that you play the links in a semi-trance.
		The 17th at St Andrews is perhaps the most famous and most feared par four in golf.
	www.golfingguides.net /Products/UK/Details.asp?ID=385&POSTCODEREF=KY16 (456 words)

	St Andrews Links Trust
		St Andrews Links Trust is generally regarded as the 'Home of Golf', St Andrews is second to none as a golfing Mecca.
		The course is located on a peninsula where the elements have sculptured a course completely at variance to today's manicured parkland courses.
		Like other St Andrews' courses, it is long and exposed to the elements, where wind, length and the natural links topography are dominate aspects of any round.
	www.golfeurope.com /clubs/st_andrews (956 words)

	Old Course At St Andrews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At St Andrews last year, he became the first Thai to...
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	www.wikiverse.org /old-course-at-st-andrews (565 words)

	Whistling Straits owner Kohler buys the Old Course Hotel at St. Andrews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Old Course Hotel is situated on the 17th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews, perhaps the most famous hole in golf.
		The Old Course, accepted as the birthplace of golf more than six centuries ago, has been the site of 26 British Opens and will host The 2005 Open.
		The Old Course, as well as the other five golf courses comprising St. Andrews Links, is managed and maintained by St. Andrews Links Trust.
	www.pga.com /news/industry/kohler100404.cfm (527 words)

	Old Course at St. Andrews Scotland golf course digital pictures.
		The Old Course at the St. Andrews golf links renowned as the most famous and earliest golf links dating back 600 years to the 1400's when golf was first played there.
		Andrews Links was originally a 22 hole golf course that was shortened to 18 holes in 1764 creating today's standard design plan for all golf courses.
		Old Tom Morris (a former six time Open Champion) was originally born in St. Andrews and had his club making shop situated in the town nearby the 18th green at the Old Course.
	www.caddybytes.com /St_Andrews_golf_links_virtual_tour.htm (557 words)

	PGATOUR.com - St. Andrews to host '07 Women's British Open (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The Old Course at St. Andrews will host the 2007 Women's British Open, the first time the Old Course has held a championship for women.
		The men's British Open was first played at St. Andrews in 1873, and it has been held there a record 26 times.
		"The Old Course and St. Andrews embody much of the long history of golf, and it is right that the only women's major to be played outside the U.S. should now be coming to St. Andrews," Andy Salmon, chief executive of the Ladies Golf Union, said Thursday.
	www.pgatour.com /story/7344828 (347 words)

	The Golf Travel Co.: Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland guaranteed tee times, golf packages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If the Old Course is a key element of your tour, then some degree of flexibility on dates is also very important as the Old Course has a number of tournaments and course closures throughout the season.
		Another way to access the Old Course which many visitors (and Golf Travel Co. clients) take advantage of is the ballot.
		Over the course of the year approximately 50% of Old Course starting times are not allocated to advance starting times but are allocated via the ballot.
	www.e-golftravel.com /scotland/old-course.htm (301 words)

	Old Course at St Andrews Awaits New Woods Blitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ST ANDREWS, Scotland, 12 July 2005 — The British Open returns to its old home for the first time in five years this week with Tiger Woods looking to add another chapter to the long history of the Old Course.
		The Old Course at St Andrews, even with the latest adaptations to five tees adding 164 yards to the total length to bring some of the course’s feared bunkers back into range for the big-hitters, suits him to a tee.
		Other form players heading in to St. Andrews are Australia’s Adam Scott who will be 25 on Saturday, gritty South African Tim Clark, who tuned up for it by winning the Scottish Open on Sunday, and last month’s US Open winner Michael Campbell.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=8§ion=0&article=66875&d=12&m=7&y=2005 (756 words)

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