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  St Andrews Links - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St Andrews Links in the city of St Andrews, Scotland, is regarded as the "home of golf".It is the oldest course in the world.
The courses of St Andrews Links are owned by the local authorities and operated by St Andrews Links Trust, a charitable organisation.
St Andrews is also home to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, one of most prestigious golf clubs and one of the two rule making authorities of golf.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Andrews_Links   (170 words)

  
 Kingsbarns, near St Andrews, Scotland - Golf development news - Kinkell - St Andrews Links Trust Course No.7
A St Andrews councillor confirmed yesterday that she will participate in the decision-making process for St Andrews Links Trust's proposed new seventh public golf course, dismissing suggestions her influence on the vote might be biased by her having spent seven years as a member of the links management committee.
Controversial plans by St Andrews Links Trust for a seventh golf course on the edges of the town have been opposed by St Andrews Community Council, amid claims that it is premature and is a threat to the town’s proposed green belt and its landscape setting.
Proposals by St Andrews Links Trust to develop a new multi-million pound golf course on the edge of the town have received a significant boost with the news that a leading conservation pressure group is not planning to object to the initiative.
www.kingsbarnslinks.com /localnews/golf/kinkell.htm   (2389 words)

  
 Saint Andrew and St Andrews Day factsheet from the Library Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
St Andrew was one of Jesus' twelve disciples and he lived and worked as a fisherman in Galilee.
St Andrew's relics disappeared during the Reformation of the Scottish churches, when the Protestant Church came into being and broke away from the Roman Catholic church.
A fragment is in St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk /libraries/historysphere/standrew/standrew.html   (846 words)

  
 St. Andrews Home of Golf Presented by PCA Worldwide.com
Golf at St Andrews in the middle 19th century was becoming increasingly popular, and the courses were becoming crowded.
St Andrews Links is the largest golfing complex in Europe.
St Andrews is open year round, except for two weeks in February and two weeks in November.
www.pcaworldwide.com /history6.htm   (787 words)

  
 The R&A Homepage
Legend claims that the bones of St Andrew were brought from Patras in Greece by a monk called Regulus in about AD 390.
St Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland and the city grew in size, prestige and wealth.
Yet the reformation stripped St Andrews of its religious significance, the university was in danger of being moved to Perth and the cathedral once attended by Robert the Bruce lay in ruins when the Society of St Andrews Golfers, later to become the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, was formed in 1754.
www.randa.org /index.cfm?action=homeOfGolf.home   (372 words)

  
 St Andrews Link Trust appointment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The St Andrews Links Trust was established in 1974 by a special Act of Parliament to take over the management of the Links from the St Andrews Town Council, which was about to cease to exist.
Under the 1974 Act, the Trust must "hold and maintain the Links as a public park and place of public resort and recreation for the residents of the town of St Andrews and others resorting thereto".
St Andrews Links comprises 6 golf courses, including the Old Course and is the largest golf complex in Europe.
www.scotland.gov.uk /pages/news/2002/01/p_SE5155.aspx   (394 words)

  
 ipedia.com: University of St Andrews Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The University of St Andrews was founded in 1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland.
The University is situated in the city of St Andrews, on the Eastern coast of Scotland.
The University grew in size quite rapidly; St Salvator's College was established in 1450, St Leonard's in 1511 and St Mary's in 1537.
www.ipedia.com /university_of_st_andrews.html   (376 words)

  
 Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas-St Andrews Links
Poster Caption: This aerial panoramic photograph of the St Andrews Links golf courses was taken by James Blakeway.
Separated by roads, St Andrews’ five 18-hole courses from the water are the Jubilee, New, Old, Eden, and Strathtyrum Courses.
The purchase of this panorama contributes to the preservation and maintenance of the famous courses at St Andrews Links.
www.panoramas.com /prodinfo.asp?number=WSA   (95 words)

  
 GOLFCOURSE.com - GOLF MAGAZINE's Directory of Golf Courses, Resorts & Clubs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Unlike the other three St. Andrew's Courses, there is no outward and inward section; holes four to twelve not only cover the centre of the course but all four points of the compass as well.
St. Andrews, the Home of Golf and the location of the world famous Old Course, is also host to an extensive Golf Practice Centre.
Andrews' history: The fact that the course lay on the commons of St Andrews, granted the town together with its Royal Charter in 1140 afforded some, although not perfect protection.
www.golfcourse.com /search/coursedtl_eu.cfm?source=EU&courseid=969   (1043 words)

  
 St Andrews Links -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Golf has been played here ever since the (Click link for more info and facts about 15th century) 15th century.
Today there are six public golf courses including the (Click link for more info and facts about Old Course) 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 (Click link for more info and facts about Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews) Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, one of most prestigious golf clubs and one of the ruling authorities of golf.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/st_andrews_links.htm   (136 words)

  
 Visit St Andrews
Scotland later adopted St Andrew as her patron saint and took his saltire cross for her flag.
St Andrews is also famous as a place of learning.
St Andrews is a town meant for exploring.
www.visit-standrews.co.uk   (261 words)

  
 St Andrews Night
Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland (and Greece and Russia).
The diagonal shape of this cross is the basis for the Cross of St. Andrew which appears on the Scottish Flag.
The other version says that Angus was walking with some friends when St. Andrew appeared to him and told him that when he marched against his enemies he would see the white cross.
www.scotlandsmusic.com /st-andrews-night.htm   (993 words)

  
 History of Golf in St Andrews St Andrews Links Scotland
The family influence began in 1782, when James Cheape of Wellfield acquired the Strathtyrum Estate which adjoins the southern boundary of the St Andrews Links, James Cheape was a competent golfer, and in 1787 won the Silver Cup which entailed the captaincy of the Society of St Andrews Golfers.
At about the same time, the managers of the St Andrews Links in the form of the Town Council were deemed incapable of continuing with the administration of its business.
Thus the St Andrews Links were rescued from drunken and incompetent counsellors, but passed to another hazardous environment: that of rabbit farming.
www.strathtyrumhouse.com /standrews_history.htm   (353 words)

  
 City of St.Andrews | Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
St Andrews Dating offers singles in the St Andrews area some of the best online dating services and tools to help you find your right match, enabling you to carefully select the personal characteristics of the people that...
St Andrews student radio Star FM is set to re-launch after a successful pilot earlier this year.
Sir Kenneth Dover, FRSE, FBA, Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, is to retire from office on December 31st 2005.
www.cityofstandrews.co.uk   (610 words)

  
 St. Andrews, Scotland - The Essential Golf Reference Page
Andrews, the "Home of Golf", where does one begin to capture all that is the essence of Golf in St. Andrews.
Here is a collection of the finest links (pardon the pun) covering every aspect of golf as it pertains to St. Andrews.
The major golf courses in St. Andrews are public courses, operated by the Links Management Trust for public benefit.
www.saint-andrews.co.uk /golf.htm   (607 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.
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.
Links designs have a tradition of being environmentally friendly: Greenkeepers at all of the Links Trust courses use as little herbicide as possible.
www.worldgolf.com /course-reviews/scotland/eden-course.htm   (1560 words)

  
 St Andrews Links Trust - Welcome
St Andrews Links is the Home of Golf, where the game evolved and where the spirit and traditions of golf have been safeguarded for over six centuries
A place of global importance, the Links is managed by St Andrews Links Trust.
The six courses at the Links are open to all, as are the golf practice centre and the two clubhouses.
www.standrews.org.uk   (164 words)

  
 Adventure : St. Andrews Links : Fine Living
The St. Andrews Links comprise six public courses, five with 18 holes and one nine-hole course, the Balgrove, appropriate for children and beginners.
By far the most coveted tee time to get in St. Andrews is for the Old Course, said to be the oldest golf course in the world and the place where the game was first played some 600 years ago.
The New Course was added in 1895 to accommodate growing demand for golf at St. Andrews, followed by the Jubilee Course, which originally opened as a 12-hole layout in 1897, and the Eden Course was added in 1913.
www.fineliving.com /fine/adventure/article/0,1663,FINE_1403_3520697,00.html   (314 words)

  
 St Andrews Links New Golf Course St. Andrews Fife in Scotland. Scottish Resources
St Andrews, both from locals and from the visitors who were flocking to the town in increasing numbers on the recently constructed railway.
These arrangements were enshrined in the first Act of Parliament concerning the Links which was passed in 1894 and was the forerunner of the current Act of 1974 which specifies how the links are to be run.
The result is a classic links course which uses the natural features of the land to create a first class golfing challenge.
scotlandgolftouring.com /db_clients/2134.php   (565 words)

  
 What’s On in St Andrews, Scotland, UK – Links
The best St Andrews web site I know of at the moment is www.saint-andrews.co.uk – there’s a lot there and a lot of links to other St Andrews related sites.
For a student view of St Andrews http://www.thesinner.net guide is good (ie I agreed with the articles I read!) if patchy in coverage, but obviously looking to fill out – should improve with time.
Undiscovered Scotland’s St Andrews pages are useful for the surrounding area.
www.louisxiv.demon.co.uk /standrews/events/links.html   (376 words)

  
 The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There is a total of five championship courses, a nine hole course, a Golf Practice Centre and two clubhouses on this spectacular 500 acre links complex.
Remarkably enough for this golfing legend, St. Andrews Links is a public facility, owned by the local authority and run by the
or any other links at St. Andrews, the club has had a long and close connection with the Links, a relationship which is continued today through the Links Trust.
www.golfissimo.com /html/web/Scotland/scotland_royalancient.htm   (322 words)

  
 Links --- St. Andrews Episcopal Church --- Louisville, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Carolyn is the Associate Rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
At the beginning of December Saint Andrew's Sunday school will take a few hours to explore stories of the generous saint who is connected to many of our Christmas traditions.
All of Saint Andrew's children from kindergarten through 5th grade, their neighbors, friends and relations are invited to a party from 1 to 3 p.m.
www.saintandrewslouky.org /upcomming.html   (1049 words)

  
 GolfInstruction, Golf Practice Centre at St. Andrews Expanding
Eden Clubhouse at the St. Andrews Links, you're greeted with a sign that says, "Danger Golf in Progress." If you hit the ball like most of us, that pretty much says it all.
Andrews, golf in Scotland - as in the Colonies - is suffering through what everyone hopes is only a temporary malaise.
Despite the long history of the game in St. Andrews, as of just a couple of years ago, Kirkaldy lamented the fact that only two local boys had low single-digit handicaps, and there had not been a junior scratch golfer locally for several years.
www.golfinstruction.com /features/st-andrews-practice-center-822.htm   (1269 words)

  
 St Andrews Golf Week, Golf Week at St Andrews, 2006 Golf Week at St Andrews, Golf Week at the Old Course St Andrews
St Andrews Golf Week, Golf Week at St Andrews, 2006 Golf Week at St Andrews, Golf Week at the Old Course St Andrews
Whether an expert golfer or a little less practiced, the weeks programme lends itself to golfers of all standards, whilst at the same time allowing you to relax and savour the unique atmosphere of St Andrews, "The Home of Golf".
For those wishing to work on their game there will be golf tuition from PGA Professionals John Stark and Ken Stevely throughout the week.
www.linksgolfstandrews.com /golfweek.htm   (371 words)

  
 Accommodation in St Andrews Scottish Golf History
Available to hire for functions and parties, Strathtyrum House is the family home of the Cheape family, who have played such a large part in the history of golf at St Andrews.
It is one of the places in St Andrews offered by the Old Course Experience for those with enough funds to pay others to make the arrangements to play the Old Course.
Apart from the six courses on St Andrews Links, there are another half a dozen within 10 miles/ 17 km of St Andrews.
www.scottishgolfhistory.net /accommodation_st_andrews.htm   (303 words)

  
 Microsoft and St. Andrews Team Up for "World's Biggest Day of Golf": Virtual Golfers to Tee-Up in e-World Shotgun 2000
Organized by St. Andrews Links Trust, which runs all six golf courses at St. Andrews including the Old Course, the event is being billed as the World's Biggest Day of Golf.
More than 17 years of passion and precision have been poured into the top-selling, award-winning "Links LS 2000." Supporting more than 25 of the world's most respected and sought-after courses, from Hawaii's Mauna Kea to Canada's Banff Springs to St. Andrews Old Course, "Links LS" is the leading PC golf simulation game.
Microsoft, MSN, "Links" and VGA are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
www.microsoft.com /presspass/press/2000/Jun00/StAndrewsPR.mspx   (649 words)

  
 Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board
Whatever you want to explore - the country's best-kept beaches, the world home of golf in St Andrews, the delightful East Neuk fishing villages, the historic capital of Dunfermline, it's all in the Kingdom of Fife.
St Andrews and Kingdom of Fife Convention Bureau offers a classic combination of scenery, culture and hospitality enhanced by an impressive range of versatile venues to suit all budgets.
For the committed tourer, the 105 mile Kingdom Route is a circuit between the Forth and Tay road bridges.
www.standrews.co.uk   (199 words)

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