Castle Course St. Andrews

This morning we are booked on the Castle Course, opened in 2008, it is the most recent of the fantastic golf courses in the collection around the historic old town of St. Andrews.

Castle Course St Andrews, 3rd green

The Castle Course came in for some criticism when it was opened and this was primarily aimed at the greens which the golf course architect, David McLay Kidd and his DMK design company, 'over egged' with some rather severe contouring. Thankfully, as the course has matured, the St. Andrews Links Trust have listened to the feedback from the local and visiting golfers and in each of the last four years the greenkeeping staff have set about making those greens more playable during the winter maintenance period.
7th green Castle Course, St Andrews

The spectacular cliff top setting of the golf course is inspiring with the ocean visible from every tee and the ancient spires of St. Andrews being used as a delightful backdrop.

I really like the Castle Course. It is fun. It was not built to be an Open Championship venue, the Old Course is just down the road, but it was constructed to add to the wonderful variety of the links courses in the area and ease congestion on the Old Course. 

Golfing at the Castle Course on a summers evening with a dying wind, a sparkling blue ocean and St. Andrews in the distance is a sublime experience which we do hope you will have the opportunity to enjoy.

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