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The golfing couple from Calgary, Canada, arrive in St. Andrews and walk on to the 1st tee Old Course, St. Andrews. Tee time was at 10.00am this morning and after a ropey front nine from both players, perhaps a wee bit excited, they calmed down and started to golf properly. Geoff, who I was caddying for, went out in 46 and came back in 39 shooting an 85. Pretty good for a 13 handicapper who had only... Expand this post »

Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness Highland Golf Tour Itinerary £900 British Pounds /  $1450 USA Dollars per Golfer Day Date Activity Accommodation 1  2013 Season Arrive Inverness Airport Golf at Castle Stuart Links pm Kingsmills Hotel Inverness 2 2013 Season Golf at Royal Dornoch Kingsmills Hotel Inverness 3 2013 Season Golf at Castle Stuart Links Kingsmills Hotel Inverness 4 2013 Season Golf at Tain Golf Club Kingsmills Hotel Inverness 5 2013 Season Golf at Nairn Golf Club Depart Inverness and Highlands of Scotland This Highland Golf Tour will include the following: Five rounds of classic Scottish Links Golf, taki...

My Caddie pal Dave Meldrum, local St. Andrews Caddy, has been assisting the Swedish golfer and European Tour winner Alexander Noren this week at the Dunhill Links and is sitting in third place, 5 shots off the lead held by Brandon Grace from South Africa who has been in pole position since the first day. Go for it Dave! A day off tomorrow, Sunday, to watch the last day on the Old Course with some close friends over from Glasgow. I would not be surprised to see a score of 62 on the Old Course as there is to be no wind and the the glorious sunshine is to continue. Looking forward to a great day of low scoring.

The St. Andrews Links Trust has completed a' rebranding' of all signs and notices associated with the golf courses under their guidance. Black is now the accepted background. The previous signs were blue in colour and had been that way since I arrived at the links back in 2002.

Work has begun on the rennovations to the iconic Martyrs' Monument that sits atop the hill, on the Scores Road, behind the 18th green of the Old Course here in St. Andrews. Martyrs' Monument The 32 foot obelisk was built in 1843 to commemorate the four Protestant men who were burnt at the stake between 1520 and 1560: Patrick Hamilton, Henry Forrest, Paul Craw and Walter Myln. The monument is a popular aiming point for the golfers on the 18th tee of the Old Course. As work begins on the Martyrs' Monument the scaffolding that has been a prominent feature around the red sandstone building, Hamilton Grand, immediately behind the 18th green of the Old Course for the last two years is now being removed. External work is nearing completion and I believe the showrooms and bar will be open to the public at the beginning of October. Hamilton Grand St. Andrews The building was originally built as a luxury hotel by Thomas Hamilton almost 100 years ago. ...

The Caddie Pavilion and R&A Clubhouse Always a delight when you bounce into a golfing friend on one of the grand double greens of St. Andrews Old Course. There we were marking our golf ball on the green of the Par5 5th when I look across and see George Peper doing the same, marking his golf ball on the same green but on the inward 13th green! A quick acknowledgement of each others presence and it is done. George has been a constant in my... Expand this post »

18th green Old Course, St. Andrews My golfer from San Francisco, HK, won his match yesterday on the 20th hole! We were all square (even) going up the 18th of the Old Course where HK sank a good 4 foot putt to take the match done the 1st extra hole. Then on the 1st green we had another 4/5 foot putt to take the game to the next hole...HK sinks it!As we leave the first green and go to the 2nd tee HK tells me, with a steely stare that ...Expand this post »

The R&A GC dominate the Old Course tee times over the next two weeks as can be seen by clicking on the link to the Old Course Ballot below. St. Andrews Old Course Tee Times The 17th Road hole green, Old Course St. Andrews

The clock is ticking as the time and day fast approaches for your 2013 Old Course tee times application to the St. Andrews Links. The application forms will be accepted on Wednesday 5th September, there are no green fee charges until you are notified of success, usually six weeks after submitting the form. A minimum of two and maximum of eight golfers can apply. The form can be found at the following...Expand this post »

Caddie Golf Tours have a group of four golfers from Pennsylvania USA here in St. Andrews this week and they have taken advantage of temporary membership... Expand this post »

I love Kingsbarns Golf Links dearly. It is always a delight to play golf upon and Sean, the Caddie Master, is a real good guy who has done some exceptional... Expand this post »

The application form for 2013 Advance Old Course Tee Times is now available from the St. Andrews Links web site. The link follows below: http://www.standrews.org.uk... Expand this post »

An strange day here at the Old Course, St Andrews...the 'Haar' (sea mist) came in very early in the morning and never left the Old Course, visibility down to 150 yards. A tough day for the golfers and the caddies.

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Old Course Tee Times 2013. Hello golfers, a wee note to inform you that now would be an excellent time to prepare your golfing dream of playing the Old Course St. Andrews and the legendary golf courses in Scotland next year, 2013. Applications for advanced Old Course tee times, priced at face value, will be accepted by the St. Andrews Links Trust on Wednesday 5th September. A maximum of x8 golfers can... Expand this post »

Old Course Tee Times 2013. Hello golfers, a wee note to inform you that now would be an excellent time to prepare your golfing dream of playing the Old Course St. Andrews and the legendary golf courses in Scotland next year, 2013. Applications for advanced Old Course tee times, priced at face value, will be accepted by the St. Andrews Links Trust on Wednesday 5th September. A maximum of x8 golfers can...Expand this post »

The famous Road hole bunker at the 17th hole of the Old Course was dismantled and rebuilt on Sunday 5th August, ready for play on Monday the 6th August. The Greenkeepers started at 5.00am and completed the job around 1.30pm that afternoon. This world famous bunker does get a lot of traffic walking into it for a wee look and the taking of many photographs. I have experienced my golfers hitting into it on purpose to prove it can be conquered! It rarely is. A massive congratulations to the Greenkeepers for their superb effort.

Tomorrow, Monday 6th August, Ballot for Old Course tee times. It shows that the R&A Golf Club now have two blocks of tee times, one in the morning   and afternoon between 9-10am and 2-3pm respectively. This cuts down the amount of tee times that are available to the visiting and local golfers. It happens every August and is quite a contentious issue with the local residents of St. Andrews.

LB and I went down for a game of golf over the Strathtyrum Golf Course at the St. Andrews Links at 3pm this afternoon and found literally hundreds of junior golfers from all parts of the world either out or preparing to go out on their practice rounds. We went onto the 9 hole Balgove Golf Course for a fun wee round instead.

A lovely invitation to golf at Killermont Golf Club, Glasgow, this morning from my golfing partner Andy T. This was the very last golf course designed by Old Tom Morris...so much history you could cut some out and put it in a frame. Home for 1pm and the final day of the Open Championship...what a day.