New Course at St Andrews - Scotland golf`s most famous second fiddle
Released on = March 22, 2007, 12:01 pm
Press Release Author = GolfPublisher Syndications
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = The New Course at St. Andrews is Scotland\'s most famous second fiddle. UK golf course reviews at GolfEurope.com
Press Release Body = By Brandon Tucker, Staff Writer, Golf Publisher Syndications
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (March 21, 2007) — When the St. Andrews Links Trust opens the highly anticipated No. 7 course in 2008, it will be the town\'s fifth golf course opened since the New Course debuted in 1895 as a second course funded by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club to compliment the overplayed Old Course right next door.
Of course, only in St. Andrews, Scotland would the \"New\" course be built at the end of the 19th century by town legend Old Tom Morris.
Aside from No. 7, there are three other 21st century links golf courses within a few miles of the town: Fairmont St. Andrews\' Torrance and Devlin, as well as Kingsbarns. Today, the New serves as a viable option to those who get turned away from the daily ballot at the Old Course. It operates primarily on a first-come, first-serve basis, not tee times, so it\'s easy to get a last-minute tee time if you\'ve been shutout elsewhere.
\"Unless it\'s a scorching hot day that brings out a lot of locals, you can usually get on within an hour of when you want,\" said John Stewart of the St. Andrews Links Trust.
Unlike Turnberry\'s Kintyre or Carnoustie\'s two satellite courses, the New Course is more than simply a serviceable backup. It\'s still among the elite links courses in Scotland and hosts numerous national and regional championships. It\'s also in as good if not better shape than the Old Course, since it doesn\'t get the 40,000-plus rounds the Old Course does.
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March 21, 2007 Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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