Best golf courses: St Andrews

St Andrews: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
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Many have contributed to the Old Course layout. Most recently: Daw Anderson (1850s), Old Tom Morris (1860s to 1900) and Dr Alister Mackenzie (1930s).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Clark, Clive

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Clive Clark

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Phillips, Kyle

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Kyle Phillips & Mark Parsinen

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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McLay-Kidd, David

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David McLay-Kidd

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Morris, Old Tom

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Old Tom Morris

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Morris, Old Tom

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Balcomie Links - Old Tom Morris (1895). Craighead Links - Gil Hanse (1998).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Devlin, Bruce

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Bruce Devlin (with contributions from Gene Sarazen).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Angus & Steel

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John Angus Jr designed the original 12-hole layout (1897). The course was extended from 12 to 18 holes (1905), and significantly redesigned by Donald Steel (1989).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Thomson, Peter

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Original design by Peter Thomson, with significant later alterations and a new back-nine layout by Tim Liddy in 2006.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Torrance, Sam

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Sam Torrance (with contributions from Gene Sarazen)

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Colt, Harry

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Harry Colt

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Steel, Donald

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Donald Steel

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
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Many have contributed to the Old Course layout. Most recently: Daw Anderson (1850s), Old Tom Morris (1860s to 1900) and Dr Alister Mackenzie (1930s).

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Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

Who's Who

Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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