St Andrews Accommodation

St Andrews, The History of Golf at the British Golf Museum, St Andrews
The Golf Industry, Making Golf Balls explored at the Golf Museum St Andrews
The man who missed the ball on the first tee at St Andrews, Golf Museum, St Andrews
Golf artefacts, Programme for the Open Golf Championship, Old Course St Andrews, July 1970
'Slammin' Sam', Sam Snead (1912-2002), so called after his great golf swing. Winner of the 1946 Open at St Andrews
Women's Golf History, the great Annika Borenstam, Golf Museum St Andrews
Golf Greats, British Golf Museum St Andrews

St Andrews Golf Course Scotland, History of Golf

St Andrews on the Fife Coast of Scotland is a pilgrimage for golf fans looking to play golf in the footsteps of golf champions. The famous six golf links St Andrews courses are open to the public so you can touch golf history on the Old Course (Handicaps required). The British Golf Museum is well placed here at St Andrews, a location at the heart of British Golf. Winning the Open Championships on the St Andrews Links is to be remembered indeed. Two glorious blue flag beaches and a host of holiday attractions including an aquarium at St Andrews make it a superb choice for family golf holidays.

St Andrews Tourist Information Centre, 70 Market Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9NU. Scotland. Tel. 01334 472021.

Featured Scotland Accommodation

Drimsynie House Hotel - Central Scotland

Set in a picture postcard location overlooking Loch Goil just 1 hour north of Glasgow. Dining options, entertainment and excellent leisure facilties available.

£35 to £38 Per person per night B&B (2 sharing)

The History of Golf, British Golf Museum St Andrews Scotland Golf

"If you draw your Club in order to Strike, and proceed so far in the stroke as to bring down your club - if then your Club shall break in any way it is to be accounted a stroke". (The Rules of Golf, Society of St Andrews Golfers, 1754). Even if golf isn't your game, (although for golf lovers, St Andrews is a pilgrimage) you'll find the British Golf Museum on the St Andrews seafront a fascinating experience. The museum is well placed in St Andrews, a golf location at the heart of British Golf.

Look just round the corner from the museum and you'll see the historic Royal and Ancient Golf Clubhouse with views of the first Tee and famous 18th hole of the St Andrews Old Course.

The golf archives and artefacts including golf balls, golf clubs and more held previously at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club demanded a larger museum venue, and the British Golf Museum here opened to great acclaim on 25th June 1990. Each year the golf archive grows, and the museum does well in tracing golf history from the 17th century to the present. Early wooden golf clubs and Irons to a signed T Shirt worn by Tiger Woods are here on display. Tiger Woods himself has stated that to win at St Andrews is the ultimate. The museum takes you through the different materials used for both golf clubs and golf balls, and the golf industry that developed around the game. Golf balls have seen some changes both in size and materials. Find out how golf balls evolved from the feather ball to rubber core ball, and the craft involved in their production. Did you know golf courses didn't always have 18 holes and that the earliest known Rules of Golf were drawn up in 1744 by a company of Edinburgh Golfers. The term golf though is first referenced in an Act of Parliament dating from 1457.

The British Golf Museum, Bruce Embankment, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AB. Tel. 01334 460046. (weblink right for opening times and more details). A superb golf gift shop and a childrens golf themed play area are on-site.

St Andrews Links Golf, Six Golf Courses including St Andrews Old Course

The six golf courses within the St Andrews Links, including the famous St Andrews Old Course, are open to the public, so you can tread in the footsteps of golf champions. (see St Andrews golf Links website right for details). The Old Course as you can imagine is particularly popular, and you'll need a handicap of 24 for men and 36 for ladies. Booking ahead for the Old Course is essential (see details for booking via the St Andrews Golf Links website or contact the Reservations Office, St Andrews Links Trust, Pilmour House, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SF. Scotland. Tel International. 00 44 1334 466666).

Taking the six St Andrews links courses together you've 99 holes of golf at your disposal. The three St Andrews golf championship courses are the Old Course, the New Course and the Jubilee Course. Other courses include the St Andres Eden Course, Strathtyrum Course and the Balgrove Course. The most experienced golfers should look to Strathtyrum, whilst beginners will do well on Balgrove. Details of each of the six St Andrews golf links courses are available via the St Andrews Links website to the right.

St Andrews is again to host the Open Championship, and merchandise for the St Andrews 2010 Open Championships is already available via the St Andrews Links online shop.

St Andrews Links Trust, Pilmour House, St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF. Scotland. Tel. 01334 466666. Fife offers a particularly good choice of golf courses, not just at St Andrews but also at the Lundin Links, at Crail, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. Special First in Fife Golf Passes are available (weblink right for details).

St Andrews Castle & St Andrews Attractions, Fife Scotland

St Andrews has much to offer in the area of family holiday attractions, and the scenic coast here pushing down into East Neuk offers some stunning beach areas. Both the St Andrews West Sands and East Sands beaches hold best beach blue flag awards. Indeed, out of Scotland's currently 7 blue flag beaches, 5 of them are on the Fife coast! (checkout the Fife Coastal Path weblink right for Fife beaches and Fife coastal walking). A number of holiday attractions sit within St Andrews itself, including an aquarium set within the distinctive St Andrews North facing cliffs. Theatres, museums, country parks and scenic Fife coastal walking, alongside of course St Andrews Golf, are all on the holiday menu here at St Andrews! For detailed information on St Andrews attractions see the Visit St Andrews website right.

Fife Contemporary Art and Craft, Town Hall, Queen's Gardens, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TA. Tel. 01334 474610. (website right).

The Byre Theatre of St Andrews, Abbey Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9LA. Scotland. Box Office Tel. 01334 475000. (website right for details).

Craigtoun Country Park, by St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8NX. Tel. 01334 473666. St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews Fife. Tel. 01334 412690.

Featured Scotland Accommodation

Drimsynie House Hotel - Central Scotland

Set in a picture postcard location overlooking Loch Goil just 1 hour north of Glasgow. Dining options, entertainment and excellent leisure facilties available.

£35 to £38 Per person per night B&B (2 sharing)