Old Course at St Andrews

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The Old Course at St Andrews is a historic links golf course in Scotland widely regarded as the "Home of Golf" and one of the most famous courses in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf golf course
links golf course
sports venue
adjacentTo The R&A
surface form: Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
bookingSystem advanced reservations
ballot (daily tee‑time lottery)
singles queue
country Scotland
courseType links
culturalSignificance considered the spiritual home of golf
designEvolution developed over centuries without a single architect
established 15th century
fairwayType shared fairways
firstOpenHosted 1873
globalReputation one of the most famous golf courses in the world
governingBodyNearby The R&A
greenType double greens
hasCaddieProgram true
heritageStatus historic golf course
hostsTournament Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
St Andrews Links Trophy
The Open Championship
influenced standardization of 18‑hole golf courses
laterArchitectInvolvement Old Tom Morris
locatedIn Fife
St Andrews
United Kingdom
nearBodyOfWater North Sea
nickname Home of Golf
notableFeature Hell Bunker
Road Hole bunker
Swilcan Bridge
notableHole 17th hole
notableHoleName Road Hole
numberOfDoubleGreens 7
numberOfHoles 18
oldestDocumentedGolf 1552
openRotationCourse true
operator St Andrews Links Trust
ownership St Andrews Links Trust
par 72
publicAccess true
routingType out‑and‑back
sharedGreensHolesCount 14
sport golf
standardRoundLength 18 holes
terrain coastal dunes

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West Sands beach adjacentTo Old Course at St Andrews
Hell Bunker associatedWith Old Course at St Andrews
this entity surface form: Old Course at St Andrews Championship layout
St Andrews Links Trophy associatedWith Old Course at St Andrews
Swilcan Bridge associatedWith Old Course at St Andrews
this entity surface form: Old Course 18th fairway
The R&A associatedWith Old Course at St Andrews
Strathtyrum Course comparedTo Old Course at St Andrews
Hell Bunker courseHole Old Course at St Andrews
this entity surface form: 14th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews
Fife hasGolfCourse Old Course at St Andrews
St Andrews hasGolfCourse Old Course at St Andrews
St Andrews hasLandmark Old Course at St Andrews
St Rule's Tower hasView Old Course at St Andrews
this entity surface form: Old Course at St Andrews (distantly)
Kingdom of Fife knownFor Old Course at St Andrews
this entity surface form: St Andrews Links
Hell Bunker locatedIn Old Course at St Andrews
Swilcan Bridge locatedIn Old Course at St Andrews
Road Hole locatedInCourse Old Course at St Andrews
British Golf Museum locatedNear Old Course at St Andrews
St Andrews Links Trust manages Old Course at St Andrews
Jubilee Course near Old Course at St Andrews
New Course at St Andrews near Old Course at St Andrews
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship notableVenue Old Course at St Andrews
Road Hole partOf Old Course at St Andrews
this entity surface form: back nine of Old Course at St Andrews
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship playedOn Old Course at St Andrews
St Andrews Links Trophy playedOnCourse Old Course at St Andrews