New Course

The New Course defines links golf better than many courses around the world. This classic links setup mixing undulating fairways and challenging greens has been St. Andrews 'New Course' since Old Tom Morris set out the course in 1895. Exactly...not so new! The course is of traditional links 'out and back layout' with the 18th green residing next to the 1st tee. The course also takes many of its features from it's sister course, the world famous Old Course, by sharing fairways and more famously sharing greens, the example on the New Course being the double green between the 3rd and 15th holes.

'If the New was situated next to any other course in the world than the Old its star would have shone with a far greater degree of brilliance.'

The Course isn't the longest at just 6395 yards but like all of the courses within the St. Andrews Links complex provides the most able of golfers with a challenge. From looking at the card, the par 4 6th hole has to be the signature hole. At 480 yards it is going to take two mighty blows to reach the green and even then the undulating greens will not leave any putt as a gimmie. With there being no bunkers on the hole, the hole very much relies on the weather and course contours to challenge the player.