I don't play golf, but went for a dog walk here and the course looks incredible. I know we have the…read morebest courses in the world, and St Andrew's is the pinnacle. Gorgeous space and beautiful views in a lovely town.

What a treat it was to walk the Old Course here at the birthplace of golf.  This is the world's…read moreoldest golf course, and golf started here in the early 15th century.  We were super lucky to be scheduled to come here on a Sunday when the course is closed for play (except for pro tournaments) and open to the public like us to meander about.  Yet there was an untimely pro tournament ongoing the day we were here, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, but fortunately play had moved along, and we could still wander about.  The wife and I got onto the 18th fairway and captured a memorable photo with the famous Royal and Ancient Golf Club clubhouse situated by the 18th green.  The British Open is often played here, and I've uninterestingly watched snippets of it over the years, but in the future it will be fun to watch it much more closely as I've now set foot on this famous course.  I also in retrospect wished I had time to go by the 17th hole, widely known to be the golf world's most famous and difficult par 4 hole.  You can look it up, it's riiidiiiculous! and major championships have been lost or won on that hole.  Anyway, it was a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit here, and in good weather to boot.

3.5 stars Scotscraig is the 13th oldest golf club in the…read moreworld. The club was founded in 1817 by some members of the St. Andrews Society of Golfers (later to become the Royal and Ancient Golf Club) who wished to play more golf than the Society's occasional meetings afforded them. James Braid redesigned the present Scotscraig layout in 1923 and it measures 6,669 yards from the back tees with par set at 71. There's plenty of heather and gorse to catch the wayward shot, though it is quite playable. Scotscraig doesn't sit next to the coastline so it is one of those enigmatic courses, which are hard to categorize, as it is neither true links nor heathland or even moorland, but instead is an interesting combination of them all. Since 1984, Scotscraig has hosted the Final Open Qualifying when The Open is played over St Andrews. When the Open returned to St Andrews in 2005, Scotscraig once again hosted Final Open Qualifying. Scotscraig is part of the Links with History program, along with Ladybank, Lundin Links, and Crail. A lot of memorable holes, including the 4th -- also liked 6, 7, 14 and 16 (and the greens were in great shape as well). A really nice course and a great value at £55.00.

So book a table for last Friday and told over the phone that orders have to be in before 7:45 and…read morethat we would have to sit in the back bar as they had a function on but we agreed to this as we were informed before we got there so not to bad, as we were told the kitchen would close at 7:45 we turn up early (7:00 for a 7:30 booking) to the restaurant so that we have time to look at the menu and decide. The table was already set for us but must have been 12 inches high for a meal in a so called restaurant...hmm. The order is taken at 7:25 giving us 20 min to get the food eat it and order a pudding if we want it ... my wife orders the lasanga and me steak and chips ... The food comes out and the steak looks ok ... my wife on the other hand looks down to find dried out lasagna sorrounded by greasy water ... so defrosted lasagna heated in a microwave .... delicious!!!!! we send it back but at this point my wife has been totally put off by any skills of the so called chief and so decides to just order another glass of wine but even this we have to get ourselves from the bar as this is forgotten about. I finish mine but how could you go wrong with steak and chips oh and no offer of pubbing. When we ask for the bill we put our complaints to the waitress who advises that the manager is not in and the duty manager (who was the chief) has just left. An offer to take our details and the manager would call the next day to address the complaints so we leave our details and what a surprise its now Sunday at 13:00 and no one has called, can't say I'm surprised though as when we were ordering our food a lady at the next table had to place a complaint about there food as well. Now maybe it's just me but if there had been two complaints in the same night about the quality of food in your restaurant then I would want to know what was going on. So after all that if your thinking of going for a meal there DON'T and if you do don't be surprised if you don't like the food. Oh and the function was a 16th birthday party for which the music was all from the early 80's I'm sure the person who birthday that was could relate to that...

good food,good choice of menu,High tea the best Value,other prices not too dear,beutiful setting…read more,well worth a visit

By far, the best all around experience our group had over 5 rounds of golf. The guys who helped us…read morewere so fun and I had a good score. Thank you.

For the record, I shot a bogey on 18th better than Jean Van de Velde! I can't believe they've…read moreetched is name into the cement where he hit it into the water known as Barry Burn. Amazing course with stunning views of the coast. Expect to play in the wind and hail at times even in April. We were worried when it snowed the night before but the course told us to come out anyways and would wait until the weather improved which it did. The temperature was 38 degrees when we started and ended at 45 degrees. It was still one of the greatest days of golf that I could remember.

As good as it gets. Great service from the top on down. Great Caddy (Graham)!!!! What a great…read moreexperience. I was treated like a member. Great condition and worth every Pound! Loved the rental clubs and the beer after was great. All of the employees loved their job and were so friendly. All of the locals said it was the best and I agree. The service made it awesome from the starter to the hostess. Keep it up.

Best course so far on our trip. I had the best caddie of my life, Lorna is a +3 and in college on a…read moregolf scholarship. She improved my score so much, thank you! This course is fair and absolutely beaut. I will definitely be coming back. Scottish people are so friendly. Food at the restaurant is great, love the Mac N Cheese.

Still in awe of this property while writing this review! As two (very bad) golfers, we loved…read morelearning about the rich history of this course and the evolution over the years. Our Guide was armed with so many cool facts about specific tournaments and how players approached the holes. Highly recommend this for anyone passing through St Andrews but especially golfers!

How could I not give them 5/5? The Old Course is open to the public to enjoy on Sundays. We got a…read moreprivate driver to take us from Edinburgh to St Andrews on a Sunday to enjoy the course, castle and cathedral ruins and the village.

brilliant shop, great stuff!read more

This was an amazing experience from the start as the staff and course was amazing! I would highly…read morerecommend the local or even the traveler who is playing golf in the UK to visit this location. I was in need of clubs for hire and they were more than willing to get me situated and out on the course.

This is one of the best golf courses in the country and has played host many times to the Open…read moreChampionship Qualifying, The Scottish Amateur Championship and also was the first Scottish Open Championship venue in 1971. The staff are very friendly in the Pros shop and the Bar and catering and is well worth a visit.