St Andrews course gearing up for winter

The Duke’s, St Andrews, is already looking forward to a full season of golf as winter approaches and unlike many other courses in Scotland, the championship heathland course will allow golfers to play the full length of the course from a choice of four sets of tees to full greens and directly from the fairways (as opposed to from mats).

With the continual improvement in grass conditioning and drainage, The Duke’s is confident that the course will stand up to even the most extreme weather conditions over the winter.

“The Duke’s is in wonderful shape now after several years of perfecting the course following the remodelling by Tim Liddy in 2006 and the great work that the greenkeepers have put in over the last three years,” comments David Scott, Manager at The Duke’s.

“Off the course, we also pride ourselves in a fantastic welcome, friendly service and excellent clubhouse facilities so you will leave having had a truly memorable experience on the course and a lot of fun in the clubhouse.”

A protégé of renowned golf course architect Pete Dye, Liddy redesigned the closing holes of the 7,512 yard Championship course and introduced spacious, rough-edged bunkers synonymous with the bygone years of heathland golf.

The Duke’s of course is in stark contrast to its illustrious links neighbours that form the St Andrews Links Trust but offers players of all levels a genuine challenge and some of the most picturesque and spectacular golf on the east coast of Scotland.

With the transformation of The Duke’s almost complete, the course is now gaining plaudits from the world of golf.

In 2008, The Duke’s was voted one of the UK’s premier golf courses by Golf World magazine and was positioned in the UK’s Top 100 courses and just recently climbed the rankings from 44th to 37th in this year’s Scottish Top 100 Golf Course Rankings.

For more information or to book a tee time, call the reservations team on 01334 470214 or email reservations@oldcoursehotel.co.uk