Old Course is a record-breaker

St Andrews Links received a record-breaking number of tee-time applications for the Old Course yesterday (Sept 1) following the staging of the 2010 Open Championship at the venue earlier this year.

The Advance Reservations process for play on the Old Course and The Castle Course opened at 10am BST and within 20 minutes more than 1,500 email applications had been received by St Andrews Links Trust.

The Links Trust, which manages and maintains the seven public golf courses at the Home of Golf, invite applications for tee times a year ahead due to the continued level of demand to play on the famous Links.

‘The Old Course attracts a huge amount of interest, largely due to the history and tradition associated with the Home of Golf’, said Alan McGregor, Chief Executive of St Andrews Links Trust.

 ‘However this attention intensifies during the staging of the Open Championship, resulting in a bumper amount of applications for tee-times the following year. This is great news for tourism in St Andrews and Scotland.’

*For more information about booking any of the seven St Andrews Links courses contact the Reservations Department at reservations@standrews.org.uk or on 01334 466718.