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The
Old Course at St Andrews is the
oldest golf course in the world. The
Old Course is a public course over
common land in St Andrews, Fife,
Scotland and is held in trust by The
St Andrews Links Trust under an act
of Parliament. The Royal and Ancient
Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) club
house sits adjacent to the first
tee, although it is but one of many
clubs that have playing privileges
on the course, along with the
general public.
One of
the unique features of the Old
Course are the huge double greens.
Seven greens are shared by two holes
each. Only the 1st, 9th, 17th and
18th holes have their own greens.
Another unique feature is that the
course can be played in either
direction, clockwise or
anti-clockwise. The general method
of play today is anti-clockwise,
although clockwise play has been
permitted on one day each year in
recent years, and since 2008 has
been allowed on the Friday, Saturday
and Monday of the first weekend in
April. Originally, the course was
reversed every week in order to let
the grass recover better. One other
unusual thing about the Old Course
is that it is closed on Sundays to
let the course rest. On some
Sundays, the course turns into a
park for all the townspeople who
come out to stroll, picnic and
otherwise enjoy the grounds.
Sunday
play may also occur when the Old
Course hosts other major events; for
example, when it hosted the Curtis
Cup in 2008.
While
winning the Open Championship is a
crowning achievement for any golfer,
a win at St Andrews is considered
particularly important due to the
course's long tradition. Past
winners at St Andrews include Tiger
Woods (twice), John Daly, Nick Faldo,
Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus
(twice), Tony Lema, Kel Nagle, Bobby
Locke, Peter Thomson, Sam Snead,
Richard Burton, Denny Shute, Bobby
Jones, Jock Hutchison, James Braid
(twice), John Henry Taylor (twice),
Hugh Kirkaldy, Jack Burns, Bob
Martin (twice), Jamie Anderson, Tom
Kidd and Lorena Ochoa.
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