Letter from St. Andrews: A Day in the Life
How I played the Old Course, Winged Foot, and Pebble Beach in the same wacky day
Letter from St. Andrews: Hazards of the Old Course
Be careful what you wish for. An extended trip to St. Andrews could have unintended consequences for your golf game
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland
Back in the late 1700s, golf had developed from a “short” game played in streets and churchyards to a “long” game played in open areas. Taking their cue from St. Andrews, the golfers of Aberdeen moved out to the coast. But a series of social upheavals, including the Industrial Revolution, sharply reduced the number […]
Kingarrock Hickory Golf Course, St Andrews
On a hill just outside St. Andrews you can take a step back in time
The Renaissance Club, Scotland
One of the finest courses in Britain gets even better thanks to new holes on new land
acquired from an old, and revered, neighbor
Letter from St. Andrews: It Doesn’t Add Up
A critical look at the wacky British handicap system
Letter from St. Andrews: Scot’s Honor
There’s a slightly different code of ethics on the other side of the pond
Letter from St. Andrews: Beware of the Blob
If you’re going to be playing in Scotland, it may help to familiarize yourself with on-course terms like ‘stonker,’ ‘Barney Rubble,’ and ‘jammy’
Letter from St. Andrews: Blessings of Eighth Place
Two hundred yards or so behind the 18th green of the Old Course, on a broad street called the Scores, sits a sturdy stone townhouse with a brass plaque at its entrance. Inscribed on the plaque are the words “The Old Course Experience.” “Could this possibly be what it suggests?” I wondered on the day […]
At Home in St Andrews
In 1983, George Peper hit a prodigious slice off the 18th tee of the Old Course at St. Andrews, onto the street that borders the hole. He never found the ball, but he discovered a home, buying a flat on the street after spotting a “For Sale” sign during his search. For 20 years, the Pepers were absentee owners, visiting intermittently during the summer and renting it out to University of St. Andrews students the rest of the year. READ MORE
