Was in Scotland earlier this year, driving from Edinburgh to Inverness and opted not make a stop at St Andrews on the way(a person in our party heard the town was pretty cool and insisted we go but we didn't have time to stop everywhere). St Andrews seems to be off the beaten path to the North East of Edinburgh on the coast. If you are going to be there longer then the 3 days I would suggest heading to Edinburgh and surroundings which are only a little over an hour away. Falkirk has the Kelpies and the Wheel which is a cool piece of engineering. Stirling is close by as well as I hear the castle is very cool and the William Wallace monument are in that area. If you have time I would suggest getting into the Highlands and do some wondering about as it is a beautiful part of the country.
St.Andrews — Great fish and chips at Tailend; Town is small and easy to walk. You can pay your respects to Old Tom Morris at grave site in St Andrews Cathedral cemetery.
"Do" call it The Open Championship while over there.
Agree on Kingsbarns. Fantastic layout. Liked it better than Carnoustie and Muirfield. St. Andrews stands alone.
There is nothing like teeing off on 1 at Saint Andrews and coming in on 17 and 18...
Never played there, but for those of you who have, do you agree with a friend's comment who played there probably 30 years ago that if it doesn't rain and the wind doesn't blow, the players will "tear up the course"?
That is the very nature of links golf (pun intended). No gimmicks, no rough to speak of (although gorse is the most penal stuff you can ever hit into), and a completely different type of game than what is played normally by the pros. The course’s defense is the weather. The last time I played there we had rain, snow, sleet, and sunshine all in the same 18 holes.
The rain doesn't matter nearly as much as the wind. If there is no wind, you will see a winner around -20....
The odds have the British Open winner around -11.
