Golf dates to 1793 on the site where Kingsbarns Golf Links is found today, overlooking the North Sea 7 miles east of St Andrews. Everything changed in 2000 when Kyle Phillips reinvented links golf with the opening here of the game’s first “modern classic” links layout.
Read more “Video #9: Kingsbarns Golf Links, St Andrews, Scotland”
The Scottish Open will be held at Castle Stuart for at least the next two years after a major sponsor was found for the event. Global investment management group, Aberdeen Asset Management, have agreed to sponsor the event for three years, with the first two definitely being held at the Highlands links course, with an option to continue for a third year.
The announcement was made at Edinburgh Castle at the weekend and is a major coup for the tournament as it was without a main sponsor until now after Barclays ended their 2013 association with the tournament, leaving serious doubt hanging over this year’s event.
George O’Grady (European Tour Chief Executive) said “We are delighted to welcome Aberdeen Asset Management, an eminent global company based in Scotland, as title sponsor of the Scottish Open, one of the most prestigious tournaments on The European Tour International Schedule which, this year, will once again be played on the spectacular links layout at Castle Stuart.”
By Keith Baird. Keith has been with PerryGolf for over 13 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.
Tom Doak will point out that proper course routing follows the same path a person would take on a walk through the original property. In 1926, Tim Simpson agreed. His redesign of Old Tom Morris’ work at Cruden Bay produced a circuit that meanders all over the place. Golf Magazine’s world #83 was Read more “Video #8 / Cruden Bay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire, Scotland”
It was announced today that St. Andrews will see the Olympic Torch meander through its streets on the 13th of June this year. The Torch will travel the length of the UK and even on to many of the larger Islands over a 70 day period. It really is an exciting time for all 4 countries in the UK and it gives communities in each country the opportunity to showcase their local cultures and offerings…of which St Andrews has many! Click here to see the routing of the relay through St. Andrews.
By Gary Sheppard. Gary has been with PerryGolf for over 5 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.
Prestwick is Scottish golf royalty. It was founded in 1851 and lies adjacent to Royal Troon along a stretch of Ayrshire coastline as famous as any in the world for prime golfing terrain. It was here in 1860 where the first Open Championship was played and won by Willie Park from Musselburgh with a score of 174 for 36 holes, 2 shots clear of Tom Morris. Prestwick would go on to host 24 Open Championships plus 11 Amateur Championships, the most recent in 2001.
