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Golf in Fife and the East Coast

Old Course of St. Andrews. One of the most difficult tee times to obtain, but worth it. This is golf's mecca, the home of golf. A round here will give you something to talk about for years. There are several methods to obtain tee times and we use them all.

New Course of St. Andrews. Adjacent to the Old Course and a mere 110 years old, the New Course is actually more challenging than the Old Course, with less room for spraying the ball. It is usually paired with the Old Course when purchasing tee times.

Dukes Course. Owned by the Old Course Hotel and designed by Peter Thompson, the Dukes Course sits outside St. Andrews on a hilltop overlooking everything. This is a pleasant alternative to a typical seaside links course. Riding carts are available.

Carnoustie. This is one golf course you won't want to miss. Host to the 1999 British Open, this is one of the most difficult courses in Scotland. The quirky Barry Burn runs throughout the course to wreck havoc on your game. The four finishing holes are ranked as the best in golf. Ben Hogan won the British Open here in 1953.

Crail. Just down the road from St. Andrews, Crail Golf Club is a good seaside test of your game.

Kingsbarns Kingsbarns. This new seaside links course opened in July of 2000 and is a must-play. Located just a few minutes down the coastline from St. Andrews, it is truly spectacular. This is golf at its finest, a course one can easily compare to Pebble Beach. The clubhouse is extremely well-done with nice locker facilities and dining areas. Open to all golfers, we predict this course will host a major championship in the not-to-distant future. Prepare to spend a tidy sum in green fees, however.

Lundin Links. Although a seaside links course, the Lundin Links offer some parkland holes as it runs up and down a ridge. The par 3's are some of the prettiest in Scotland.

Ladybank. A qualifier course for the Open at St. Andrews, this is a good inland test of golf among the pine trees and deep grass.

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Carnoustie

Jack Nicklaus calls the championship course at Carnoustie one of his favorites. The British Opens held here have been great matches, each fiercely contested. Ben Hogan won in 1953, his only appearance in the Open. Tommy Armour, Henry Cotton, Gary Player, and Tom Watson were all champions here.

Carnoustie is extremely demanding. It is only 6,700 yards, but when the wind blows, it is brutally hard. Your drive on Number 2 must be well placed to avoid Braid's Bunker. The 3rd requires an approach over Jockie's Burn to a small green. Glimpse the Firth of Tay from the 3rd green.

The 14th has become one of the most famous holes in golf. 60 yards short of the green, there is a sharp swell in the fairway into which have been cut two deep bunkers that appear like "eyeglasses". Thus, the 14th has been aptly named Spectacles. The bunkers stare at you as you debate whether to lay up or shoot over them to the green.

Why has Carnoustie been held in such awe by competitor and spectator alike? Three words: the Barry Burn. This stream cuts back and forth through the course and seems always to be in play. On the 414-yard 10th, it lurks just 50 yards short of the green. On the 17th, the burn snakes across the fairway twice, and your tee shot must be placed between the two crossings. Just when you think you've survived the burn on 17, there it is again on the 18th, and again it snakes around forcing us to cross it twice.

Whether its the Barry Burn or the British Open or just for a sense of history, Carnoustie is "must play."