New & Jubilee Courses, St. Andrews Links

The New Course at St. Andrews is “new” only in comparison to the Old Course, as it was built in 1895. Designed by Old Tom Morris, and arguably more difficult than the Old with gorse lining the tight fairways, it plays on the same linksland in the shadow of the same skyline as does its more famous neighbor. It also has a double green a’ la’ the Old, and the one hole on St. Andrews Links with the sea in play, the difficult, massive, 220-yard par-3 ninth along the Eden Estuary. The New Course is ranked in the British Isles’ top 100, and if it were located anywhere but St. Andrews, it would be ranked even higher. As it is, the New is an immensely popular course. The Jubilee, site of the 2003 British Mid-Amateur Championship, is also a difficult, championship links. We would not discourage you from playing the front nine of the Eden Course as well, tucked in a corner next to the 12th and 13th holes of the Old, with some of the most fun holes in all of St. Andrews. All of these courses make excellent compliments to the Old, and are especially great to include on a 36 or 27-hole day.