St. Andrews, The New Course

Almost 500 years passed before St Andrews built a second course. Situated next to the Old Course, the obvious name for it was the 'New'.

Opened in April 1895, the 'New' is one of the stars in the golf firmament, offering a classic links challenge that uses the natural features of the land to create a significant golfing experience. Now ranked 38th in the Golf World rankings of courses in the UK, the New Course is often referred to as St Andrews' best kept secret.

The construction of the New Course was paid for by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, which engaged B Hall Blyth, an Edinburgh civil engineer, to design the New Course, and entrusted the layout to Old Tom Morris and his right-hand man David Honeyman.

The result is a classic links course which is a first class golfing challenge. The course has the traditional out and back layout, with the 18th green just to the right of the first tee. It also has, in the great St Andrews tradition, shared fairways and even a double green at the 3rd and 15th holes.

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