Castle Course at St Andrews, Scotland

When the Castle Course opened in 2008 it was the first new golf course built for the St Andrews Links Trust in over 100 years and the first ever outside of town. Scotsman architect David McLay Kidd, creator of Bandon Dunes, transformed a farm along the coast 2 miles east of city center into a “modern links” layout comparable to Kingsbarns and Castle Stuart. The setting is striking with wonderful views of St Andrews and St Andrews Bay plus a collection of seaside holes played along, around and over rugged cliffs. A caddie is well worth your employ at the Castle Course if for no other reason than your tee shots: the line you want is seldom the one you see.