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St Andrews Castle Course Key Information
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Address |
The Castle Course, St Andrews, KY16 8PL |
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Phone Number |
01334 466666 |
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Website |
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Visitor Times |
Every day |
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Par |
Men 71, Women 71 |
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Slope Rating |
Blue/M 141, Green/W 136 |
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Opened |
2008 |
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Designed by |
David McLay Kidd |
St Andrews – The Castle Course
Golf Monthly Verdict
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Golf Monthly Verdict
Very different to the other St Andrews Links courses, this clifftop adventure makes for a refreshing alternative that is full of variety and challenge. The elevation means that wind can play an even bigger role, while the spectacular and modern layout offers some of the very best views in Fife.
Reasons To Play The Castle Course
– A completely different set of challenges and experience from the traditional Links Trust courses
– Stunning views out over the Firth as well as St Andrews itself
– A relaxed and very welcoming atmosphere
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2025/26 – 95
The Castle Course took a brief rest away from the Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland last time round, but is back in at 95. I am personally very pleased to see it back as I have thoroughly enjoyed it each of the times I have been lucky enough to play here. It is the most recent addition to the St Andrews Links portfolio, and delivers different views, different terrain and a quite different test. It’s an undulating rollercoaster of a course offering great fun and tremendous variety throughout.
Set on the cliffs around Kinkell Ness to the south and east of St Andrews, it was constructed to a design by David McLay Kidd, architect of the excellent new Dunas Course at Terras da Comporta in Portugal. Quite different from the courses on the links to the west of town, The Castle was built on land used over the centuries for hunting then farming.
The terrain has been sculpted to create a natural looking course with rolling fairways and severely undulating greens. Hugging the rugged coastline, the course offers stunning views out to sea and down to the historic town of St Andrews. Due to its elevated situation, I think that the wind is even more influential here than down by the water, and its direction and strength will be key to any round.
The course opens with a relatively gentle uphill par 4, before crossing the entrance road to a tough left-to-right dogleg with the first glimpses of the town beyond. A…
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