The Old Course at St. Andrews is considered the Home of Golf and, throughout its history at the base of an incredible Scottish town, has been a public-access layout. But don’t expect to just ring up the pro shop for a tee time at 10 a.m. next Saturday for yourself and seven buddies.
The Old Course – site of this week’s British Open – hosts nearly 50,000 rounds a year, and that’s with the course being closed on Sundays when the hallowed golfing grounds become a public park – take your dog for a stroll to the beach, but don’t plan on sneaking out for a quick nine after a haggis brunch.
With all those rounds played six days a week, there is quite a bottleneck for access for visiting golfers. But tee times aren’t impossible, they just require planning – and maybe a very early morning wake-up call or long night sitting outside.
