Old Course - St. Andrews, Scotland
It's golf's Mecca, its holiest of holies: the Old Course at St. Andrews.
It's also an extremely fun golf course to play. You won't find bigger greens anywhere in the world, and the holes are generally wide open, especially to the left. More than 100 bunkers with ominous names like "Hell" and "Strath" line fairways and surround greens. The most famous might be one of the smallest - the notorious Road bunker on the 17th.
Playing golf at St. Andrews is something special, and shows why golfers the world over consider it their sacred duty to experience it at least once.
Old Course, St. Andrews - Swilcan Bridge
Once used for herding sheep and cattle, 700-year-old Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole is one of golf's most famous landmarks.
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Old Course, St. Andrews - hole 18
The 18th at the Old Course is named for Old Tom Morris, who designed the green.
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Old Course Hotel - St. Andrews, Scotland
The Old Course Hotel can be seen from the 18th fairway.
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Old Course, St. Andrews - hole 1
Swilcan Burn guards the green on No. 1 on the Old Course at St. Andrews.
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Old Course, St. Andrews - double greens
There are seven massive double greens on the Old Course.
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Old Course, St. Andrews - sod bunkers
Most of the Old Course's 112 bunkers have steep sod walls.
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Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland
Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland
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Old Course, St. Andrews - hole 14
The appropriately named Hell bunker rudely interrupts the fairway on the par-5 14th.
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Old Course, St. Andrews - hole 16
It's a bumpy ride on the Old Course's 16th.
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Old Course, St. Andrews - hole 17
Aim above the "o" in "hotel" when teeing off on the 17th.
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