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My buddy won the St. Andrews lottery. I'm playing St. Andrews Old Course
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Nov 3, 2025, 9:25 AM
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next July, can't ####### wait!
Doing a San Diego golf trip next June too that's been scheduled.
So in back to back months I'm knocking off two bucket list courses in Torrey Pines South Course and St. Andrews Old Course.
Anyone know what to expect at the Old Course?
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I played that mfer back in 2013
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Nov 3, 2025, 9:28 AM
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nailed just about every pot hole bunker on the course, and I think there are like 115.
You can play it backwards.
It's windy and caddies will have booze on them if you want.
Take a pre-round dump.
HTH
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If I manage to avoid them, I'm definitely going to drop a ball in one
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Nov 3, 2025, 9:33 AM
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just to get the experience.
My buddy's brother is one of the others playing, he's the only one that's not sub 4 handicap, he's a 20 something...I'm predicting a hotel hit in his future.
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It's the best walk in golf. Period.
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Nov 3, 2025, 9:42 AM
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Don't stress about how you play. It doesn't matter. Greens are massive, so your scoring is purely just can you get it in the hole in 2 strokes from 100 ft. You can hit it anywhere, especially left.
Just enjoy the walk. Greatest of your life.
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username checks out.***
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Re: My buddy won the St. Andrews lottery. I'm playing St. Andrews Old Course
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Nov 3, 2025, 10:02 AM
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Congarts!
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I was there in July
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Nov 3, 2025, 10:22 AM
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for the Open...2022? The 150th.
One day, it was like 85 F and sunny. The next day, it was 44 F and misty/rainy ha.
The ground is hard AF. like driveway hard. bunkers are way worse in person then they look on TV.
the town is sick. Edinburgh is sick. Scotland is awesome, definitely want to go back for a longer stint.
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Paw Master [16912]
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Hitting a wedge off of that turf...
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Nov 3, 2025, 10:29 AM
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one of life's greatest pleasures. The thump that it makes... Makes me tingle just thinking about it.
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DSP came by and sausage he wanted to say hello to you....
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Nov 3, 2025, 10:30 AM
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Ring of Honor [22965]
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I entered and got denied!
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Nov 3, 2025, 10:42 AM
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But I have played Torrey. It’s awesome! The North Course doesn’t get the hype the South does, but it’s just as good imo and possible even more picturesque.
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The other courses are still in planning phases, mostly wanting to
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Nov 3, 2025, 10:43 AM
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keep the prices a little lower, but we might do North as well.
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Anything else planned in Scotland?***
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Nov 3, 2025, 11:18 AM
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Nothing yet, he texted me last night about it.
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Nov 3, 2025, 11:20 AM
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The package he won also included a round at Castle Course.
I think the group wants to play a couple more rounds while there. The rest of the time wifekrzy & lilkrzy, and I will spend time with some of wifekrzy's family who lives near London.
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Paw Master [16912]
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Sweet. Can't go wrong with any in the area.
Nov 3, 2025, 2:11 PM
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I'm more prone to the old school courses like the New Course, Crail, or Elie.
Kingsbarns is incredible, but it's much more of an American golf course. There's nothing wrong with that, but it is a $600 or $700 round of golf on a manufactured course when you can play a local like Crail or Elie for $100 with no caddie.
I truly don't say that to discount Kingsbarns. It's just a different vibe than the traditional Scottish links courses.
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Ohma Gerd
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Nov 3, 2025, 11:27 AM
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I DID KNOT NO THEY PLAYED FRISBEE GOLF ON THE OLD COURSE!
Butt for srs, I am jelly, very jelly.
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I played the Old Course a while back.
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Nov 3, 2025, 12:01 PM
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Pro Tips:
Pay for a caddie (you may be required to anyway) or you will never know where to hit it. They are good reading the greens and allowing for weather conditions )wind)
Gorse is not your friend. Like walking through a huge roll of barbed wire but worse. If you hit into it just take a drop.
Some holes are driveable for a <10 handicap player. Problem is the 4' undulations on the green.
Hit one out of the road hole bunker (even if it's after you finish the hole) you will see the difficulty.
Get the Swilician Bridge pic
If you have time, Play North Berwick West and Kingsbarns. Both are close to St. Andrews.
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Nice. Pro tip.
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Nov 3, 2025, 12:02 PM
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Play Kingsbarns. My dad spent a week scoring the Open (2005 IIRC), then spent a week playing golf. He said Kingsbarns was the best of the bunch by far, including St. Andrews.
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Clemson Sports Icon [54387]
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There is 1 green on a par 5 there that is so big you can be standing at 150yds
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Nov 3, 2025, 12:06 PM
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to the middle and depending on where the pin is and how the wind is blowing it could be a 4-5 club range.
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