Old Course at St Andrews

The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the "home of golf" because the sport was first played on the links at St Andrews in the early 15th century. Golf was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland until James II of Scotland banned the game in 1457 because he felt that young men were playing too much golf instead of practising their archery. The ban was upheld by James III, and remained in force until 1502, when James IV became a golfer himself and removed the ban.

The following notable structures overlooking the Old Course in a clockwork direction from the north: <gallery mode="packed" heights="133px"> File:St Andrews Links Clubhouse 5708118 8c03b04c.jpg|St Andrews Links Clubhouse File:St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club (The Himalayas).jpg|St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club File:Caddie Pavilion under construction-geograph-6534075-by-Graeme-Yuill (cropped).jpg|The Caddie Pavilion File:The Old Pavilion at the Old Course 6114081 424633ac.jpg|The Old Pavilion File:The R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews with a closer view of the building.jpg|R&A World Golf Museum File:Old Course Starter Hut, St Andrew's Links 2679063 d82c872c.jpg|Old Course Starter Hut…

ESPN has said of the course, "No other golf course has as many famous landmarks as St. Andrews, its 112 bunkers and endless hills and hollows have been cursed for centuries, and many have their own names and legends." In 1949, the last bunker to be filled in on the course was Hull bunker on the 15th fairway. The general method of play now is anti-clockwise, although clockwise play has been permitted on one day each year in recent years. The course is closed on Sundays to let the course rest.|||<br />7th hole (white flag)<br />17th hole (red flag) |- |rowspan="4"|1 and 18 || The Swilcan Burn || Water hazard (Watercourse) || This waterway flows from St Andrews into St Andrews Bay across the…