St Andrews Golf Tours
- Scotland's Finest Golf Courses
St
Andrews Golf Tours Proudly Present - Ladybank. Ladybank can be incorporated into
your Scotland Golf Vacation.
Ladybank Golf Club was established in 1879. The
architect of the original 6-hole course, Old Tom Morris,
played in the Autumn Meeting that year as a "stranger"
and won despite his handicap of +3 strokes. In 1910 a
circular 9 holes was formed with the holes varying in
length from 330 to 400 yards with ?two short sporting?
holes at the fourth and seventh. A further 9 holes were
laid down in 1958 and incorporated within the existing
course in 1961 to form an 18 hole course.
This
heathland course of Championship status has been used as
a British Open Qualifier when the Open Championship
comes to St Andrews and is set amongst heather, pine
trees and silver birch.
But woe be unto the Man with the exaggerated slice or
pull! He may not again see his ball, and the only
consolation will be that probably nobody else will find
it!
(Extract from the Dundee Evening Post - 9th June 1903)
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