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The first UK dawn raid was the at Fairmont St Andrews and was the first outing for the new TaylorMade R11 driver. Take a look at what the Golfbidder customers thought of it while playing a round. If you like what you see then give one a test driver with Golfbidder here – www.golfbidder.co.uk

Glenn Hall Golf Tutorial at St Andrews

travelling on public transport to Saint Andrews, the home of golf, on a cold winters day

The PGA National Golf Resort in Florida have five 18-hole golf courses on site along with golf villas and a spa for non-golfers. This one stop resort offers everything you need for a Florida golf vacation. Or, travel to the Home of Golf with a stay at the 5-star Fairmont St. Andrews Golf Resort. With two 18-hole Championship courses on-site and short drive from Carnoustie, St. Andrews Old Course and Kingsbarns it makes the perfect accommodations for any Scotland golf tour. Links Golf Travel has it all from Florida to Scotland.

TaylorMade Golf Tour Staff professionals answer the question “What do you love about St. Andrews?” St. Andrews, the host site of the 2010 Open Championship, is one of the most historic and beloved major championship venues in the world. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Open Championship.

Jason Biggs & Scott Nathan meet security on the 18th hole @ St. Andrews.

Golf has been played on the Links at St Andrews since around 1400 AD and the Old Course is renowned throughout the world as the Home of Golf. The game grew in popularity and by the 19th century it was part of the way of life for many local people, whether as players, caddies, ball makers or club makers. Golf still plays a major part in the culture and economy of St Andrews today. As the 600 year history of the Links has unfolded, one simple track hacked through the bushes and heather has developed into six public golf courses, attracting hundreds of thousands of golfing pilgrims from around the globe. St Andrews Links is the largest golfing complex in Europe and all 18 hole courses can be booked in advance. The Castle Course, the seventh course at the Home of Golf, is situated on clifftops overlooking St Andrews to the east of the town.

A look at the golf courses of St. Andrews.

My favorite hole in the entire world, and the most difficult hole in all of golf, I filmed all my strokes on this hole. The tee shot requires to fly the ball over the actual Old Course Hotel. Protecting the green is the most famous sand trap in all of golf, The Road Hole Bunker. Over the green is part of an actual road that the ball must be played off of if it lies there. I hit a terrific drive down the right side of the fairway, where my caddie tells me the pros drive it. I then play a smart 5 iron shot slightly right and long, avoiding the road hole bunker itself, and avoiding hitting over it for my next shot, by clearing the green and just dribbling over the road behind the green. The wall behind the road did not come into play (thank goodness). I then hit a very efficient chip shot back over the road and into the bank of the green, and it dribbles into the fringe leaving myself a run at par. I lag my first putt close to the hole and tap in for a bogey 5, actually a good score on this hole. Later in the day I climbed the wall and crossed the road and scooped some sand from the Road Hole Bunker which is now on display in my office back in the States.

Mike Marlette taking a 3-iron over the Old Course Hotel on one of the most famous holes in golf #17 the “road hole” at the Old Course at Saint Andrews Links on August 13, 2008