St Andrews Golf Club
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St Andrews Golf Club, originally known as St Andrews Mechanics Golf Club, is a private members' golf club located in St Andrews, Scotland. The club is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world, having been established in 1843.[2]
Club information | |
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Coordinates | 56.34270°N 2.80347°W / 56.34270; -2.80347 |
Location | Links House, 13 The Links, St Andrews, Scotland. |
Established | 29 September 1843 (180 years ago) (1843-09-29) |
Type | Private club. Public link courses |
Owned by | St Andrews Golf Club Limited |
Website | thestandrewsgolfclub.co.uk |
St Andrews Golf Club clubhouse | |
Listed Building – Category C(S) | |
Official name | 13 The Links, Links House, St Andrews Golf Club with Boundary Wall and Railings[1] |
Designated | 12 December 2001; 22 years ago (2001-12-12)[1] |
Reference no. | LB48319[1] |
The club does not own its own golf course, instead, members use the seven public golf courses in St Andrews, who are owned by the St Andrews Links Trust, they include; the Balgove, Castle, Eden, Jubilee, New, Strathtyrum and the Old golf courses.[3][4] The courses are all shared with members of the St Andrews Golf Club, members of the public, and also a number of local golf clubs, including the St Andrews Thistle Golf Club, The New Golf Club, the Old Course (15th century) Golf Club, the St Andrews International Golf Club, Strathtyrum Golf Club, Jubilee Course Golf Club, St Regulus Ladies Golf Club, The St Rule Club, and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[5]
Former members of the club have won The Open Championship, including Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris who both won the title on four occasions each. In total 11 members have won the title with 20 victories.