Despite being open to play for just over a month, The Castle Course at St. Andrews is already proving to be a big draw in its own right.
St. Andrews Links Trust, overseers of the Links Courses at St. Andrews, including The Old Course, reports that in the first month of operation, more than 4,000 rounds were booked on the seventh, and newest, golf course in the Trust’s care.
The popularity of the course is, in fact, exceeding expectations of the Trust. Despite being “The new kid on the block” - and actually not being on the block at all, but lying instead a few miles out of town - The Castle Course is attracting players from around the world, and from the cradle of golf’s own backyard as well.
If you want to get in on the action during this inaugural season, which ends October 31, online reservations can be made at the Links Trust website (see hotlink above).
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They've built a beautiful course, but they've priced it too high. No Scot is going to pay over 100 pounds to play there, especially when he's got a good chance to pay 10 pounds more and play the Old (through the ballot). And, Americans traveling 5000 miles won't want to play a course this new, when you've got real historic courses around at less than half the price.
Its a shame that its so empty, but they will need to drop the prices at the Castle.
Un-Saintly Andrew, first rule of golf course economics...price it high and see how many fish you reel in. After the newness factor wears off, reassess. You underestimate the bragadaccio factor of Americans traveling 5000 miles. They will pay ANYTHING just to casually drop that they might have walked around that new course in St. Andy's and also might have whacked a few spheres up and down the fairways.