Your basket is currently empty.
Golfing on the edge of paradise with views to die for. What more can you ask for? - Andy Gee, Stockport, hcp 8.
The newest addition to St Andrews Links, The Castle Course opened in 2008 becoming the seventh course at the Home of Golf and part of the largest public golfing complex in Europe. Set on a rugged cliff-top with spectacular views over St Andrews, The Castle Course offers a memorable golfing experience. Booking For 'day ahead' or 'on the day' booking enquiries please contact our Reception Team by calling +44 (0)1334 466 666. For advance booking enquiries (min two golfers) please contact our Reservations Department by email or by calling +44 (0)1334 466 718. *The Castle Course is now closed for the winter season until 1 March, 2019.
View Course
Best played as a left to right dogleg. Aim to place your ball short of the fairway bunkers. From the left side you have a straightforward approach; from the right you will have to deal with two greenside bunkers, so use an extra club.
Don't be tempted into any shortcuts. Stay left of the fairway bunkers off the tee. You will have to trust your yardage book on this one; the pin is further away than it looks.
Favour the right side of the green to avoid the deep bunker. If you miss the green, putting back might be the best option.
Aim right, next to the two fairway bunkers. A lay up short of the burn leaves a full shot in.
Aim just to the left of the bunker in the fairway. There are lots of options for the next shot: lay up short of the fairway bunkers; go big left for a better view; or try the pocket of the fairway beyond the bunkers from where you can use the slopes to feed your ball next to the pin. The green sits in a bowl and the contours can be used to your advantage.
The tee shot is semi-blind. Aim down the left side as the fairway will kick your ball to the right. The sea isn't as close as you might imagine, right side of the green is safest.
Best to favour the right side off the tee but don't be too long. An approach to the right half is best, but you might like to think about running one in.
A tricky short hole which is all about distance control. From the left hand tees you could run one in, but from the right side accuracy is at a premium.
The line here depends on how ambitious you are, as the further left you go, the greater the carry required. Aim for the final fairway bunker and you will be left with a short approach to the raised green.
No bunkers on this par three, but plenty of challenge. An uphill tee shot, so take enough club. The green feeds the ball in from the right side.
Try to stay just left of the fairway bunkers for a flat lie and the best line into the biggest green on the course. Make sure you have enough club to get to the big target and use the slope on the left to help you.
Try to keep inside the line of the bunker on the right of the hole and you will find a deceptively wide fairway. A good drive allows you to run one in from the right side. If you can't make it, the smart play is to lay up short of the central fairway bunker.
The best play here is to take the bunkers on the right out of play and feed your ball in from the left side.
The pin should be visible from the tee but playing to the left half of the fairway will afford the best view of this green. Distance is the key to this approach; get the club wrong and you will need your best short game to salvage a par. The easiest up and down is from the right side.
Favour the right side of this fairway and aim at the rock. The smart play is to lay up well short of the burn on the right side. The target is a small green which puts a premium on accuracy.
The fairway will feed balls from right to left, so aim at the highest point on the horizon. The approach isn't as far as it looks so the clever shot might be to run one in.
Take the yardage to the front of the green, add 10 yards, and aim between the green and the bunker on the left. Everything will run into the middle of the green from there.
There is more fairway beyond the diagonal ridge than you think. The extent to which you can cut the corner depends on the wind direction. A good strategy is required for the second shot: lay up short of the fairway bunker or try to sneak one past and leave a short pitch into the green. The final approach shot is a stern test of distance control.