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July 2005 sees the return of the worlds greatest golf
tournament to its spiritual home on the Scottish East Coast.
With the 27th staging of the British Open taking place on the
Old Course in 2005, St Andrews has held the event more often
than anywhere else which has reinforced its strong reputation as
the Home of Golf. This years event comes at a period of time
where the Scottish Golf Industry is enjoying something of a
renaissance, with more and more people choosing to visit the
country for golfing holidays and test themselves on some of the
worlds most famous courses.
The Old Course at St.Andrews, where this year the worlds
greatest golfing talent will compete for the famous Claret Jug,
originally consisted of 22 holes eleven out and eleven back.
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that the format of the course needed to change as the many of
the holes were simply too short. As a result the total number of
holes was cut to 18 which is now synonymous with golf courses
around the world.
However, despite the now settled structure of the course many in
the town felt the links would be better served as a commercial
opportunity rather than a playground for golfers. This combined
with the local councils financial difficulties led to the links
being sold in 1799 to a rabbit breeding company! This proved to
be a very controversial move which essentially led to what is
known locally as the Rabbit Wars for the best part of twenty
years. Eventually, in 1821 a gentleman called James Cheape
bought the links for the sole use of local golfers which
essentially led to the great golfing legacy which still exists
to this day.
While in many countries golf is seen as a game for the financial
elite, it has always been a sport that was accessible to all
levels of society in Scotland. The popularity of the game
continued to grow and in 1860 Prestwick Golf Club held the first
Open Championship and won by Willie Park. St Andrews first held
the Open in 1873 when Tom Kidd claimed the title and more than a
century later the course has seen some of the most exciting
opens including the famous Tiger Woods victory in 2000 where he
set a low-scoring record of 19 under par while becoming the
youngest player to have achieved a career grand slam of golfs
four major tournaments.
In addition to the famous win by Tiger Woods the winner of the
2005 Open will be following in the footsteps of other legends
such as Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Locke
and James Braid who have all won over the famous links. Put
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It seems hard to imagine that a country with the rich history of
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promoting itself as a great golfing destination. However, during
the 90s this was certainly the case. Countries such as Portugal,
Spain and even Ireland worked tirelessly to sell themselves to
the outside world as the ideal destination for a golfing
holiday. Scotland was perhaps guilty of arrogance thinking that
it could survive on its historical reputation alone.
However, the last four years has seen a definite shift in the
market with large amounts of (particularly English, American and
Japanese) golfers once again visiting Scottish shores. Helped by
the publicity surrounding this years Open at St.Andrews more and
more golfers are looking for golfing breaks and have a large
number of companies competing for their business.
One such company is the short break specialist
http://www.superbreak.com whom offer a range of golfing breaks
to top Scottish resorts such as Marriott Dalmahoy which is set
in 1000 acres of wooded parkland at the foot of the Pentland
Hills and has hosted both the Solheim Cup and the Scottish PGA
Championship. In St.Andrews itself the relatively new St.Andrews
Bay Golf Resort http://www.standrewsbay.com provides 5 star
luxury that rivals the best of golfing hotels anywhere in the
world. Sitting amidst the rugged coastal landscape of East Fife
the hotel is within a short distance of all the St.Andrews
courses as well as other top local courses such as Lundin Links,
Leven Links, Scotscraig and Ladybank.
It seems despite heavy investment in promotion of golfing
resorts in other countries Scotland will always command a very
special place in the global golfing community. Lessons seem to
have been learnt and the Scottish golfing industry is unlikely
to rest on its laurels again. While a rich history and flagship
tournament are important, if the industry is to continue to
flourish then continued and focussed investment most remain a
priority.
About the author:
Robin regularly contributes articles to a variety of travel
publications and also has his own website Travel Tips:
http://www.travel-tips.co.uk/