Number 19. Played winter 2012. Links designed by David McLay Kidd

The newest of the fabulous collection of links at St Andrews, the Home of Golf. The Castle has had mixed reviews and has undergone some revision since opening in 2008. These changes have helped to make the course slightly less demanding but the greens are still unbelievable difficult! I have to say I loved this course, I understand it is either a love it or hate it type of course. However, with the views of St Andrews as a backdrop, a sensationally spectacular signature hole at 17 and a challenging back 9 what is there not to like? If you dont have a good short game then this course will punish you. However, if you are visiting St Andrews I would highly recommend that you play this course. To show you how highly I rated this course, I would choose to play this course again instead of Kingsbarns; high praise indeed.