Fairmont St Andrews Resort - Golf
- Named 18th best Golf Resort in the World by Conde Nast Traveler
The Torrance, St Andrews
The Torrance, designed by the late Gene Sarazen and, winning Ryder Cup captain,Sam Torrance, is a par 72, 6986 yard championship course that meanders its way around the hotel and down to the coastal edge, providing every golfer with the perfect mix of challenging holes and a breathtaking setting. The signature hole is the 17th, a par 4, 452 yards from the championship tee.
Torrance Course closed until August 2009. This course will host the Final Open Qualifying for the Open in 2010.
Kittocks (formerly Devlin course), St Andrews
From October 1st 2008 the former Devlin course at Fairmont St Andrews, will be re-named as Kittocks. Kittocks name is taken from the SSSI area of land on the course that is inhabited by a family of deer. This protected area comes into view on several holes and provides abundant wildlife to be seen during a round on Kittocks, including pheasants, rabbits and hares, deer, grouse and badgers. The coastal land the course is built on reminded the legendary golfer Gene Sarazen of Pebble Beach when he first visited the site, as one of the course’s original
architects.
Talking about the new design features on the Kittocks course, Gary Slatter (Director of Golf) said. ‘We have worked with architect Gary Stephenson to improve both layouts and to accentuate the strengths of both courses. Kittocks will have two holes from the original Torrance layout. With the re-positioning of several tees and three new greens, plus the addition of state of the art drainage systems both courses will be even better than before and worthy of their accolades including being named 18th best Golf Resort in the World by Conde Naste Traveler’
The re-design of the two courses is part of an overall £13 million upgrade for the hotel including refurbished rooms, a new sports bar with large LCD televisions and pool table plus a sensational signature Spa, featuring Kerstin Florian products that are usually only found in Oscar night goody bags!
Summer tees and greens operated 365 days a year on both courses.
Information on the St Andrews Bay Resort at St Andrews
