About Us

Pilmour House, Head Office

St Andrews Links Trust is a charitable organisation (Charity No. SC 006161), established in 1974 by an Act of Parliament and entrusted with the operation and maintenance of the golf courses and facilities on the Links. All surpluses generated by the Links have to be directed back into maintaining and developing the courses and facilities.

The Chief Executive is responsible to the Links Management Committee and the Trustees for carrying through their policies.

The Trustees are responsible for setting policy, for new developments and for ensuring that the Links is run in accordance with the Act of Parliament.

The Links Management Committee is responsible to the Trustees for the operation of the golf facilities.

Both bodies are comprised of volunteers nominated by Fife Council and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. The local Member of Parliament is also automatically a Trustee, and one Trustee is nominated by the Scottish Executive - an indication of the importance of the Links to Scotland.

In the high season the Trust employs over 250 people. This includes around 70 greenkeeping staff but excludes the 150 caddies and bag carriers who are self employed and licensed by the Trust.

Trustees and Links Management Committee

The Trust is overseen by two bodies - the Trustees and the Links Management Committee. The Trustees are responsible for setting policy, for new developments and for ensuring that the Links are run in accordance with the 1974 Act of Parliament. The Links Management Committee is responsible to the Trustees for the operation of the golf facilities.

Both bodies are comprised of volunteers nominated by Fife Council and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. The local Member of Parliament is also automatically a Trustee, and one Trustee is nominated by the Scottish Government - an indication of the importance of the Links to Scotland.

(Picture One) Trustees: Back row (L to R) Richard Muckart, Gillian Kirkwood, Councillor Frances Melville, Councillor Donald Macgregor. Front row (L to R): Kate Ferguson, Peter Forster (Chairman), Sir Menzies Campbell, Joe Noble.

(Picture Two) Links Management Committee: Back row (L to R) Steve Race, Kevin Mullins, Richard Philip, Dr Eric Thain. Front row (L to R) Dotty Kennedy, Dr John Mills (Chairman), Cllr Bill Sangster, Cllr Dorothea Morrison.