NEWS: Links Trust News Archive

April-June 2004

1/04/04
Go ahead for seventh course - more here

5/04/04
Old players go backwards
Today was the second of two days set aside this year for golfers to experience the challenge of taking on the Old Course's clockwise, or reverse, circuit.

Friends of St Andrews Links, Kati and Rob Donatucci from New York prepare to play the Old backwards.

8/04/04
Top Under-16 Girls take on the Strathtyrum
The SLGA St Leonards Under-16 Girls' Open got underway today on the Strathtyrum Course. This mixture of individual and team stroke play lasts for two days and features 88 competitors.

9/04/04
St Leonards winner is Krystle Caithness
Krystle completed her two rounds over the Strathtyrum in 136 strokes to take the title. Scotland No1 (Krystle, Roseanne Niven and Carly Booth, below) won the team competition.

16/04/04
St Andrews Links Golf Shops have received their new catalogues for the 2004-05 season. This year's range is considered to be the best ever and includes the 2005 Open Collection.

For information on how to order your copy click here

21/04/04
Jubilee Challenge for British Olympians Olympians from 1949 to 2000 compete in a British Olympic Association fund raiser
more here

Scottish sprint legend Allan Wells (second right)
and team on the first tee of the Jubilee

23/04/04
Father and son duo take title at the 'Home of Golf' - more here

3/05/04
Trustees increase issue of yearly tickets as demand continues to grow read more

11/05/04
Internet International at the Links
The New and Eden Courses will today play hosts to a Ryder Cup style competiton between two Usenet discussion forums, the British-based uk.sport.golf and rec.sport.golf of North America. The competition is one of the first ever examples of a match being organised by people who have made contact only through the internet more

12/05/04
Environment Award for the Links - more

14/05/04
Record Entry for St Andrews Links
Trophy to be played 11-13 June

15/05/04
Open Champion, Ben Curtis, had his first experience of the Old Course on Saturday

18/05/04
Draw for the first two rounds of the Links Trophy pdf file

21/05/04
Weetabix Women's Open to be held on the Old Course. The only women's major to be held outside the US comes to the Home of Golf in 2007.

24/05/04
The British Amateur Championship is set to return to the Old Course after a twenty-three year absence. 288 competitors get ready for battle.

25/05/04
Draw for the first two rounds of the 2004 Amateur Championship
Old Course 31st May, Jubilee Course 1st June pdf file
Jubilee Course 31st May, Old Course 1st June pdf file

31/05/04
The Amateur gets into full swing -Glorious weather greets first round competitors.

1/06/04
Old Course and Jubilee Get New Records
Kevin McAlpine from Alyth set a new amateur record of 62 on the Old Course. He scored birdies at six consecutive holes from the second on his way to an outward 29. On the way home he birdied four holes and missed chances on four others. After a 73 on the Jubilee, his aggregate of 135 puts him at the head of the field.

McAlpine shares leading place with James Heath from Coombe Wood, who created a new record of 63 on the Jubilee.

Eighty players on 143 or better go forward to the matchplay stages.

4/06/04
New Season of Guided Walks begin on the Old Course
Today saw the return of our highly popular Guided Walks on the Old Course. The first group of the season was golfescocia under the leadership of Jesús García Sanjuán. Further details.

7/06/04
Scotland's Stuart Wilson wins the Amateur Championship at the Home of Golf
Stuart Wilson defeated Lee Corfield 4 and 3 in the 36 hole final over the Old Course. 'I've always loved St Andrews,' said Wilson afterwards, 'and to win at such a special place makes it even better.'

Stuart Wilson and Lee Corfield with the Amateur trophy

9/06/04
Links Trophy build up begins. The sixteenth St Andrews Links Trophy gets underway on Friday. An international field will gather to compete in one of Europe's premier amateur stroke play events. Five of the quarter finalists in last week's Amateur Championship return to play the New and Old Courses, with new title holder, Stuart Wilson, the star name.

11/06/04
High winds wreak havoc at the Links Trophy
Only two players returned red figures today in the first round of the St Andrews Links Trophy. With a CSS of 77, the New Course played at six over its normal par. Jamie McLeary of Leven Golfing Society and Gareth Wright of West Linton both scored admirable 69s, with Richard Walker from Frodsham signing for a 71. Full list of results

12/06/04
Links Trophy : Nine shots separate 40 players who make the cut. For scores after the second round - click here.

13/06/04
Links Trophy: Jamie McLeary holds a five shot lead heading into this afternoon's final round on the Old Course. Third Round positions..

13/06/04
Jamie McLeary wins the St Andrews Links Trophy
Jamie McLeary of Leven Golfing Society today won the Links Trophy by a record equalling margin of seven shots. He was the only competitor to return under par figures in strong westerlies, displaying a masterful links game at the Home of Golf. Final positions..

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