NEWS: The Latest from the Links

June 2006

22/6/06
Old Course in Reverse 2007
The popular curtain raiser to the new golfing season, playing the Old Course in Reverse, or in its original clockwise routing, will again be held in March and April next year. Packages start at only £120 for two rounds. Further details

Charlie Sifford today received an honorary degree from the University of St Andrews.

21/6/06
Links visit from American legends
Charlie Sifford and Alton Duhon today played on the Old Course. Accompanied by Mr Sifford's sons, Charles and Craig, the two great golfers played at St Andrews for the first time.

20/6/06
St Andrews Boys' Open 2006
Entries are now closed. There were 178 entries and the handicap ballot was at 6.7.

16/06/06
Junior summer golf schools and Saturday coaching classes at
St Andrews Links Golf Academy
A fun programme of events specially aimed at children will take place this summer at the academy under the guidance of top PGA instructors. Four Saturday sessions will cover the fundamentals of golf for only £30 per child, while summer schools will be held during the week. Click on the links below to download more information:
Saturday lessons
Summer schools

11/06/06
Fisher, King of the Links
Oliver Fisher today won the Links Trophy 2006 with a final score of 280, seven under par. He held off the challenge of Australia's Stephen Dartnall (282) and playing partner Keir McNicoll of Carnoustie (284) to record the first big title of his career. The 17-year-old from West Essex GC, who has already represented GB&I in the Walker Cup, showed strength of character to hold out for victory on a hot and windy Old Course.
Report
Final scores





Links Trophy 2006, Round 3
Oliver Fisher (below) takes a three shot lead into today's final round. His morning round of 71 on the Old Course was his third sucessive under par round at the Links Trophy 2006. Second equal are Robert Dinwiddie and Stephen Dartnall, whose 68 tied with fellow Australian Andrew Martin for best third round score round 3 scores

Links Trophy 2006, final day
The field was cut at 148, five over par. Forty three players qualified for the final two rounds of play on the Old Course.

10/6/06
Links Trophy 2006, second round
A windy day has made low scoring difficult on the Old Course. Oliver Fisher of West Essex returned a 70 to lie seven under par for the tournament. His two round total of 136 gives him a three shot lead over Keir McNicoll of Carnoustie. Robert Dinwiddie achieved the best score of the day, a three under par 69, to lie third on 140. Overnight leader Nigel Edwards returned a 77, for 141.
Second round scores



9/6/06
Links Trophy 2006 underway
One of the world's top amateur strokeplay events, the St Andrews Links Trophy, started on the New Course at 07.00 today. Early starter Nigel Edwards set the pace with a seven under par 64. Oliver Fisher lies second on 66, with Elliot Saltman, Lawrence Dodd and Keir McNicoll two strokes further back.
First round scores

5/6/06
Krystle Caithness wins the St Rule Trophy 2006

Local golfer Krystle Caithness yesterday won the St Rule Trophy with a superb score of 216, eleven under par. The 17-year-old, who is a member of the St Regulus club in St Andrews, held off the challenge of Germany's Katharina Schallenberg to win by one shot. Ireland claimed the team title.

Krystle scored a 71 on the New Course on Saturday, followed by rounds of 72 and 73 over the Old Course on Sunday. She later emphasised the importance of her putter in her triumph over the Links: 'I had only 27 putts on Saturday and then 29 and 32 in the two rounds over the Old Course.'

Her total was only one less than the record for the tournament, held by fellow Scot and now top professional player Catriona Matthew. Krystle also won the Everard Trophy for best finish by an under-18.

Katharina Schallenberg had a putt on the 54th hole to force a play off, but her 18-footer came up just short. The German, needing to score a 71 to tie, stormed out in 33 shots. However, in an eventful inward nine, birdies at the 10th and 17th were outdone by dropped shots at 11, 12 and 15, and she returned a four under par 72 to claim second place.

There was further disappointment for Katharina in the team event. Her Germany threesome lost out to Ireland by one shot. The Irish side of Claire Coughlan, Martina Gillan and Tricia Mangan, who came third in the St Rule Trophy, scored 441. Australia were third on 444.

Krystle Caithness, Katharina Schallenberg and Claire Coughlan	The St Rule Trophy attracted plenty of spectators to the Home End
The scoreboard keeping everyone up to date	A good drive at the Road Hole
Closing out on the 18th	The view from the 16th green
Driving at the last hole	The St Rule Trophy finished in beautiful conditions

2/6/06
St Rule Trophy 2006
The St Rule Trophy 2006 takes place this weekend, with one round over the New Course on Saturday and two on the Old Course on Sunday. 72 top women amateur players will complete 54 holes of strokeplay. The Everard Trophy will go to the best under 18 player and there is also a team prize. Previous winners of the St Rule Trophy include world number one, Annika Sorenstam.