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March 2006
30/3/06
Old Course in reverse
 The traditional curtain-raiser to the new golfing season, the Old Course in Reverse, gets under way tomorrow. The world's oldest golf course was once played in the opposite direction to today's anti-clockwise circuit and golfers from St Andrews and the rest of the world have the opportunity to play it the old way on Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Dates for 2007
27/3/06
Links greenkeepers at Sawgrass
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Trust greenkeeper, Peter Stewart, helps in preparations for The Players Championship at Sawgrass. Craig Wilson and Robert Finnegan also took their Links expertise to Florida. |
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Peter meeting up with a few old acquaintances from the last Open. |
21/3/06
Freshwater wildlife pond built
A small freshwater wildlife pond and marshland area has just been built by the Strathtyrum greenkeeping team in an area beyond the 12th green, outside the boundary of the course. This will enrich the Links environment by creating an extra habitat area where a broad diversity of wildlife can flourish.
17/3/06
Course No7 design team visit the Links
David McLay Kidd (left) and Paul Kimber, the design team behind St Andrews Links Trust's new Course No.7, today outlined their plans for the year ahead. Work has been continuing throughout the winter months and there will be a step-up in activity at the spectacular cliff-top site from the middle of April. Course No7
13/3/06
New challenge from lengthened Old Course
 The Old Course at St Andrews will present golfers playing its medal format with a new challenge from early next month.
Changes to several key holes on the Old Course will bring some of its many natural hazards back into play. The medal layout of the Old Course will be 112 yards longer more
The tenth green of the Old Course.
This hole will measure 22 yards longer from next month.
09/3/06
Links News for March online now
3/3/06
Snow closes Links courses
The unusual sight of snow in St Andrews brought play to a stop today. Below are some images from around the courses.
The Road Hole on the Old Course
Eden Course, Hole 9
The closing hole on the New Course
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