PRESS RELEASE 18 November 2002

LINKS SEASON TICKET PRICES AGREED

Following its annual review of season tickets, the Links Management Committee has agreed new season ticket prices to come into effect on 1 April 2003.

The following tickets will each increase by £1. The Links ticket for residents of St Andrews and students at the University of St Andrews will be £106. The restricted ticket, which excludes the Old Course, will be £87. For senior residents of St Andrews, tickets will be £89 for 7 day play on all courses, and £72 on all courses except the Old. The senior five day play ticket will be £54 and the restricted, £45. The residents' ticket for the Strathtyrum and Balgove Courses only remains at £32.

A full Links ticket for adults living in North-East Fife will be £212 (from £210) and restricted tickets will be £174 (from £172). Senior five day restricted tickets for those in North East Fife will be £89 (from £88).

The ordinary ticket for members of a recognised golf club in St Andrews who live outside the North-East Fife area will be £318 (from £315) and £261 (from £258) for a restricted ticket.

The open links ticket which is available to any golfer will be £525 (from £480); the restricted ticket will be £395 (from £385). The junior version, restricted only, will be £197 (from £190).

There are waiting lists in operation for some of these categories so golfers should renew their tickets before 1 April 2003 or they risk losing their ticket.

All other junior ticket prices remain frozen at last year's prices. Children aged under 16 of residents of the town are free of charge while for those aged between 16 and 18 a full ticket will be £29 and a restricted ticket, £25. The restricted tickets for other junior categories remain at £25.

"The majority of the increases are in line with inflation, which is currently around 1.3%," explained Jim White, Chairman of the Links Management Committee. "As in previous years prices for juniors have been frozen to re-inforce the Trust's commitment to encouraging youngsters to play golf."

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Issued by Carolyne Nurse, Communications Manager, St Andrews Links Trust, Pilmour House, St Andrews KY16 9SF. Telephone 01334 466666/fax 01334 479555/email pr@standrews.org.uk.