NEWS

NEWS RELEASE 8 December 2004

LINKS YEARLY TICKET PRICES 2005/06

Following its annual review of yearly tickets, the Links Management Committee has agreed new prices to come into effect on 1 April 2005.

The Links ticket for residents of St Andrews and students at the University of St Andrews will be £113 (from £110). The restricted ticket, which excludes the Old Course, will be £93 (from £90).

For senior residents of St Andrews, tickets will be £95 (from £92) for 7 day play on all courses, and £76 (from £74) on all courses except the Old. The senior five day play ticket will be £57 (from £55) and the restricted, £48 (from £46). The residents' ticket for the Strathtyrum and Balgove Courses only will remain at £33.

A full Links ticket for adults living in North-East Fife will be £226 (from £220) and restricted tickets will be £186 (from £180). Senior five day restricted tickets for those in North East Fife will be £95 (from £92).

The ordinary ticket for members of a recognised golf club in St Andrews who live outside the North-East Fife area will be £339 (from £330) and £279 (from £270) for a restricted ticket.

The open links ticket which is available to any golfer will be £588 (from £560); the restricted ticket will be £435 (from £415). The junior version will be available at £294 (from £280) and, the restricted for juniors will be £217 (from £207).

There are waiting lists in operation for some of these categories so golfers should renew their tickets before 31 March 2005 or they risk losing their ticket.

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 remain £30 and a restricted ticket, £26. Restricted tickets for other junior categories remain at £26.

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Issued by: Carolyne Nurse, Communications Manager, St Andrews Links Trust, Pilmour House, St Andrews KY16 9SF. Tel: 01334 466666 Fax: 01334 479555
email: pr@standrews.org