HISTORY

Championships at St Andrews Links

A number of major championships take place regularly on the Links. The most important is the Open Championship which was first held on the Old Course in 1873 and came here for the 27h time in 2005, when Tiger Woods joined the elite list of double winners of the Claret Jug.

2005 also saw Pinehurst hosting the US Open. To find out more about the links between these two golf venues click here.

Since its inception in 1985 the Alfred Dunhill Cup has taken place on the Old Course every October. From 2001 the event's format was different. Its new name is the dunhill links championship and the Old Course is one of three links courses involved.

Top amateur events which have been held here include the Walker Cup, the Scottish Amateur Championship and the Amateur Championship. The Amateur Championship returned to the Links in 2004 and was played on the Old and Jubilee Courses.

St Andrews Links Trophy is the top amateur strokeplay championship in Europe and attracts some of the best amateur golfers from around the world. It takes place in June on the Old Course and either the New or Jubilee (alternate years).