Local courses lose Open Championship qualifying venue status
The lucrative business of golf tourism across Courier country has suffered a blow. (...)
Bruce Festival should deliver king-sized financial lift to Dunfermline
The Bruce Festival is set to produce a £400,000 boost for local traders, according to the event's organisers Dunfermline Delivers. (...)
Scottish Open golfers head north to Castle Stuart as links switch pays off
Five of the world's top eight players will compete in next month's Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart — and the Highland public have responded in their thousands to their first European Tour event. (...)
Carnoustie course tea hut up for sale on eBay
A little piece of Carnoustie's golfing heritage that was at the centre of some controversy has been put up for sale on eBay. (...)
World-class field for Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews
Three of this year's major championship winners — Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer — will be among the world-class field at the 10th Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie from October 7-10. (...)
Langer shares lead in hunt for elusive Senior Open title
It has been 27 years since Bernhard Langer won an event in Scotland, but he moved into perfect position to make a bid for the Open victory that has so far eluded him. (...)
Golf's elder statesmen ready for stern Senior Open test
There is full respect and even affection for many of the distinguished competitors in the Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie — but if the field were expecting a comfy armchair ride in the battle for the other Claret Jug, they've come to the wrong place. (...)
Carnoustie ready to embrace the Senior Open
As St Andrews bids farewell to the international spectacle that was the Open Championship, Carnoustie is preparing to make the most of another of golf's leading competitions. (...)
Calm Tiger Woods puts Open putting woes behind him
"It's not the putter, it's the puttee'' goes the grammatically creative line for those who often switch their flat-stick — but it is true of even the greatest of players. (...)
Montgomerie may have seen his last Open on the Old Course
There is every chance that the 150th Open Championship was Colin Montgomerie's last at St Andrews, but there was no Tom Watson-style kissing of the Swilcan Bridge for the Scot as he walked down the Old Course's 18th fairway. (...)
Andrew Coltart glad to be back in Open contention
Andrew Coltart's golfing highs and lows pale into insignificance when measured against his playing partner for the first two rounds of this year’s Open, John Daly. (...)
Old Course tamed by new kid on the block Rory McIlroy
Tiger Woods has just about owned the Old Course at St Andrews for a decade but there's clearly a new candidate for the Old Lady's chosen favourite as Rory McIlroy shot a record 63 and claimed a handsome two-shot lead in first round of the 150th Open Championship. (...)
Cup thoughts never far away for Monty
In an ideal world Colin Montgomerie would be able to dedicate himself to making sure his 21st Open Championship in a row is a memorable one. (...)
Gallacher looks to future with Open return
Stephen Gallacher does not believe in karma, or dwelling on his past misfortunes, but it was hard to ignore the symmetry between his opening to the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and his struggles a year ago. (...)
More on: Loch Lomond | Vijay Singh | Stephen Gallacher | Retief Goosen | David Burns
Tay Road Bridge work on hold for key events
Ramp replacement work on the Tay Road Bridge will stop during two flagship events that will pump millions into the local economy. (...)
Ex-Ryder Cup captains Torrance and Lehman will go head to head in St Andrews
An exciting head-to-head clash between two former Ryder Cup golf captains will be played out over the pristine fairways of the Fairmont St Andrews next month. (...)
More on: Tom Lehman | Fife | St Andrews | Sam Torrance | BBC
University to honour Jim Farmer, St Andrews' 'Mr Golf'
Well-known Scottish golfer Jim Farmer, the captain of the Professional Golfers' Association, is to be honoured by St Andrews University this summer. (...)
More on: Scottish Regional Committee | St Andrews | Fife | Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews | Jim Farmer
Extra police to patrol St Andrews Open
Fife Constabulary have pledged to clamp down on any potential troublemakers and bad behaviour in St Andrews when the 150th Open Championship is played there this summer. (...)
More on: Fife Constabulary | Royal and Ancient Golf Club | Old Course | St Andrews | John Pow
Tiger Woods set for St Andrews Open return
World number one Tiger Woods has officially entered the Open Championship in St Andrews in July. (...)
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St Andrews University to honour Open championship legends
St Andrews University is to award honorary degrees to three golf legends -- Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and and Padraig Harrington -- to mark the 150th anniversary Open Championship on the Old Course in July. (...)
More on: St Andrews | Tom Watson | Louise Richardson | Padraig Harrington | Menzies Campbell