St Andrews Old Course Hole by hole

6933 yards, par 72 (for the Open Championship, 1984).Otherwise 6578 yards, Standard Scratch Score (SSS) 72.

1st hole - Burn
(Champ & Medal 370yd Par 4) Off the tee, lots of room on the left. Judge your distance carefully for the shot to the green, just beyond the Swilcan Burn.

2nd hole - Dyke
(Champ & Medal 411yd Par 4) Long hitters beware Cheape's Bunker on the left. Hit long with the second.

3rd hole - Cartgate (out)
(Champ 371yd Medal 352yd Par 4) Safe to drive to the left, but hard to get near the flag from there.

4th hole - Ginger Beer
(Champ 463yd Medal 41 £ Par 4)Safest to be left off the tee, leaving a second over the rough and bunkers.

5th hole - Hole o' Cross(out)
(Champ 564yd Medal 5V Par 5)Once more, drive left as are seven bunkers on the right.

6th hole - Heathery (out)
(Champ 416yd Medal 374ydPar 4)Hard to see the fairway so hit towards the Leuchars airfield hangars.

7th hole - High (out)
(Champ 372yd Medal 359yd Par 4)If you can knock it over the hill, do so. Otherwise go left.

8th hole - Short
(Champ 178yd Medal 166yd Par 3)
Better to leave a long putt from the back than risk the deep left-hand bunker.

9th hole - End
(Champ 356yd Medal 307yd Par 4)
Avoid the fairway bunkers and you have a clear second shot to a flat green.

10th hole - Bobby Jones
(Champ 342yd Medal 318ydPar 4)Drive towards the mound.

11th hole-High (in)
(Champ & Medal 172yd Par 3) Avoid the Hill bunker at all costs as you could take three to escape.

12th hole - Heathery (in)
(Champ & Medal 316yd Par 4) Four bunkers lurk unseen in the centre of the fairway. The green is very shallow.

13th hole - Hole o' Cross (in)
(Champ 425yd Medal 398yd Par 4)Drive on to the 6th fairway, so you can see where to go next.

14th hole-Long
(Champ 567yd Medal 523yd Par 5)Drive towards the church spire on the right. That way, you miss the Beardies. Watch out for Hell, too.

15th hole - Cartgate (in)
(Champ 413yd Medal 401yd Par 4)Again, you have the church spire to guide you. The second is one more club than you think.

16th hole - Corner of the Dyke
(Champ 382yd Medal 351ydPar 4)Best to be left off the tee as too far right puts you out of bounds.                                            

17th hole - Road
(Champ & Medal 461 yd Par 4) Very few professionals try to hit this green in two. Play it as a par 5.

18th hole - Tom Morris
(Champ & Medal 354yd Par 4) An easy hole if you stay out of the Valley of Sin, a deep dip at the front of the green.