The Old Course St. Andrews

This is the 18th green at St. Andrews.  St. Andrews is a public golf course over common land as opposed to a private club so with planning ahead anyone can book a tee time.  It was established in 1552 and is considered the home of golf.  Each hole has the traditional number but also has a name; Hole 3, for instance, is Cartgate, 6 is Heathery.  Eighteen is Tom Morris named after Old Tom (1865-1903) who designed the first and eighteenth holes on the Old Course.

Winning a major championship is a big deal for any golfer and winning The Open is a very prestigious victory.  But if you've not won the open at St. Andrews you're resume will be incomplete.  In fact I dare say that winning at St. Andrews means you need only go by your first name in golfing circles as evidenced by this list of golfers who've won the Open at St. Andrews:  Tiger, Jack, Nick, Sam...you'll get the idea.

St. Andrews has hosted the Open Championship 28 times and will do so again in 2015.