Old Course / St. Andrews
  • 1 – Burn
    Hole 1 „Burn“ -In play: Swilcan Burn- 375 yds.
  • 2 – Dyke
    Hole 2 „Dyke“ -In play: Cheape`s- 452 yds.
  • 3 – Cargate out
    Hole 3 „Cargate out“ -In play: Cargate- 398 yds.
  • 4 – Ginger Beer
    Hole 4 „Ginger Beer“ -In play: Sutherland, Cottage, Students- 480 yds.
  • 5 – Hole O Cross Out
    Hole 5 „Hole O Cross Out“ -In play: Pulp, Seven Sisters, The Spectacles, Hell- 570 yds.
  • 6 – Heathery Out
    Hole 6 „Heathery Out“ -In play: Coffins- 424 yds.
  • 7 – High
    Hole 7 „High“ -In play: Shell, Strath, Hill- 372 yds.
  • 8 – Short
    Hole 8 „Short“ -In play: Short Hole Bunker- 174 yds.
  • 9 – End
    Hole 9 „End“ -In play: Kruger, Mrs Kruger, Boase`s, End Hole Bunker- 352 yds.
  • 10 – Bobby Jones
    Hole 10 „Bobby Jones“ -In play: - Boase`s End Hole Bunker- 386 yds.
  • 11 – High In
    Hole 11 „High In“ -In play: Strath- 174 yds.
  • 12 – Heathery In
    Hole 12 „Heathery In“ – In play: Admirals, Stroke- 348 yds.
  • 13 – Hole O Cross In
    Hole 13 „Hole O Cross In“ -In play: Walkinshaw`s, Grave, Cat`s Trap, Coffins- 465 yds.
  • 14 – Long
    Hole 14 „Long“ -In play: The Beardies, Beaty, Kitchen, Hell Grave, Ginger Beer- 614 yds.
  • 15 – Cargate In
    Hole 15 „Cargate In“ -In play: Mrs Gainger`s Bosoms, Rob`s- 455 yds.
  • 16 – Corner of the Dyke
    Hole 16 „Corner of the Dyke“ -In play: Principal`s, Nose, Grant`s, Deacon Sim, Wig- 418 yds.
  • 17 – Road
    Hole 17 „Road“ -In play: Cheap`s, Scholar`s, Progressing, Road Bunker- 495 yds.
  • 18 – Tom Morris
    Hole 18 „Tom Morris“ -In play: Granny Clarks Wynd, Valley of Sin- 356 yds.

The Old Course of St. Andrews is the origin of golf as we know it today, the cradle of golf. I felt the need to start my journey across the fairways of the world here.

All 18 pictures were made with paint and paste in the format 7” x 9.5” on 140 lbs hot pressed paper.

The Old Course has its challenges, not only for the golfer but for brush and paint as well. Every hole, except holes #1, 9, 17 and 18, makes use of twin greens. The number of the two holes sharing a green always adds up to 18. Hole #2 shares the Green with the oncoming #16, #3 with #15. and so on. The fairways of the holes going out and in run parallel to each other, they merge into each other and also share some bunkers and roughs.

With my views I cut the respective fairways out of their broad and flowing context. I try to concentrate on the essentials and on everything that’s “in play”. The result are these true-to-scale forms.

In the text below you will find the names of the bunkers for every hole. Allegedly all of the more than 100 bunkers on the Old Course carry a name. You may forgive me if a few are painted here but remain unnamed. During my first round on the Old Course the caddies will certainly tell their names.