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Why players love the Old Course

By John Hawkins
Golf World

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

As the long-standing, undisputed, don't-you-ever-forget-it's-the home of golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews has taken some dings over the years. A young Bobby Jones couldn't stand the place, nor could Sam Snead, a country boy who knew a good pasture when he saw one. Americans making the pilgrimage to St. Andrews might find the town links a bit like Scotland itself -- somewhere between an acquired taste and an amusement park without rides. Flat and scruffy, with an annoying emphasis on b ...

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