New golf course comes to a “tee”

As if St Andrews wasn’t spoiled for choice when it comes to golf courses already, plans to build a brand new one have just been finalised.

The new £20 million resort will incorporate a restaurant, 41 accommodation rooms for 160 people and a shop. The proposed course has been designed by the 1973 Open winner, Tom Weiskopf. The developer had appealed to the Scottish Government over the length of time it was taking for Fife Council to make a decision on the proposal, located in Feddinch Mains, having originally submitted applications for the 244 acre site in December 2011.

St Andrews International Golf Club (SAIGC) says it is “delighted” the Scottish Government has now confirmed the conditional approval of the proposed clubhouse at Feddinch.

Neil Gray, Associate Director at Colliers International, said, “This is a significant milestone in the Feddinch project as it will allow the developers of the resort to proceed with construction of the golf course and the permitted demolition of the farm buildings during this forthcoming spring.”

Whether this will bring more famous golfers into the collective student bosom (fingers crossed for George Clooney), or just more multicoloured trousers, we shall see. We wonder if they’ll have a spa…

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