You won’t see golfers camped out on the benches at St. Andrews in the early morning hours waiting for a chance to get onto the iconic course after the St. Andrews Trust announced that beginning in March there will be a new sign up procedure.
Prospective singles, or twosomes must now register at either the pavilion beside the first tee at the Old Course, or at the St. Andrews Links Clubhouse between 9 AM and 5 PM the day before they wish to play. The Links Trust will then hold a lottery drawing to determine who will receive a tee time for the next day and notify the hopeful golfer via text of their good fortune.
“We are excited to introduce the new digital solution for the Old Course Singles Daily Draw, which makes securing a tee time as a single golfer at the Home of Golf safer, more equitable and ultimately a more enjoyable experience,” said Neil Coulson, the Links Trust’s Chief Executive. “The significant growth in the number of golfers utilizing the singles queue in the past decade has been such that we felt it was impacting the customer experience and becoming increasingly challenging for our dedicated team to manage expectations.”
