Golfers get another chance to play St Andrews Old Course in its original style
St Andrews Links Trust has announced that the hugely popular Old Course Reversed event will return in April 2026 for a third year, with applications opening on December 8 for a limited 48-hour period.
After successful stagings in 2024 and 2025, golfers from around the world will again get the chance to experience the Old Course as it was originally played centuries ago, in its historic clockwise direction.
Due to the unique nature of the Old Course’s design, the world-famous links can be played clockwise or anti-clockwise, with golfers historically switching between the two routings for many years until the modern anticlockwise layout became the norm in the 20th century.
The 2025 event saw almost 600 golfers play the historic routing, with visitors travelling from as far afield as Indonesia.
In April 2026, golfers will again be able to step back in time and enjoy this historic routing with the reversed routing reinstated for three days on 17th, 18th, and 20th of April 2026, with the course closed on Sunday 19th in keeping with long-standing tradition.
Advanced public packages for 2026 will be priced at £800 and include three rounds of golf from Sunday 19 to Tuesday, April 21, food and drink vouchers and access to the Golf Academy. Applications for packages will open for a limited 48-hour window from 10am (GMT), Monday 8th December 2025, closing at 10am (GMT) on Wednesday 10th.
For more information on Old Course Reversed, visit https://standrews.com/old_course_reversed
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