What I love about St.Andrews is....

[Ally Mcintosh]

....strolling down to the Eden course a few hours after the last tee-time and shooting round in two hours...

What I love about St.Andrews is having a round on the himalayas before crossing the 2nd & 17th fairways and enjoying a pint in the Jigger...

etc... etc...

[Simon Holt]

that I am here in St. Andrews right now, looking out on 1 and 18 in the sunshine.

that I spent the best 4 years of my life here. 

that during said 4 years I met my wife.

that after beating my Stanford counterpart yesterday in our St. Andrews v Stanford match, I can be smug over dinner in Lower College Hall tonight.

(PS. Patrick Rodgers shot 65 at North Berwick a couple of days ago with a bogey on Redan.  I didn't quite manage 65.....)

[Carson Pilcher]

....that no matter how long it has been since my last visit, I feel home again.

....occasionally, deciding at the last minute to walk over to the Old starter shack and he says that an R&A member is going in 10 minutes with an opening for a fourth.   

....having a pint after the round, and either walking down to the Jigger for dinner or stopping by Gordon's house.  He has the best view of the course, and his wife always make a great meal...not to mention, Gordon and I will enjoy several whiskeys before Sheila pours me back on the train for Edinburgh.

....the people.

....the golf.

....home....and I was born and live in Georgia.

[Mark Pearce]

walking the dog on the beach

standing by the 18th green in the evening, watching groups finish their games

walking around town in golf gear and not sticking out like a sore thumb

walking the Old Course with the dog on a Sunday

[Jim Sherma]

Just knowing that it exists and that I will return some day, There is nothing better than waking up in the B&B and after a good brakfast putting you clubs on your back and walking the 2 blocks down to the first tee of the Old Course.

[Bill_McBride]

Just knowing that it exists and that I will return some day, There is nothing better than waking up in the B&B and after a good brakfast putting you clubs on your back and walking the 2 blocks down to the first tee of the Old Course.

Ditto.  I love pretty much everything about being in St Andrews (except the ever-escalating green fee on the Old).

After they gave Bobby Jones the keys to the city, he reportedly said something like, I could subtract all the days of my life except those spent in St Andrews and I would still have lived a full life.

I love wandering down Market or South Street, stopping for a coffee, cutting over to explore the cathedral and see the Morris gravestones, and then ramble down the Scores past the castle ruins and on to watch groups finishing the 18th.

St Andrews is an absolute must for any golfer interested in the history of the game.

[Philippe Binette]

.... walking down Golf Place, arriving at the corner of Links Road, turning my head about 45 degrees and seeing the greatest sight in the game of golf...

[Mike Hendren]

Sitting alone with my imagination and overloaded senses on a bench in the quiet darkness, waiting for the starter to show up to get out as a single on The Old Course.

Mike   

[Stephen Britton]

The bar in the Dunvegan Hotel 

[Eric Smith]

walking around town in golf gear and not sticking out like a sore thumb

+1

[Jud_T]

What do I love about St. Andrews?  Just about everything.

[Jeff Taylor]

Sitting on the stone steps adjacent to the 18th green after a round on the Old Course and looking out at the splendor where land and water meet.

[Mark Chaplin]

The Big Room with coffee and a little digestif.

[Dave McCollum]

My first time.  Red eye to Edinburgh.  Rent a car and drive to the links parking lot without GPS or looking at a map.   Wandering around like it was my yard and I was home after a long absence.  Walking down Market St. and being asked by an elderly stranger “Make any birdies?” Pints with the caddies at the Jigger or Dunvegan.  A Sunday round on the New and stroll on the Old ending at a bench overlooking the 14th tee where there was a stiff breeze blowing in from the town and wondering “how the hell do you play this?”  Everything. 

A special thanks to the gca.com folks and site I discovered when planning this trip.

[Mac Plumart]

walking around town in golf gear and not sticking out like a sore thumb

+1

 

[Stephen Davis]

I love that it is there... what it represents... that someday I will get to play my first round there and that it will be with my dad.

[Bill_McBride]

The Big Room with coffee and a little digestif.

You R&A members have it pretty soft.  Push the buzzer and drinks arrive.

[Greg Taylor]

Just the town, the R&A Clubhouse, the course, the pubs, the atmosphere... the warmth.

[Marty Bonnar]

...that it's only 25 miles away

[Neil_Crafter]

...that it's only 25 miles away

Play fair now Marty.......

[Marty Bonnar]

Crafty,
judging by that photo of the view from your window, I'd bet you don't CARE how far you live from St A!!! The North Sea NEVER looks like THAT!
best,
F.

[Marty Bonnar]

Actually, speaking of 'Play fair', I couldn't help notice the name on the Club Champions Board at Scotscraig the other day. One Capt H. L. Playfair (later Major and Sir?) was Club Champ I think on three or four separate occasions. Couple of great photos of him in the clubhouse too. Right Dour Auld Bugger!!!

 

F.

[Bill_McBride]

that after beating my Stanford counterpart yesterday in our St. Andrews v Stanford match,

Simon, that joy over beating someone from Stanford makes you an honorary Cal Bear!   

[Neil_Crafter]

Crafty,
judging by that photo of the view from your window, I'd bet you don't CARE how far you live from St A!!! The North Sea NEVER looks like THAT!
best,
F.

Thanks Marty, not a bad view 
Although it looked more like the North Sea last week when we had some storms come thru, but I was still a long way from St Andrews!

[mike_beene]

Middle of the night summer stroll to the Valley of Sin to reflect with a touch of light on the northern horizon .Try it .