I'm very lucky I pulled the trigger on joining a local club in St. Andrews and got on the Links Trust Annual Ticket waitlist when I did. After getting in the local club I joined and signing up for the Links Trust Ticket it took me 7 years to get mine. I'm hearing that waitlist is closer to 15 years long now. I have no idea if that is true, just rumors I've heard.
Jeff I assume much longer than 15 years for folks getting on the list now IF things continue as they are. I've been on the waitlist for 3 years and each year the number of people offered a ticket has decreased. The last e-mail I received in June said they'd allocate 75 a year and I was 1106. At current pace I'll be able to purchase after 18 years of waiting. At those timelines I figure a number of people will be unavailable to purchase their ticket when their name comes up.
Local club membership also seems to be quite the wait. New Club lists "considerable waiting lists are in place."
Another thing I noticed today is the visitor 3 and 7 day unlimited ticket options seem to be gone. They were on the pricing list yesterday and maybe pending a 2025 price update, but I doubt it as there is now a 54 hole package with a food and beverage credit.