Interesting little blurb published in the June 1938 issue of Golf Illustrated. In his column the reviewing stand, in the section titled "More of St. Andrews" he wrote:
"Recent dispatches from Scotland bring us the news that still another course is to be built over the rolling links, wher golf was played one hundred and eighty-four years ago... It is stated that the new lay-out will be known as the Modern Course and it is intimated that it will be patterned after the American type, so distinctly different in many respects from the old British traditional modeling. This is not particularly surprising as the golf course architects of Great britain have been leaning more and more to absorbing our ideas. However, it is significant that ancient St. Andrews is feeling the influence, for there, few departures from traditional lines have been countenanced. As a matter of fact many have regarded any such suggestion as heresy. Some have maintained tenaciously, that the Old Course at St. Andrews... is the holy of holies so far as great courses are to be compared. But gradually the constant drippings of opinion, from critical golfers generally, have worn the stone of the ancients. The modern game has made it most necessary for the courses to keep pace with changing conditions."
Never having heard of this potential course, does anyone have any information about it?