April 20

What Would I Shoot At St. Andrews Links (Old Course)

0  comments

World Famous St. Andrews Links (Old Course)

St. Andrews, the Old Course, is where golf’s heart beats strongest, amidst the ancient links of Scotland’s east coast.

It’s a pilgrimage for any golfer, a journey to where the game began, playing on fairways trodden by every great player in history.

The course’s venerable double greens, cavernous bunkers, and the ever-present North Sea wind make it a test of both skill and spirit.

Our calculator, fed by your handicap, predicts the adventure your round could be, weaving your potential tale among the storied swales and burns that have defined golf for centuries.

The Magic Behind the Calculator

Our calculator uses your Handicap Index to determine your Course Handicap, applying the formulas used by the USGA. But what does that all mean?

Handicap Index: This is your golfing fingerprint, an average of your best scores, adjusted for the difficulty of the courses you’ve played.

It’s a number that levels the playing field, allowing golfers of different abilities to compete fairly.

Course Handicap: This number adjusts your Handicap Index for the specific difficulty of a course, allowing you to determine the number of strokes you get on any given course.

For St. Andrews Links (Old Course), with its Course Rating of 75.6 (the score a scratch golfer should shoot) and Slope Rating of 143 (how much harder the course is for bogey golfers than for scratch golfers), the Course Handicap gives us an idea of what you’d shoot there.

How It Works

  1. Enter Your Handicap Index: Simply type in your current Handicap Index into our calculator.
  2. The Prediction: Like a crystal ball, our calculator works its magic to reveal your Course Handicap and the score the USGA thinks you would shoot at St. Andrews Links (Old Course).
  3. We’re going to show you your score if you shoot your handicap (this only happens 15-20% of the time), your expected high and low scores and then adjust it 3 strokes for tournament play.

The Reality Check

Now, for a bit of fun — we all know that golf is unpredictable.

That’s why our calculator also gives you a “Reality Score.”

This score takes into account the jitters, the wind that just picked up, and, of course, “Hogan’s Alley” that could make or break your round.

It also assumes Major Championship conditions and that you are playing in the Major alongside the pros.  So we add 7 strokes for tournament pressure.

We also bump up the course rating by 2 and the slope because the course will be made more difficult when hosting a Major golf tournament.

So go ahead, give our calculator a whirl, and see how you’d fare at St. Andrews Links (Old Course).

Whether you’re gearing up for your next round, dreaming of playing a course like St. Andrews Links (Old Course), or just looking for a bit of fun, our calculator is a great way to engage with the game we all love.

What Would I Shoot At St. Andrews Links (Old Course) Calculator

What Would I Shoot at St Andrews the old course?

What Would An Average Golfer Shoot At St. Andrews

According to the USGA an average golfer has a GHIN handicap of 14.1.

According to our Score Calculator the USGA would say anywhere between 93 and 98.

Maybe at St. Andrews Links (Old Course) on a calm day with some friends.

But not at the British Open.

At the British Open our calculator predicts a score of 109.

Score would probably be higher depending on how many strokes it takes to get out of the road hole bunker!

What do you think?

19th Hole

Remember, while our calculator provides a fun estimate, nothing beats the real challenge of stepping onto the course yourself.

Have fun and share with a friend to see what they would shoot.

What Would I Shoot at Other Famous Courses?

What Would I Shoot At Pebble Beach Golf Links

What Would I Shoot At Kiawah Island Golf Resort

What Would I Shoot At Bethpage State Park Black Course

What Would I Shoot At Erin Hills

What Would I Shoot At Oakmont Country Club

What Would I Shoot At Augusta

What Would I Shoot At The Masters: An Amateurs Guide

What Would I Shoot At Whistling Straits

What Would I Shoot At Torrey Pines

What Would I Shoot At Southern Hills Country Club

What Would I Shoot At Merion Golf Club East Course

What Would I Shoot At Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

What Would I Shoot At TPC Sawgrass

What Would I Shoot At St Andrews Links Old Course

What Would I Shoot At Turnberry

What Would I Shoot At Royal Portrush Dunluce Course

What Would I Shoot At Pine Valley

What Would I Shoot At Royal Melbourne

What Would I Shoot At Winged Foot

What Would I Shoot At Carnoustie Golf Links

What Would I Shoot At Muirfield

image by freeimageslive.co.uk – photoeverywhere


Tags

british open, courses, golf course, majors, masters, us open


You may also like

{"email":"Email address invalid","url":"Website address invalid","required":"Required field missing"}

Subscribe to our newsletter now!

>