CASTLE COURSE, St. Andrews: Opened in 2008, the Castle Course was perhaps the most highly anticipated golf course opening in years. The “Seventh Course” joins the portfolio of six courses at the “Home of Golf”. TThe designer, David McLay Kidd, creator of Bandon Dunes in Oregon, intended to create a typical Scottish golf experience. Each hole has a choice of five tees and the course is playable between about 5300-7200 yards. The Castle Course features more coastal exposure than any of the existing Links Trust layouts. Following the coastline east of St Andrews, the Castle Course is two miles from the town center.