The Swilcan Bridge is a famous landmark on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, and that is me standing atop the bridge in a location in which many great (and not so great) golfers have been photographed. I'm a former, not so great golfer, but even as an ex-golfer, my visit to St Andrews would not have been complete without a visit to the birthplace of golf. It was fun walking the 18th fairway, watching a foursome finishing their round on the course.
Truly a bucket list destination for golfers around the world, St Andrews should be on your list of places to visit. Golfers will love staying at the Old Course Hotel, and you'll want to book an Old Course view room looking directly out over the 2nd and 17th fairways of the course (a double fairway servicing both holes). What's the point of being in a lead-in room with a view of the parking lot and road ... when you've got a mesmerizing view outside the windows on the other side of the hotel?
Even though I no longer play golf, it was a thrill to visit the birthplace of golf and to walk the 18th fairway.
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