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5 unusual facts about The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews


Coober Pedy

As a result of correspondence between the two clubs, the Coober Pedy golf club is the only club in the world to enjoy reciprocal rights at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

Florida Central Academy

The golf course was modeled after St. Andrews Golf Club in Scotland.

Lush For Life

When he’s not running the business and writing, he enjoys playing golf at St. Andrew’s in Scotland, and supervising the development of his family’s winery, Ross-Munro Vineyards, in South Africa.

Mean 18

Mean 18 featured the Augusta National and Pebble Beach and St. Andrews courses.

Poloc Cricket Club

Poloc Cricket Club also plays host to the UK’s only R&A-recognised six-hole golf course.


Foxburg Country Club

After participating in a cricket match in Edinburgh, Scotland, Fox visited St. Andrews to see the game of golf being played.

Golf in Russia

It is now recognized by the Russian Olympic Committee, the European Golf Association, and the supreme authority of golf – the Golf Club of St Andrews.


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