The world’s most historical golf course in St Andrews is reducing the cost of playing a round to £ 42.50 in an attempt to make the sport more accessible to Scottish players.
Between May and October, 179 Tee Times will be available at a reduced price.
It means that 716 golfers with Scottish postal codes will have the opportunity to play the four St Andrews courses to a reduction of 87.5% in regular green rates of the high season.
The full price of a round in the previous course is currently £ 340.
The rounds in the course of Castillo neighbor will cost £ 22.50, below £ 180, duration of the promotional period.
Green rates in the Jubilee course will be £ 18.75 (below £ 150) and £ 9.50 (below £ 75) in the Eden course.
People living in ST Andrews are already eligible for an annual link ticket, giving access to seven courses for £ 386.
The old field in St Andrews is widely considered as the home of golf, and sport has worked since the fifteenth century.
Organized by the championship open every five years, with the next staging planned by 2027.
The most exensive golf course to play in Scotland is currently Trump Turnberry, which, as of June, will charge up to £ 1,000 for a round.
Eleven TEE times of reduced rates will be available in the old course the first day of the initiative on May 21.
The players will have to register on a two ball ballot, and the successful applicants are paired and assigned a TEE time.
Neil Coulson, executive director of ST Andrews Links Trust, said golf access to golf was a key objective of the organization.
“Golf has become increasingly popular in recent years and with this demand for our courses it has increased to unprecedented levels,” he said.
“We will continue to ensure that our holes and ticket visitors have the best possible experience, while guaranteeing that one of the most precious undulating assets in the country is available for the public too.”
Alan Tait, a former European tour player, said he thanked the movement to make Scotland’s miconic courses accessible for more than rich tourists.
He told the Good Morning Scotland program of the BBC: “I am proud that there are people from all over the world to come to our beautiful country and play these incredible golf courses.
“But we must only be careful not to exceed the brand because we do not want the Americans to stop coming and we certainly do not do it because prices were the Scots cannot play their own courses in Scotland.”
