CAMPOS DEL MUNDO
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AROUND THE WORLD THE OLD COURSE
El campo del Open Británico El Open Británico (su nombre auténtico es The Open Championship) se jugó por primera vez en el Old Course de St Andrews en 1873 (13 años después de la primera edición del torneo) y la última en 2015. St. Andrews ha sido el campo donde más veces se ha disputado (29) la famosa cita del Grand Slam, que este año se jugará en Irlanda del Norte (Royal Portrush, en el pequeño pueblo del mismo nombre, al norte del país, donde ya se dirimió el torneo en 1951). A pesar de que desde 1990 el Open se jugaba cada cinco años en el Old Course, la próxima edición del torneo no se disputará en este campo, sino que habrá que esperar a la de 2021. El motivo es que ese año el Open Británico celebrará su 150 edición y por eso se ha elegido un campo tan emblemático como el Old Course de St. Andrews.
A Championship Course The Open Championship (also known as the British Open) was first played on the Old Course at St Andrews in 1873 (13 years after the first edition) and the most recent championship was in 2015. St Andrews has held the event more often (29 times) than any other course. This year it will be played in Northern Ireland (Royal Portrush, in the small town of the same name, in the north of the country, where the championship was previously held in 1951). Despite the fact that, since 1990, the Open has been played every five years at the Old Course, this will not be the case for the next edition, which will have to wait until 2021. The reason is that the British Open being held that year is its 150th edition, and the iconic Old Course in St. Andrews has been given the honour of hosting it.
clubhouse, the Eden Clubhouse, for golfers on the Eden, Strathtyrum and Balgove Courses, creating the largest public golf complex in the world. With demand to play on the Links continuing to rise, a seventh course is in preparation by the Trust. DIRECTION OF PLAY When Old Tom Morris created a separate green for the first hole, it became possible to play the course in an anti-clockwise direction, rather than clockwise, which had previously been the norm. For many years, the course was played clockwise and anti-clockwise on alternate weeks, but now the anti-clockwise, or right-hand, circuit has become the accepted direction. Many of the course’s 112 bunkers, however, are clearly designed to catch the wayward shots of golfers playing the course on the left-hand circuit. ■ EL BUNKER MÁS INFERNAL Las arenas del profundo Bunker del Infierno (Hell Bunker), en el hoyo 14, han sido testigo de numerosos naufragios. Prácticamente todos lo han sufrido, hasta los más grandes, como el que protagonizó el mismísimo Jack Nicklaus durante el Open Británico de 2000, cuando por culpa del bunker infernal terminó con un 10 en ese par 5 de 484 metros. THE MOST INFERNAL BUNKER The sands of the deep Hell Bunker, on the 14th hole, have witnessed numerous shipwrecks.Virtually all have suffered, even greats such as Jack Nicklaus who, during the 2000 British Open, landed in the bunker and ended up with a 10 on the 530-yard par-five.
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EL PUENTE MÁS ICÓNICO DEL GOLF En la calle del hoyo 18, par 4 de 326 metros dedicado a Tom Morris, padre e hijo, jugadores que vencieron en siete de los diez primeros Open, entre 1860 y 1870, se encuentra el icónico puente de Swilcan (Swilcan Bridge) y el Valle del Pecado (the Valley of Sin), justo en el antegreen. Este hoyo fue elegido como el mejor de Escocia en una votación de 3.000 golfistas organizada por la web Visit Scotland.
THE MOST ICONIC GOLF BRIDGE On the fairway of the 18th, a 357yard par-four dedicated to Tom Morris (both father and son who between them won seven of the first 10 Opens, from 1860 to 1870) is the iconic Swilcan Bridge. and the Valley of Sin in front of the green. This hole was chosen as the best in Scotland in a vote of 3,000 golfers organised by the Visit Scotland website.