{"id":1332,"date":"2024-08-15T18:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2024-08-15T18:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:27:51","slug":"st-andrews-strathtyrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/st-andrews-strathtyrum\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Andrews (Strathtyrum)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrews-Strathtyrum-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"315\" title=\"St Andrews Strathtyrum 4\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"St Andrews Strathtyrum 4\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrews-Strathtyrum-4_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\"><i>Welcome<\/i> \u2013 When people express surprise at the notion of taking a dog on a round of golf, I note that some of the most famous courses in the world welcome dogs. And they don\u2019t get much more famous that St. Andrews, the home of golf. And they don\u2019t get much more dog-friendly. We had the bucket list honour of playing the Strathtyrum course during our recent visit to the Edinburgh Fringe (our daughter Isley has a play there, \u201cJobsworth\u201d, which is getting rave reviews including a number of \u201cbest of the Fringe\u201d lists like \u2013 <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/utter-madness-6-of-the-best-edinburgh-fringe-shows-to-book-now\/\"><font color=\"#008000\">CityAM<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#008000\">\u2026and it too features a pup). As soon as we emerged from round check-in, we were greeted by a queue of canine caddies who had just finished their rounds including Willow (photo directly). The welcome continued on the course itself when this Belgian sheepdog (see above) came over to say hello to me while I was waiting for my group to finish their putting.&nbsp; And their trash separation even includes a special receptacle for poo bags (see bottom).<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\"><i>Walk \u2013 <\/i>St. Andrews is probably the flattest course I have ever played. Situated on the St. Andrews peninsula of Fife, it is an expansive of low-lying sea marsh.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\"><i>Wildlife<\/i> \u2013 Sea gulls! And a few other small birds and rabbits in the bushes.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\"><i>Water<\/i> \u2013 No water hazards, but there is a toilet block at the 13<sup>th<\/sup> green where you can get some water. And the course doesn\u2019t swing back by the clubhouse until the 18<sup>th<\/sup> hole. So bring a bottle along for your doggy too.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\"><i>Wind Down<\/i> \u2013 Strathtyrum\/Eden clubhouse includes Caf\u00e9 Spike with an extensive outdoor dining area where dogs can join you for some 19<sup>th<\/sup> hole refreshing.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrew-Strathtyrum-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"436\" height=\"315\" title=\"St Andrew Strathtyrum 2\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"St Andrew Strathtyrum 2\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrew-Strathtyrum-2_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrews-Strathtyrum-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"433\" height=\"299\" title=\"St Andrews Strathtyrum 1\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"St Andrews Strathtyrum 1\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrews-Strathtyrum-1_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrew-Strathtyrum3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"436\" height=\"323\" title=\"St Andrew Strathtyrum3\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"St Andrew Strathtyrum3\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/St-Andrew-Strathtyrum3_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome \u2013 When people express surprise at the notion of taking a dog on a round of golf, I note that some of the most famous courses in the world welcome dogs. And they don\u2019t get much more famous that St. Andrews, the home of golf. And they don\u2019t get much more dog-friendly. 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