Hugh Dodd

St Andrews - The Old Course, Road Hole, oil on canvas, 12" x 18"

St Andrews is widely accepted as being the home of golf. Although it dates back into the mist of time, the earliest documentation of play occurred around 1502 when locals grazed their sheep along the links and played golf in their leisure time, mostly on a Sunday. The terrain is a relatively narrow 'out and in' track of links which remains faithful to the natural undulations between the old railway line and the dunes of St Andrews Bay. Such delights as 'Hell Bunker', the 'Principal's nose', the 'Valley of Sin' and the Swilken Bridge await the pilgrim as he threads his way over ths unique links land. St Andrews' principle defence is the wind, but even on a still day, the dozens of pot-bunkers, the gorge and the history of the place will unite to defy the ablest of golfers.

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