GREENS

Type of grass

- Fescue / Bent

Height of cut

- 4.25 mm

Speed/stimpmeter reading

- 10" 

Any specific comments

- 7 Double greens, all greens large and undulating

FAIRWAYS

Type of grass

- Fescue / Bent

Height of cut

- 8 mm 

General width and contouring

- Very wide, double fairways, undulating

Any specific comments

- Excellent cover and condition

TEES / COLLARS

Type of grass

- Fescue / Bent

Height of cut

- 7 mm

ROUGH

Type of grass

- Fescue

Height of cut

- semi

- intermediate

- rough

- Any Specific Comments

- 38 mm

- Left to grow

- No rough between many double fairways

WEATHER

Weather in advance

- Typical Scottish weather - sunny, windy, cool and wet

Forecast for tournament

- Mainly cool and sunny. With the odd shower

COURSE

Opened

- Over 650 yrs old

Course designer

- Mother Nature - Old Tom Morris

Special features

- 7 double greens - all add up to 18. Singles 1, 9, 17 and 18

General playability

- Course runs North to South. Course in excellent condition

Undulating / flat

- Greens undulating and very large

Tree lined / exposed

- Very exposed

Many / few water hazards

- Very few water hazards

Changes to the course

- None

OTHER FEATURES

- 110 bunkers on the course

- The Open Championship was played here in 2015