What is unusual about many Old Course greens?

Two holes share one double green

St Andrews Old Course Quiz: Swilcan Bridge and the Road Hole

This St Andrews Old Course quiz tees off on the oldest and most famous golf links in the world. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on golf in the 1400s, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, how 18 holes became standard in 1764, the Swilcan Bridge, the Road Hole, Hell Bunker, shared double greens, Sunday rest days and Open Championships.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is St Andrews in?
Nickname
What is the Old Course often called?
Club
Which famous golf club was founded there in 1754?
Holes
What did St Andrews make standard in 1764?
Bridge
Which small stone bridge do golfers cross on the 1st and 18th holes?
Road
Which hole is called the Road Hole?
Hell
What is Hell Bunker?
Greens
What is unusual about many Old Course greens?
Sunday
What usually happens on Sundays?
Open
Which championship has been held at St Andrews more than any other venue?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is St Andrews in?
Answer: Scotland
It lies on the Fife coast.
Q2: What is the Old Course often called?
Answer: The home of golf
Golf has been played there for centuries.
Q3: Which famous golf club was founded there in 1754?
Answer: Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Its clubhouse overlooks the first tee.
Q4: What did St Andrews make standard in 1764?
Answer: 18 holes
The course was cut from 22 holes.
Q5: Which small stone bridge do golfers cross on the 1st and 18th holes?
Answer: Swilcan Bridge
Players pose on it in farewell.
Q6: Which hole is called the Road Hole?
Answer: The 17th
A road and wall sit behind the green.
Q7: What is Hell Bunker?
Answer: A huge deep bunker
It guards the 14th hole.
Q8: What is unusual about many Old Course greens?
Answer: Two holes share one double green
Seven greens are shared.
Q9: What usually happens on Sundays?
Answer: The course closes to golf
Locals walk on it instead.
Q10: Which championship has been held at St Andrews more than any other venue?
Answer: The Open
Its 150th edition was there in 2022.

Links Golf on the Fife Coast

The Old Course at St Andrews on Scotland's Fife coast is known as the home of golf. People have played golf on these sandy links since the 1400s. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club was founded there in 1754, and in 1764 the course was cut from 22 holes to 18, the number that became standard worldwide.

Golfers cross the little stone Swilcan Bridge on the 1st and 18th holes, and champions often pose on it in farewell. The 17th, the Road Hole, has a road and stone wall behind its green, and the 14th is guarded by the huge Hell Bunker. Seven greens are shared by two holes, so they are enormous.

The Old Course is public and usually closes to golf on Sundays, when locals stroll across it. It has hosted The Open more than any other venue, including the 150th Open in 2022, won by Cameron Smith.

What This Quiz Teaches

Golf fans will enjoy these questions.

Why it is the home of golf
Which club was founded there
Which holes are famous
What makes the greens unusual
Which championships it hosts

Did You Know?

The course is sometimes played in reverse on certain days.
A ballot lets visitors win tee times.
The town also has a historic university and cathedral ruins.
Wind off the sea makes scores unpredictable.
The Old Course Hotel stands beside the 17th hole.