Swilcan Burn
The Swilken Burn is a long Burn (landform), burn (stream) in Fife, Scotland. It flows into the North Sea to the north of the town of St Andrews on the east coast of Fife. Course The source of the burn is in a field to the north-east of the village of Strathkinness, located 3 miles to the west of St Andrews. From there, the burn flows across farmland, then along the A91 road to the north of the North Haugh (St Andrews), North Haugh campus of the University of St Andrews, and finally through the Old Course at St Andrews, where the burn represents a Hazard (golf)#Water hazard, water hazard. The famous Swilcan Bridge spans the burn between the first and eighteenth Fairway (golf), fairways of the Old Course. Further downstream, the burn's mouth is a southern boundary of West Sand Beach of St Andrews. Etymology and spelling The name may derive from a form of Scots language, Scots word ''swelch'' which means ‘whirlpool, abyss in the sea’ and has a common root with the English verb â ...
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The Royal And Ancient Golf Club Of St Andrews
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. It is a private members-only club based in St Andrews in Scotland. It was previously known colloquially as "The R&A", but in 2004, a new organisation known as The R&A was spun off, assuming the club's functions as one of the governing authorities of the game and organiser of tournaments such as The Open Championship. Despite this legal separation, one of the club's objectives remains to contribute, through its members, to the governance, championship organisation, and golf development roles now carried out by The R&A. The club does not own any of the St Andrews Links courses, including the Old Course, which are golf courses owned by the local authority through the St Andrews Links Trust, and open to the general public. History The organisation was founded in 1754 as the ''Society of St Andrews Golfers'', a local golf club playing at St Andrews Links. The club quickly grew in importance ...
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