St Andrews Bunkers Refaced

All of the Old Course's 112 bunkers have been given a facelift in preparation for the Open Championship at St Andrews in July.

From the notorious Road Hole Bunker by the 17th green to the innocuous Kruger on the 9th, every individual bunker was stripped down and the sides refaced. Three of the largest bunkers - Hell, Shell and Cottage - were rebuilt using railway sleepers sunk into concrete.

General manager Alan McGregor praised his greenkeeping team, saying: "This is the first time all the bunkers have been renewed together, usually they are repaired on a five-year rolling programme."

Meanwhile, the Millennium Open's official range of golfwear is on sale through the St Andrews Links Trust website - www.standrews.org.uk. The range includes high quality knitwear and shirts bearing the logoes of both the St Andrews Links and the Old Claret Jug. For more information, call 01334-466666.