Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews, Scotland

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is one of seven courses operated by the St. Andrews Links Trust.

Located in the heart of town and playing beside West Sands Beach and the River Eden, the Jubilee dates back to 1897. It originally opened as a 12-hole golf course intended for women, but it has been altered numerous times. In 1989, it reopened as an 18-hole championship layout designed by Donald Steel. The course plays 6,742 yards and in 2004 was the venue for the qualifying rounds of the Amateur Championship. It also alternates with the New Course in St. Andrews to host qualifying rounds for the St. Andrews Links Trophy.

The first seven holes on the Jubilee play out in the same direction, often with the wind at your back, before the majority of the course plays back home. A par 72, there are back-to-back par 5s that play parallel one another on the back nine, holes 11 and 12. There are four sets of tees on the Jubilee, playing as short as 5,979 yards from the forward tees.

Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews

Much like the nearby Old Course at St. Andrews, the Jubilee Course's turf features many little subtle humps and bumps.

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Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews - hole 2

The second hole on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is a 353-yard par 4 with a steep fall-off right of the green.

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Jubilee GC in St. Andrews

Originally a small 12-hole design, the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is now a links of championship standard.

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Jubilee golf course - holes 4 and 14

The fourth and 14th holes on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews share a green.

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Jubilee Course in St. Andrews - dogs

A man walks his three border collies on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews, which is a public park.

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Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews - River Eden

The Jubilee Course at St. Andrews plays closest to the sea and along the River Eden.

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Jubilee Course

The Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is a home course for the St. Andrews Links Trophy.

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Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews - hole 12

The second of back-to-back par 5s on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is the 12th hole, known as "The Butts."

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Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews - hole 15

The 15th hole is named after the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews' most recent architect, Donald Steel.

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Jubilee Course in St. Andrews - No. 16

The 16th hole on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is a par-4 dogleg left named "Freddie Tait."

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Jubilee golf course in St. Andrews - hole 17

The 17th hole on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews is a 199-yard par 3 from the yellow tees.

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Jubilee Course in St. Andrews

The closing holes on the Jubilee Course in St. Andrews play back toward the town.

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Jubilee

Opened in 1897 with 12 holes and named in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee accession to the throne, the Jubilee course was intended as a course for ladies and beginners. Since then it has been upgraded to championship standard (1988). Like other St. Andrews' courses, it is long and exposed to the elements, where wind, length and the natural links topography are dominate aspects of any round.