The majority of applicants during the first year of the new system - 6,592 - were from the U.S., with 2,966 being successful.

"I am looking forward to St. Andrews," he said in April. "That is something that is near and dear to my heart and I've won two Opens there, it's the home of golf. It's my favorite golf course in ...

Back in at 95 in our Top 100 UK&I Course Rankings in association with Peter Millar, the Castle Course at St Andrews is a ...