Despite being open to play for just over a month, The Castle Course at St. Andrews is already proving to be a big draw in its own right.

St. Andrews Links Trust, overseers of the Links Courses at St. Andrews, including The Old Course, reports that in the first month of operation, more than 4,000 rounds were booked on the seventh, and newest, golf course in the Trust's care.

The popularity of the course is, in fact, exceeding expectations of the Trust. Despite being "The new kid on the block" - and actually not being on the block at all, but lying instead a few miles out of town - The Castle Course is attracting players from around the world, and from the cradle of golf's own backyard as well.

If you want to get in on the action during this inaugural season, which ends October 31, online reservations can be made at the Links Trust website (see hotlink above). Or call the folks at St. Andrews Luxury Golf at (800) 348-4902.

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