If you miss this fairway you need to head for the range. The holes were also inspired from Carnoustie, Royal Dornoch, Royal Troon, Machrihanish, the Ailsa Course at Turnberry, the Old Course at Moray, Muirfield, Prestwick, Nairn Golf Club and Western Gailes. It fronts the green, but also turns to the front and right of this fairway. A tee shot can reach it. The Burn was actually created as a storm drainage for the town of St. Andrews.
Most pin placements require a safe shot to the middle.
In the 1921 British Open, an immature Bobby Jones picked up his ball and stormed home. He later learned to love the course and won The Open at St. Andrews in 1927. This hole has provided lots of drama and three-shot swings. Anyone facing a long approach shot on this hole can find the water in front of this elevated green with any kind of mis-hit. The Road Hole at St. Andrews, with its famous rock wall, awaits at 17.