A record number of golfers enjoyed playing in the historic 100th staging of the Town Match in St Andrews on Saturday.
Known as the largest annual one day amateur golf match in the world, 916 players competed over the Old, New, Jubilee and Strathtyrum Courses for the anniversary event – the highest ever number to tee up.
First played in 1913, the Town Match involves a team from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews playing against a side from the town of St Andrews in a foursomes handicap match play format.
On Saturday, 229 matches took place across the four St Andrews Links courses with the first tee off at 6.40am and play continuing until dusk in a celebration of the town’s rich golf heritage. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews ran out winners by the score of 122½ to 106½ with Ian Pattinson, Captain of the Club, presented with the victorious silverware – the Bobby Jones Casket – in front of the Clubhouse
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