Fairmont St Andrews to host Asian Tour event

The Asian Tour is set to make history by staging an event for the first time in Scotland at Fairmont St Andrews from August 24-27.

The inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship will take place at the venue’s Torrance Course, a 7,320-yard layout that was designed by Sam Torrance and offers views over St Andrews Bay towards the town of St Andrews.

The course is no stranger to hosting top-class events, having previously hosted the DP World Tour’s Scottish Championship in 2022, the European Seniors Tour on six occasions between 2009-14, as well as Open Qualifying when The Open is held at St Andrews.

St Andrews Bay Championship will feature a 156-strong field who will be competing for a $1.5m prize fund in the sixth event of the Asian Tour’s new International Series schedule, and will be held a week after the International Series England, which is being staged at Close House in Northumberland from August 17-20.

Callum Nicoll, Head of Golf at Fairmont St Andrews, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be staging another world class event at Fairmont St Andrews, and to be making history as the first Scottish host for the Asian Tour. The Torrance course offers a challenging test for the players this summer, blending the principles of links golf with a more modern style.”

He added: “The elevated nature of The International Series with generous purses, strong international fields, and the reward of a place for the Series winner in next year’s LIV Golf League all makes for a very exciting tournament in the summer.”

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