Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course
Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course: Gene Sarazen, Bruce Devlin, redesigned by Sam Torrance (2009). Par 72, 7,230 yards. Sean Crocker won the 2022 Hero Open here with 266 (−22).
Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course: Gene Sarazen, Bruce Devlin, redesigned by Sam Torrance (2009). Par 72, 7,230 yards. Sean Crocker won the 2022 Hero Open here with 266 (−22).
Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course: Gene Sarazen, Bruce Devlin, redesigned by Sam Torrance (2009). Par 72, 7,230 yards. Sean Crocker won the 2022 Hero Open here with 266 (−22).
Updated October 24, 2026
3 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
DP World Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hero Open Sean Crocker | 266 (−22) | by 1 stroke |
| 2021 | Grant Forrest | 264 (−24) | lowest winning score in this event · by 1 stroke |
| 2020 | Scottish Championship Adrián Otaegui | 265 (−23) | by 4 strokes |
Pharmaceutical billionaire Don Panoz reputedly put £58 million into the St Andrews Bay resort in the late 1990s, south of a town many thought had enough golf already; Gene Sarazen and Sam Torrance were the headline designers.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
In 2008 the Torrance's old 17th and 18th went into the new Kittocks course and were replaced by the 3rd and 4th of the former Devlin course.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
The 7,230-yard Torrance is built on a clifftop above the North Sea; from the 8th tee the view runs to the Tay Estuary and Angus beyond.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
A 191-yard downhill par 3 from whose tee the whole back nine opens out.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
A 220-yard par 3 whose green is protected by a dry-stone wall and deep bunkers.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
Large, shaggy mounds were built between the back-nine fairways to isolate the holes and give them a wild, natural feel.
Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance)
Major redesign; course renamed the Torrance
Source: GolfNow blog
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hero Open 28–31 July 2022 | Sean Crocker | DP World Tour |
| 2021 | Hero Open 5–8 August 2021 | Grant Forrest | DP World Tour |
| 2020 | Scottish Championship 15–18 October 2020 | Adrián Otaegui | DP World Tour |
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The routing and ground are drawn from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The clubhouse is drawn by GNN from reference photographs; the photographs stay private.
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