This post is from Alexa Hammer in her Hammer & The Links section of the site! Please excuse my long absence from writing… I returned to the United States in late May and quickly left to travel to Erin Hills, Wisconsin for an internship with the USGA at the 2017 U.S. Open. It was such a special experience to be a part … Read More
Winter Scenes from St Andrews
When one thinks of when to visit the Home of Golf, the months of December, January and February definitely do not come to mind. Why make the trip to play rounds during the coldest and most unpredictable weather months of the year? Well, actually, these are some of the best months to be in St Andrews! … Read More
Golf in Northern California & Monterey
I recently took another trip of a lifetime with Saints Golf, the University of St Andrews golf team, to Northern California and Monterey. The line up of courses included The Olympic Club, San Francisco Golf Club, CordeValle, Pasatiempo, Monterey Peninsula, Poppy Hills, and Spyglass Our travels began in San Francisco. We started our trip with playing our first round on … Read More
Lessons of the St Andrews Links 2
The author of this post is Alexa Hammer, who is a University of St Andrews student and golfer writing about her experiences. See more of her work on her Hammer & The Links page! This is the 2nd Lessons of the Links post! Below I share more information I have learned since living in the Home of Golf. I hope you … Read More
Northeast US Golf Trip with University of St Andrews
This post was written by Alexa Hammer for her Hammer & The Links section of the site. She is a student at the University of St Andrews, sharing experiences as she travels the world! Earlier this summer, I traveled from Edinburgh, Scotland to the Northeastern United States with a three other members of the University of St Andrews team and … Read More
Lessons of the St Andrews Links
This is the third post from Alexa Hammer in her Hammer & The Links section of the site. Read more from Alexa here! Over the past ten months of living in St. Andrews I have learned so much about the town and what it has to offer. As a student of the university, a member of the university golf team, … Read More
Why Choose the University of St Andrews and Saints Golf?
This is the second post from Alexa Hammer in her Hammer & The Links section of the site! So many people have asked me why I chose to attend University of St Andrews. They have asked me why I went to a different country for college and why I decided to leave the warm weather of South Florida. My answer … Read More
Meet Alexa Hammer – Hammer & The Links Introduction
Golf has been a part of my life since the day I was born. I have always watched my family play golf and talk golf, so it was inevitable that I would grow up playing as well. Little did I know where the game would take me. As a native of Palm Beach County, Florida, golf was all around me. My earliest … Read More