Tour Scotland photograph shot today of golfers on the Swilcan Bridge at the Old Course,
St Andrews,
Fife,
Scotland. These two ladies are members of
Saline Golf Club. I happened to meet them as I was photographing the golf course today, and was pleased to shoot the above photograph for them. The Swilcan Bridge, or Swilcan Burn Bridge, is a famous small stone bridge in St Andrews Links golf course, Scotland. The bridge spans the Swilcan Burn between the first and eighteenth fairways on the old course, and has itself become an important cultural icon in the sport of golf.
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