'Absolute vandalism': Golfers rail against Swilcan Bridge changes

The St Andrews Links Trust has been forced to respond after a new stone pathway around the historic Old Course landmark sent social media – along with some pretty prominent golf personalities – into a fury Crazy paving or a much-needed makeover? Golfers have been raging on social media after pictures revealed a controversial new look to the historic Swilcan Bridge. It’s probably the sport’s most well-trodden walkway with tens of thousands of players every year emulating the likes of Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods in passing over the ancient structure that crosses the burn on their way up the 18th fairway of the Old Course at St Andrews. The hallowed turf leading up to the bridge, which is thought to be more than 700 years old, can get chewed up in inclement conditions and St Andrews Links Trust have tried a variety of means through the years to protect the area from wear and tear. But now they’ve constructed a circular stone pathway and the addition sent Twitter into apoplexy when images of it were shared on the platform and throughout the internet. “They have ruined the Swilcan Bridge,” was one of the
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