Saints Golf Performance Scholarships

The Saints Golf Performance Scholarships offer an elite, globally benchmarked performance environment for outstanding student-athletes seeking to combine world-class golf development with study at the University of St Andrews—one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

The Performance Golf Programme is delivered through Saints Golf Performance Scholarships, supported by The R&A, St Andrews Links Trust and The 600 Club creating an environment comparable with the leading NCAA Division I programmes, while offering an experience that is uniquely global and academically exceptional.

Saints Golf scholars train, compete and develop in the Home of Golf, preparing for the highest levels of amateur and professional competition while earning a St Andrews degree recognised worldwide.

Scholarship support

A Saints Golf Performance Scholarship is designed to provide everything required to sustain and progress elite-level competitive golf alongside academic study. Scholarship awards vary depending on individual circumstances, but all recipients can expect access to the following comprehensive performance package:

  • A Links Ticket providing 12 months unlimited access to all seven St Andrews Links Courses, including The Old Course.
  • Full access to the St Andrews Links Academy, including 10,000 practice balls per year and unlimited use of short-game facilities
  • Comprehensive coaching support, including individual coaching with the Director of Golf and structured squad practice sessions
  • Access to the St Andrews Indoor Golf Centre
  • Full membership of the University’s sports facilities, including gym access and the dedicated Performance Suite
  • A tailored Strength & Conditioning programme, designed and delivered by accredited and experienced performance staff
  • Physiotherapy support, where required
  • Performance analytics and course-management support through UpGame
  • Competition funding for agreed events, primarily across the BUCS Tour and R&A Student Tour Series, with additional elite amateur events supported on an individual basis
  • Saints Golf team apparel
  • International travel opportunities, including training camps, tournaments and donor trips, where appropriate

This integrated model mirrors the daily training environment of leading NCAA Division I programmes while offering unrivalled access to historic championship venues and global competition pathways.

Scholarship criteria

Saints Golf Performance Scholarships are awarded to players who show clear potential to perform at the highest levels of university and amateur golf, while contributing positively to a high-performance team culture.

Undergraduate/Postgraduate

Scholarships are open to male and female golfers, and to both undergraduate and postgraduate applicants. Awards are made on the basis of applicant quality and overall programme needs rather than fixed quotas.

Applicants must demonstrate:

  • A sustained commitment to high-performance golf
  • Professional attitudes to training, competition and self-development
  • The ability to balance academic and athletic demands within a performance environment

Where possible, applicants will be assessed in person, including observation in competitive play.







“Saints Golf Performance Scholarships provide an elite alternative to NCAA Division I golf—delivering world-class performance support, international competition exposure and a degree from one of the world’s leading universities, all within the Home of Golf.”