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Old Course getting a new look

Updated: November 27, 2012, 8:21 PM ET
Associated Press

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The Old Course at St. Andrews will have a slightly new look when the British Open returns in 2015.

In the first significant changes to the home of golf in some 70 years, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club and St. Andrews Links Trust have agreed on altering nine holes in a two-year project. Work already is under way on the first phase, which includes widening the famous Road Hole bunker by about 20 inches.

Three bunkers will be moved closer to the putting surface ...

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