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  The Royal & Ancient Golf Club was founded at St. Andrews in 1754 and governs the rules of golf everywhere in the world except the USA.
The original “Old Course,” or Home of Golf, consisted of 22 holes. It was later reduced to 18, initiating the current standard.
King James II of Scotland banned golfing in 1457 because he thought it was distracting young men from their archery practice.

St. Andrews’ rich heritage and luscious greens have lured many to Scotland. But now it’s our modern infrastructure and technological talent that’s attracting all the attention.

Our famous sheep, Dolly, was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell and a direct result of Scotland’s thriving and inventive biotech industry. In electronic design, our innovative Alba Campus is leading the world’s R&D in System Level Integration technology and promoting enormously successful collaborations between top universities and private sector partners in the industry.

Our highly skilled, highly motivated and experienced workforce has enticed a number of companies to expand in Scotland – including Quintiles, Agilent, Panasonic Owl, IBM and Sun Microsystems. Scottish Development International is a government-funded organisation that provides your business with recruitment, location and support services. This ensures you full access to the knowledge of our Scottish companies, our research, technology, innovation, people and wit. To find out more about bringing your
business to Scotland, or bringing Scots to your business, visit our
Web site. www.scottishdevelopmentinternational.org

 

 

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