St Aundraes
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Saunt Aundraes (Inglis: Saint Andrews, Scots Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn[1]) is a toun that haes its name frae Saunt Andra an is an umwhyl ryal burgh in the eist nuik o Fife, Scotland. It haes a population o aboot 18 000, an stauns on the coast o the German Ocean atwein Edinburgh an Dundee. It is hame ti Scotland's auldest varsitie, the Varsity o Saunt Aundraes.
The toun is aften cried the "hame o gowf" for twa raisons. Firstlins, the Ryal an Auntient Gowf Club, foondit in 1754, haes owerins ower the gemm warldwyd binna in the Unitit States an Mexico. Seicont, the bonnie links (gain'd bi the toun in 1894) is the maist aft-bruikit venue for The Apen Championship, the auldest o gowf's fower mukkil championships.
Veisitors cums ti St Aundraes in gret nummers for the seivral coorses rankit amang the fynest in the warld, an for the saundie strands anaw.
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