Can You Play St Andrews Old Course on WGT by TopGolf? Here’s How

St Andrews is the hardest course to get right on a sim platform because everything that makes it great — the double greens, the shared fairways, the ground game — is hard to model.

WGT’s version does it better than you would expect for a $10/month platform. The double greens are correct. The Road Hole bunker on 17 is positioned exactly where it ruins your round. The Valley of Sin on 18 makes the final putt harder than it looks.

Why WGT’s St Andrews Punches Above Its Weight

WGT’s physics engine handles links-style ground game better than most mid-tier sim platforms. Bump-and-run shots actually behave like real links golf. The ball releases along the ground instead of sticking where it lands. On GSPro and E6, the ball often stops dead on approach shots unless you adjust surface firmness. On WGT, St Andrews plays firm by default because the engine treats links turf as fast-running.

The double greens — some of them covering half an acre — are rendered at a scale that works on WGT’s camera angles. The massive putting surfaces do not look cramped on a screen. The long putts from 60 feet track correctly. WGT’s green physics are simple compared to Trackman, but for St Andrews, simple works because the greens, while enormous, have relatively subtle breaks.

The wind model is sufficient. St Andrews without wind is not St Andrews. WGT’s wind affects ball flight and roll-out in ways that matter. The crosswind on the 17th tee pushes the ball toward the out-of-bounds. The headwind on the 18th makes the second shot play longer. These are the details that separate a good sim version from a bad one.

How to Access It

Open WGT. Navigate to the course library. Search for “St Andrews Old Course.” It is one of the marquee courses in the library, listed prominently.

The Old Course is the only St Andrews course in the WGT library. WGT does not have the New Course, Jubilee, or Castle Course. You get the Old Course and only the Old Course.

If you have WGT Premium ($9.99/month), play as many rounds as you want. If you are on the free tier, rent it for credits.

The Holes That Define the Round

The 1st: The widest fairway in golf on WGT looks as wide as it should. You feel like you cannot miss it. Then you find a pot bunker and discover that WGT’s bunker physics are punishing — the ball comes out lower and shorter than you expect.

The 17th (Road Hole): The tee shot is blind over the Old Course Hotel. On WGT, the perspective works because the camera angle shows the hotel and the fairway beyond. The approach shot to the green — guarded by the Road Hole bunker on the right and out-of-bounds long — is the hardest shot in golf. WGT’s version does not make it easy. The green slopes correctly. The false front rejects anything short.

The 18th: The Valley of Sin is present. The putt from the front of the green is harder than it looks because the ball has to carry the ridge. WGT’s green physics handle this well — the ball rolls back if you hit it short, exactly like the real course.

What You Miss

WGT’s version does not have the full resolution of Trackman’s LIDAR scan or FSX Play’s 4K textures. The grass coloring is simpler. The textures are lower resolution. The crowds, weather effects, and atmosphere are stripped down compared to premium platforms.

But the golf works. You can play a round at St Andrews, find the right lines, hit the right shots, and score the way you would score on the real course. For $10 a month, that is an incredible value.

The Bottom Line

St Andrews on WGT is the most accessible version of the Old Course on any platform. Free to try, $3 to rent, $10 a month to own. The ground game works. The wind matters. The Road Hole is hard. If you want to play St Andrews without spending $30,000 on a Trackman or $50-80 on a per-course FSX Play purchase, WGT is the answer.

For the full list of courses on WGT, read The Best Courses on WGT by TopGolf. Need the full platform breakdown? Check the WGT by TopGolf Software Review.