Against All Odds: Woods and Timberlake Get Their Bar in St Andrews

“Slàinte mhath”, says the Scotsman, when toasting with good wishes: In St Andrews, the Home of Golf, there will soon be a new meeting place for this. Despite massive opposition from local residents, who even submitted a petition against the project, superstars Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have been given the green light by the relevant authorities for their sports bar T-Squared Social. The branch of the pub chain is to be built in the “Auld Grey Toon” cinema: The New Picture House has been in existence since 1930, but has been operating at no more than ten per cent capacity for years and can barely exist independently, according to the current owner.

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake are opening a new sports bar less than 1 mile from the Old Course in Scotland.
• Golf simulators
• Movie theater screen
• Darts & bowling lanes
This will be their second location, with an NYC venue opening last year (pictured below). pic.twitter.com/db3I9PrCPj
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) July 5, 2024

Nevertheless, the residents are attached to their old film theatre and do not want any newfangled stuff; over 10,000 people signed the petition against the project. The luxury bar in the historic building, less than a kilometre from the Old Course, is to be equipped with large screens and golf simulators, have a bowling and darts alley and create 40 to 45 new jobs. This is the promise of the new operator Nexus Luxury Collection, whose shareholders include the two superstars. The remodelling for T-Squared Social is expected to begin within the next three years; the branch in New York, for example, is doing very well.

Against All Odds: Woods and Timberlake Get Their Bar in St Andrews

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake open a bar in St Andrews – despite the opposition of many local residents.