Does Kohler own St. Andrews?

Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr., an American billionaire businessman, a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin, and the executive chairman of the Kohler Company, a manufacturing company in Kohler, Wisconsin, best known for its plumbing products has died.

He died Sept. 3 at age 83.

Kohler was born on February 20, 1939 to Ruth Miriam DeYoung Kohler (1906–1953) and Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr. (1891–1968), who ran the Kohler Company from 1937 until his death.

Does Kohler own St. Andrews?

Kohler Co. owns the Old Course Hotel Golf Resort and Spa in St. Andrews, Scotland, along with Golf Resorts International.

With the purchase, Kohler Co. owns and operates the Old Course Hotel, the nearby Dukes Golf Course, as well as the spa and two full-service restaurants located within the hotel.

The Old Course Hotel is situated on the 17th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews, perhaps the most famous hole in golf.

The Old Course, accepted as the birthplace of golf more than six centuries ago, has been the site of 26 British Opens and hosted The 2005 Open.

It was puchased by The Kohler Company in 2004.