The register
The register lists The Old Course Limited in St Andrews as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is The Old Course Limited (company number SC107577), a private limited company incorporated in 1987, 38 years ago. Registered office: Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort And Spa, St Andrews, Fife,, KY16 9SP, KY16 9SP. By its SIC codes the business is in hospitality. It has traded under other names before, including The Old Course Hotel Limited.
Holding a licence is the expensive, slow part done. For The Old Course Limited the question each time is only whether the role and the pay fit the current rules, and that is checked per vacancy.