Hi Gary,
No mistake. It is 'Fast' greens for St Andrews.
There's less variety this time around, for sure. In planning these tourneys (and we've done 3 now, including a Better Ball one in our cc), we're generally trying to respect the courses natural defenses.
For the British Links courses, their best defense is Wind. So we've set St A and RSG with High and Moderate winds. And typically, we've had the green speed a little slower to compensate (and to mimic a wet and windy day where you might have a better chance of holding a green with a slightly slower green speed). However, last time around, so many players complained about putting on 'treacly' Standard speed at St A's that I moved it up a notch there this time.
For the U.S. Open courses, they typically have more brutal rough, and lightening-quick greens. So, we've always set those at the faster end of the green speeds. I've been reluctant to set either of them to Tournament green speed though, as they're hard enough right now at Very Fast to hit and hold with Starters.
I'd be interested to hear other people's perspective, and suggestions for the future...