Courses of interest - Scotland
Compilation of a list of courses in Scotland I'd like to play before my days as a golfer has come to an end. Obvious ones (such as the Old Course are omitted).
North Berwick Golf Club - featuring "the most copied hole" in the world. No 15 - named Redan. Definition of "Redan Hole". Location: East from Edinburgh.
Cruden bay Golf Club Said to be Tom Watsons favourite course in Scotland. Location: Northeast from Aberdeen.
Courses already played:
Lundin Links. Several times a course where final local qualification for The Open Championship is played. Played it just days after the 2005 edition; scoreboards still in place. Very nice course location. I liked several holes a lot, but the pace was quite horrible. Took a looong time even though teetimes were pushed 30 minutes ahead. Greens were very good. So were the fairways. But the course was a bit on the short side for my taste. Greenfee was reasonable. Vertict: 3.5/5. Would play again, but not worth a journey.
Turnberry Aisla. Colin Montgomeries favourite links course. (He is from Troon, but has his Links Academy here. Super resort and super course. Would play it again and again. Expensive. I feel there is no need for "yet another review".
Royal Troon Old Course. Excellent facility and a super course. Would play it again and again. I feel there is no need for "yet another review". Need to say that Troon (as many other traditional courses in Scotland) does not have a driving range. Only a practice field a pretty long walk from the clubhouse. Price is upscale & I'd rank Turnberry Aisla higher - although that is probably reflected in the price.
North Berwick Golf Club - featuring "the most copied hole" in the world. No 15 - named Redan. Definition of "Redan Hole". Location: East from Edinburgh.
Cruden bay Golf Club Said to be Tom Watsons favourite course in Scotland. Location: Northeast from Aberdeen.
Courses already played:
Lundin Links. Several times a course where final local qualification for The Open Championship is played. Played it just days after the 2005 edition; scoreboards still in place. Very nice course location. I liked several holes a lot, but the pace was quite horrible. Took a looong time even though teetimes were pushed 30 minutes ahead. Greens were very good. So were the fairways. But the course was a bit on the short side for my taste. Greenfee was reasonable. Vertict: 3.5/5. Would play again, but not worth a journey.
Turnberry Aisla. Colin Montgomeries favourite links course. (He is from Troon, but has his Links Academy here. Super resort and super course. Would play it again and again. Expensive. I feel there is no need for "yet another review".
Royal Troon Old Course. Excellent facility and a super course. Would play it again and again. I feel there is no need for "yet another review". Need to say that Troon (as many other traditional courses in Scotland) does not have a driving range. Only a practice field a pretty long walk from the clubhouse. Price is upscale & I'd rank Turnberry Aisla higher - although that is probably reflected in the price.
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