What a week in Scotland

[Andy_79]

Sounds like an awesome trip. Golf hols are the way forward. It's real hard staying up into the wee hours boozin', then golfing the next day for a few days on the trot like you have. All fun & games, though.

St.Andrews is *such* a good place. Real old, traditional Scottish town that is steeped in history. If you ain't already been there, get there !

What did you make of the New Course, Dave ? I played it at the end of last year there. Some good holes on it, but is rather bland, I did feel. Was exactly what I expected of it, right enough. Some of it reminds me greatly of some of the holes at Lytham.

Lol @ the playing the Road Hole comments. Would have to be done On the other hand, it would be nice to play it twice; once for doing that, theen another time for striking a long iron into 15 feet and rolling it in..

[Scotty01292]

I'm spending my whole Easter holiday on Arran. There's 4 courses there and i'm just gonna play them over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

[Dave Ireland]

Originally Posted by Andy_79

Sounds like an awesome trip. Golf hols are the way forward. It's real hard staying up into the wee hours boozin', then golfing the next day for a few days on the trot like you have. All fun & games, though.

St.Andrews is *such* a good place. Real old, traditional Scottish town that is steeped in history. If you ain't already been there, get there !

What did you make of the New Course, Dave ? I played it at the end of last year there. Some good holes on it, but is rather bland, I did feel. Was exactly what I expected of it, right enough. Some of it reminds me greatly of some of the holes at Lytham.

Lol @ the playing the Road Hole comments. Would have to be done On the other hand, it would be nice to play it twice; once for doing that, theen another time for striking a long iron into 15 feet and rolling it in..

Howya Andy - yeah I remember chattin with IG about the Bushmills or is it Black Bush golf classic up yer part of town - anyplace I've played that's involved an overnight stay has resulted in a beerfest. Nearly sure that IG met his missus at the classic.

There's a certain something about the place, the history, the friendliness, there seemed to be a genuine helpfulness, from the owners of the guesthouse, to the staff in the bars/hotel and the stewards on course.

I definetely thought the Jubilee was both a better and a fairer test of golf than the New. There seemed to be a greater penalty for a shot slightly askew on the New - 3 yards off the fairway and yer in the gorse, fairway bunkers that were so small that you couldn't get a proper stance. We were playing a stableford comp, of my 5 birds, 2 came at #9 225 par 3 and #17 211 yards, both of which were riidicously high S.I's

Talking of #17, we walked across the fairway on our way to the jigger pub, and I tell ya Andy, I couldn't honestly visualise the shot that would get me home. As you say it's defo a long iron, if yer down the preferred righthand side I'd imagine yer looking at turning it over 20 yards, if yer down the left it's basically a swinging hook (which I think I saw Lyle play once).

Hope to get up to N.I later this year, if I stay overnight we'll have all the time and all the beer to discuss the finer points of St. Andrew#s .. cheers . hic

[golfman2760]

wow that looks like such a beautiful course

the only time ive played at St Andrews was when I played as tiger Woods on tigers Woods PGA tour games on Playstation 2


looks like im going to have to save money and go for a Holiday to Scotland to have a game at the famous St Andrews

[Andy_79]

Defo, Dave - I look forward to it

I remember those two par-3's, in fact. I hit a cracker into that 9th hole and missed the damn thing. Guy I was playing against holed from the back of the green to the front, too. Fecker !
Decent course, but as you say, not entirely fair in that it's not a "player's course."

Black Bush is a great week for all involved, bar the horrendously slow rounds. Unless you're out early doors, you're looking 5.5/6 hour rounds, and that is off 'easy white' tees. Absolutely shocking, and there is no excuse for it at all.
It is a real bargin to play in, especially if you're from these shores..