[Marty Bonnar]

In a eureka moment over lunch (must have been the jam/jelly doughnut), I have perfected the 'Patent Bonnar St A Composite Golf Course' for the exclusive use of the R&A, the Links Trust and those good ole' boys of the PGA in forthcoming events at the home of golf.

Futhermore, by a stroke of genius, I have come up with not one but two, yes, two possible versions.

Version 1: 'The Tiger-proof Mammoth'
Composed of the longest 18 holes at St A, this 'wee gem' will go on to stand the test of time for at least a generation (or at least until the manufs. develop the next big thing)

Hole    Name        Yge.
1.      Eden 2       449
2.       Jub 3        546
3.      New 3        511
4.      Strath 5     497
5.      TOC 5        514
6.      Jub 6         498
7.      Eden 9       505
8.      Jub 11       497
9.      Jub 12       538

Front Nine: 4555 yds

10.    Strath 11    512
11.    New 12       518
12.    Jub 14        438
13.    TOC 14       530
14.    Eden 16      513
15.    Eden 17      432
16.    Jub 16        428
17.    TOC 17       455
18.    Jub 18        437

Back Nine: 4263 yds

Total Yge: 8818

This layout will obviously require the use of a Segway HT with Golf attachment. We can therefore dispense with the services of those nonsensical appendages known as 'caddies'.


Version 2: 'The Actually-Possible Routing'

Hole    Name        Yge.
1.      TOC 1        376
2.      TOC 2        411
3.      New 3        511
4.      TOC 5        514
5.      TOC 6        374
6.      TOC 7        359
7.      New 12      518
8.      New 8        481
9.      TOC 12      316

Front Nine: 3860 yds

10.    TOC 13       418
11.    TOC 14       530
12.    Eden 1        326
13.    Eden 2        449
14.    Eden 9        505
15.    TOC 15       414
16.    TOC 16       381
17.    TOC 17       455
18.    TOC 18       357

Back Nine: 3835 yds

Total Yge: 7695

This routing even has the benefit of retaining TOC 1,2 17 and 18 as a nice traditional start and end to the proceedings. Missing out those dull TOC holes 8, 9 and 10 is another Bonus!

I have taken the precaution of registering these layouts at the Patent Office. I can be contacted through my Solicitors: Messrs. Screwem, Fleesum and Bleedemdrigh.

FBD.

[Wayne_Kozun]

Martin

You've clearly put more time and energy into this than even I have.  Good show.

I however use the firm of Nixon, Clinton and Kennedy, LLP. - aka Trickem, Dickem and Dunkem.

The best legal firm for this type of work is Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.

[Andrew Mitchell]

Whenever a legal dispute arises I generally use the services of Sue, Grabbit & Run  

[Doug Siebert]

Martin, don't you think a par 3 or two would be nice?  I guess TOC #12 can be used for one of them, perhaps playing up a few yards if it is into the wind to get into range for a Faldo driver.

I can't remember Eden #1 since it has been 15 years since I played it so I don't know if that one could work as a par 3.  Two par 3s should do it, with TOC's 14 and New's 12th (from further back) as the two par 5s.

It'd still get eaten alive by Tiger if the weather is as benign as last year, and once again this year.  Perhaps a better change would be to move the Open to another part of the year when the weather has a bit more teeth.  Global warming has just made mid-July way too pleasant in the UK!

[Tommy_Naccarato]

Not a single hole from the Jubee either....Disappointing!

Certainly the New #9 would be considered a nice strengthy one-shotter couldn't it? Especially with a cross wind?

[Jim Nugent]

What is par on these layouts?

[Bill_McBride]

Martin, since I didn't play any of the courses other than TOC due to being overserved during lunch at the R&A  , I don't know enough to know if your routing #2 can actually be played.  I do know that during the Open a couple of outbound tees were on the New Course, and at least #14 tee on the adjoining course (Eden?), I know that some kind of composite is already being played!  But do the holes you list link up so that you could do it without a golf cart for transport?

[CHrisB]

If you had the whole property to yourself, it would be fun to try the following composite course, which would easily be walkable (it would only have one par 3 though):
#1 Old
#2 Old
#3 Old
#2 Jubilee
#3 Jubilee
#16 Jubilee
#3 New
#6 Old
#7 Old
#4 Eden (played from tee on #12 Old)
#8 Eden
#9 Eden
#2 Eden
#14 Old
#15 Old
#16 Old
#17 Old
#18 Old

Or if you wanted to play the Old Course but didn't like "the loop", you could substitute #8-12 of the Old with:
#9 New
#12 New
#8 New
#4 Eden (played from tee on #12 Old)
#8 Eden

You'd still have 2 par 3's but you'd have to play #12 and #8 of the New as par 4's to retain a par of 72...

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