Greg Ramsay was passing through St Andrews yesterday, so we drove up to Carnoustie to catch up with an old friend of his, before playing a few holes at Panmure.
Panmure is a links course, but with extensive stands of pine trees planted around fifty years ago, it has a heathland feel to it in parts, especially with the heather in full bloom and the gorse so close to many fairways.
The highlight was the green complexes, which are outstanding. Unfortunately I didn't take many photos of them, preferring to focus on the other aspects - hopefully Greg has a few on his camera.
#9, 180 yards
#13, 398 yards. The tee shot needs to hug the left side to ensure full visibility for the second shot.
Panmure isn't well known - I'd hardly heard of it before this year - but is definitely worth a game while you're in the Carnoustie area. What holds it back are a series of relatively flat, uninteresting holes - the first three particularly. Most of what we saw, however, is top-class.