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Mike Hendren

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Burnside and Buddon Links
« on: July 03, 2007, 10:03:30 AM »
These courses at Carnoustie are rarely mentioned, yet looked to be interesting while I was getting bludgeoned on the championship course.  Any insight?

Mike
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Sean_A

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Re:Burnside and Buddon Links
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2007, 04:49:31 AM »
Bogey

I will gladly shout out Burnside.  I like the course very much and would gladly play it again.  The course has all the tell tale signs of a links, but elevation changes are minimal.  There are several very good holes including a few par 3s of which #14 is an absolute stunner.  The green sits on a bit of a plateau with dunes guarding left and right.  Unusually, the tee is at a wonky angle to the hole so one must fly the left dune.  Its a tough hole for sure.  #17 is a pretty cool hole too - if played downwind I think it is a great hole.  Like #17 on the big course (the two greens are cheek by jowel), Barry Burn menaces the drive AND the approach (some 25 yards short of the green).  With the hole being something like 470 yards it is a brute, but the burn gives it some charm.  Its a shame about the finisher - dull as can be!

If you play the Chamionship course its a bit of a no brainer to hang about and play the Burnside for an extra £15.  Otherwise on its own, I think the green fee is something like £30 - £35.  I certainly think this is one of the better courses on this stretch of the coast.

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Mike Hendren

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Re:Burnside and Buddon Links
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2007, 12:58:09 PM »
Sean,

Thanks.  I now regret not playing there, but I hadn't been beaten to a pulp by the big course and weather and all I could think of was the hot shower and cold Tennents awaiting back at the Dunvegan.

Mike
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G Jones

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Re:Burnside and Buddon Links
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2007, 03:14:29 PM »
mmm... cold tennants....


the buddon isn't very good, but the burnside is a very nice course... however, with exception of the 2nd, 4th, and 17th the course is very short. Fun to play if you don't hit the ball far as you're never hitting anything more than a 8 iron into greens.

Hogan played a round there in the mandatory open qualifying in 1953.

Brian_Ewen

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Re:Burnside and Buddon Links
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2007, 03:29:12 PM »
I can understand a vistor playing all three under the 3 courses/3 day ticket of £135.

But living not far from Carnoustie I can play better courses that have lower green fees than the £33 for Burnside or £28 for the Buddon .

In fact I would say £28 is expensive for what you get on the Buddon .

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