David
I would go one further and say “as designed” by Old Tom Morris as mentioned on numerous article. The current course is certainly been modified but the extent, that can only be answered when plans surface for the original layout. Yet there are records from that date that describe some of the holes and full location of the Old Tom Morris course.
Lets all speculate, but not on the original course but just how good the course will be for golf and more importantly with the little community on South Uist who have given the golfing world a great course…. what did they say for around £50,000. How many new or re-open courses have cost their Clients that amount of money. That amount would not even start to pay the starting Fees, yet they have a golf course and it is open to all who want to travel and play.
Perhaps we should be praising these people for what they have done for golf.
You may not like the island, the course, the people, the true honest nature of raw golf on real natural links, but many do and have loved it.
My intention is just to bring to the table the quality and bravery of these Islanders in their endeavour of reopening a 19th Century based Scottish golf course.
Whilst there are golfers in the world like the Members of the Askernish Club, I feel golf is in safe hands. Thank God for Men & Women with real Spirit and determination.
Melvyn
PS I would go further still and say that GolfClubAtlas.com is the ideal site to discuss and promote these types of courses. Its has history, age, maturity, top designers involved and what’s more a story of real plain honest men and women who are interested in our game of Golf.