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Brian Phillips

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Castle Stuart Photos
« on: July 23, 2009, 03:47:53 PM »
I realise there is another thread with photos but I have a few more of other details here.  Pictures taken on Monday.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 03:51:57 PM »
More..
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David_Tepper

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 03:53:39 PM »
Brian -

The more pics the merrier. Keep them coming!

DT
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 04:00:14 PM »
Hole 3 - The picture of the ball before the green was my drive which is where you should be if you are stupid enough to try to sneak past the two fairway bunkers.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 04:02:53 PM »
Hole 4...my pics do not do it justice. The Castle looked like it was right behind the green and when u get up there it was miles away!! I don't have many as I was struggling to get back on the green...
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Anthony Gray

Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 04:03:26 PM »

  Serpentine sodded bunkers!! That looks awesome. Some of those holes are right on the water. Can't wait to go.

  Anthony

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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009, 04:09:57 PM »
Hole 5
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 04:18:41 PM »
Hole 6 - Superb Par 5 back towards the water with a typical Parsinen green that looks like it is hanging on a cliff.  Sorry Gil if it was your idea... ;) First pic is looking towards a graveyard parallel to the 5th.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 04:26:18 PM »
Hole 7 - double dogleg with the clubhouse in the background...I didn't like that but who cares what I think...?
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2009, 04:28:45 PM »
Hole 8 - tough long par 3
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Anthony Gray

Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2009, 04:32:19 PM »


It looks like that course has been there forever.

  Anthony

   
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2009, 04:33:31 PM »
Hole 9 - Awesome, awesome short par 4
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2009, 04:38:57 PM »
We got back to the starters hut and had a chat.  The starter plays of 4 and says to us..."I like the back nine more than the front...."   ;D

Hole 10
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2009, 04:42:19 PM »
Hole 11 - Sand Hills....?
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2009, 04:45:50 PM »
Hole 12 - A rip it Par 5. No bunkering for the drive and green raised well above the fairway to finish.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2009, 04:50:24 PM »
Hole 13 - heartbreak hill and some nice touches along the way...
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2009, 04:54:28 PM »
Hole 14
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2009, 04:57:51 PM »
Hole 15 - Do NOT go in this bunker... :o
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2009, 05:00:00 PM »
Hole 16 - driveable par 4 in about a 2 - 4 club wind
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2009, 05:03:30 PM »
Hole 17 - Par 3 Stay left and the ball will feed down to the green....I had to hit driver to make par.  The other two thumped 3 woods but came up short.
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Mike_Young

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2009, 05:04:23 PM »
Brian,
Looks great...couple of questions that are not really design related....the timbers..are they cross ties..it seems so many are like 4 inches thick..is this another type of old wood commodity over there or were they split?  And I assume the bunker sand is local..is it in a native state or is it screened?   Hope to see it next spring...
Mike Y
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Mark Alexander

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2009, 05:04:55 PM »
Brian,
Brilliant shots. It must be the best new course in the UK, by far.
Can't wait to get up there, which I will be doing soon.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #22 on: July 23, 2009, 05:08:09 PM »
Mike,

They are railroad ties and it must have cost a fortune to buy them in unless they got them free from somewhere.  The sand is native and screened for the bunkers.  The whole site was sand...

Try to get there when the gorse is blooming....some of the banks will look better than Dornoch!
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #23 on: July 23, 2009, 05:11:43 PM »
Hole 18 - this was the only hole where i felt very uncomfortable with the width at the 2nd landing area.  Don't be fooled, it is more than wide enough.
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Castle Stuart Photos
« Reply #24 on: July 23, 2009, 05:15:14 PM »
Some photos around and in the clubhouse..and last but not least Stuart McColm the General Manager (previously Kingsbarns Super.) had the first hole in one on the 11th.  If you meet him, ask him about it as it is a great yarn.
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