15 Courses in GB&I - Can you name them?

[Melvyn Morrow]

There is no need for the Hole Number just the name of the Course. They have been selected based upon fair to good quality courses (on the Melvyn Scale only) which I feel many may well have played when in GB&I. Also to make it easier I have not included any old photos to confuse you.

Good luck and no help will be available, Results will be printed on Monday PM (UK time)

Course No. 1


Course No. 2


Course No. 3


Course No. 4


Course No. 5


Course No. 6


Course No. 7


Course No. 8


Course No. 9


Course No.10


Course No.11


Course No.12


Course No.13


Course No.14


Course No.15


My guess is that all if not most should be correctly answered – 10 plus will be a good result.

Enjoy

Melvyn

[Scott Warren]

My attempt, a combo of ones I am sure of and some guesses
1 Swinley
2 Troon
4 Castle Stuart
5 Gleneagles
6 Seascale
7 Skibo Castle
9 Muirfield
11 Dornoch
14 Sunningdale
15 Wentworth

[Melvyn Morrow]

Scott

Within your mix - 4 wrong

Melvyn

[Emil Weber]

1 Swinley Forest
2 Burnham and Berrow hole 5
3 might be Fortrose from the pics I've seen?
4 Castle Stuart
5 Renaissance Club
6 no idea
7 no idea
8 Donegal
9 no idea
10 Muirfield?
11 Royal Dornoch
12 no idea
13 Westward Ho!
14 Sunningdale
15 no idea

[Melvyn Morrow]

Emil

Still a few wrong (excluding the no idea)

Melvyn

[Niall C]

I've played a few of these courses and also from looking at your response to Scott and Emil's posts I would suggest the following;

1 - Swinley
2 - B&B (Emil seems very confident)
3 - Fortrose and Rosemarkie (haven't played it in 30 years but looks about right)
4 - Castle Stuart (starter for 10 as they say on University Challenge)
5 - Not Gleneagles but could well be the Renaissance Club
6 - Seascale
7 - Spey Valley
8 - Donegal
9 - ?
10 - North Berwick
11 - Dornoch
12 - Carne ?
13 - Eden ?
14 - Sunningdale
15 - St Georges Hill ?

A lot of guessing there, maybe I should get out and about more.

Niall

[Mac Plumart]

Not having been "across the pond" yet, I have to work from pictures 100%.

I am pretty sure I see Muirfield and Dornoch.  But do I see Askernish in there somewhere?

[Melvyn Morrow]

Niall

You have let me down, I though you would have been nearly spot on but sorry mate a few errors.

Mac

You must come over ASAP as you are way off course completely, No Askernish or Muirfield, but yes a little Dornoch. Well if I do not include Dornoch many of you Americans tend to burst out into tears, so to make life easy I try and include one photo.

Melvyn

[Niall C]

Melvyn

As a matter of interest, how many was I wrong on. I only have 4 or 5 that I have an really confidence in.

Niall

[John Cornish]

I'll play along. A few stabs in the dark here, but you never know....

1   Scotscraig
2   Royal Aberdeen
3   Unknown
4   Unknown, but similar to 11 at Castle Stuart
5   Archerfield
6   Portmarnock Links (that contrived look to the bunkers and burn)
7   Skibo Castle
8   Unknown
9   Machrihanish
10   Wall looks like the wall at Richmond GC in London. New bunkers perhaps the work of Tim Lobb?
11   Dornoch
12   Saunton
13   Silloth or Southerness?
14   St Georges Hill
15   Blairgowrie

[Melvyn Morrow]

John

Sorry but you need to start again I fear you have one right nearly two

Melvyn

[jeffwarne]

1.don't know
2.B&B 1st par three on front
3.Fortrose-first fairway on left
4. Castle Stuart (only from memories of webite-not been there)
5.terrain reminds me of West Kilbride
6.?
7.?
8.trees in background look like Donegal
9.Nairn?
10. Dunbar
11.Dornoch
12.Sandy Links Rosapenna
13.Rushes look like back nine of Westward Ho
14.?
15.?

[John Cornish]

Correction - 14 is Sunningdale Old, the hole before the downhill par 3 on the back nine.

[jeffwarne]

1.don't know
2.B&B 1st par three on front
3.Fortrose-first fairway on left
4. Castle Stuart (only from memories of webite-not been there)
5.terrain reminds me of West Kilbride
6.?
7.?
8.trees in background look like Donegal
9.Nairn?
10. Dunbar
11.Dornoch
12.Sandy Links Rosapenna
13.Rushes look like back nine of Westward Ho
14.?
15.?

12. Carne's the only other one I can rmember with Dunes that large (and no gorse like Portstewart)
but I don't remember the mountains that pronounced

[Mark Chaplin]

John - 12th Old Course at Sunningdale.

1. is 17th at Swinley Forest

[Bill_McBride]

10 looks like the 2nd at Muirfield.

[Melvyn Morrow]

Bill

No sorry not Muirfield but another course OTM was involved with.

Melvyn

[Niall C]

9 - Lanark ? just thinking of the Old Tom connection. Looks like it could be although the course looks a bit greener than what I remember.

Niall

[Melvyn Morrow]

No not Lanark

[Bill_McBride]

Bill

No sorry not Muirfield but another course OTM was involved with.

Melvyn

Hold on there, Melvyn, I thought he was involved with all of them at one time or another!

Question for you - I do see some courses where Braid did work after Old Tom - were they active in golf design at the same time early in Braid's career?

[Sean_A]

MM

You need to say which ones are wrong!  

1. Swinley
2. Burnham
3. Fortrose
4. Castle Stuart
5. Renaissance
6. Seascale
7. ?
8. Donegal
9. ?
10. Dunbar?
11. Dornoch
12. ?
13. ?
14. Sunny Old
15. Berkshire Red

edited list

Ciao

[Jamie Barber]

12. Harlech (Royal St Davids)?

[Sean_A]

OK, is #15 Berkshire Red?

Ciao

[Melvyn Morrow]

The answers to the 15 courses are as follows

1.   Swinley Forest
2.   Burnham & Berrow
3.   Fortrose & Rosemarkie
4.   Castle Stuart
5.   Renaissance
6.   Seascale
7.   Spey valley
8.   Donegal
9.   Nairn
10. Dunbar
11. Dornoch
12. Royal St Davids
13. Royal North Devon
14. Sunningdale
15. Berkshire

Melvyn

[Paul Nash]

that picture of Spey Valley really makes me want to play it - it looks a stunning oasis, just like another favourite Hankley Common.