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David_Tepper

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Rowallan Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
« on: December 13, 2010, 09:43:20 PM »
A new course at Rowallan Castle in Ayrshire has made the golf.com list of the Top 10 New International Courses for 2010:

http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,2033467,00.html

It appears to be a parkland layout. Has anyone seen or played it? Any comments?

www.rowallancastle.com
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: Rowallan Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2010, 03:36:31 AM »
I toured it with Ross McMurray from EGD while it was being built (in Open week 2007). Nice course in the making and I quite liked it, but it won't be on the tourist itinerary for many visitors to Ayrshire, I shouldn't think. Must go back for a detailed look now it's been open a while.
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Jim McCann

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Re: Rowallan Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2010, 01:37:57 PM »
The new course at Kilmaurs has received very mixed reviews in the last few months on the Top100 website:

http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/productdetails.asp?id=2212

It certainly had one or two rough edges when I visited in August but I wasn't prepared for some of the
subsequent scathing remarks from golfers who have played there since.

I must say I'm surprised to see it quoted in a Top 10 International chart - then again, why should I find it
strange when - as some suspect - these listings are susceptible to, ahem, "commercial influences"...     


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