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Brian_Ewen

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Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« on: May 23, 2024, 02:05:13 AM »

Plans to enhance the playing experience at Darley and Belleisle golf courses in South Ayrshire, Scotland, have taken a step forward: Pangaea Golf Architecture co-founders and directors Stuart Rennie and Jeff Danner are leading the two-course project in collaboration with Open winner Paul Lawrie.
https://www.golfcourseindustry.com/news/darley-belleisle-scotland-pangaea-lawrie-redesign/

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Niall C

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2024, 04:37:28 AM »
I'm slightly conflicted with this one. I met and played a round of golf last year with Stuart Rennie as he hosted myself and another GCA'er at Dornoch. Really good company and mad keen on golf course architecture. I wish him well. At the same time I have a great fondness for the Darley which is one of those courses that is a bit of an adventure. I hope they don't tweak it to make it more conventional.


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Carl Johnson

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2024, 06:28:39 PM »
I'll be curious to see what they do to Belleisle.  I played there about 20 years ago to have the experience of an historic parkland pubic course (tucked into our links play) and for what it was, it seemed just fine to me.
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Brian_Ewen

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2024, 02:47:21 AM »
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/13659332/golf-masterplan-transform-scotlands-best-public-course-belleisle/


AMBITIOUS plans to revamp one of Scotland's top-rated public golf courses have been revealed.

Belleisle golf course in Ayrshire, which is owned and operated by South Ayrshire Council, has regularly been labelled as one of the finest municipal courses anywhere in Britain.


Golf South Ayrshire, who manage the parkland facility on behalf of the local authority, have joined forces with Pangaea Golf Architecture and welcomed input from former top Scottish golfer Paul Lawrie, winner of The Open in 1999.

After making minor changes to the course in recent years, it is now set for a major transformation - but local opinion is split.
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Josh Bills

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2024, 10:41:34 AM »
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Mark Pearce

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2024, 11:22:42 AM »
I used to play regularly in a corporate day at Belleisle.  For a municipal parkland course I thought it was very good.
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Simon Barrington

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2024, 02:34:38 PM »
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Niall C

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Re: Darley, Belleisle in Ayrshire to be redesigned
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2024, 10:25:36 AM »
I was recently talking to a work colleague who is a regular at the Ayrshire muni's and apparently the work at the Darley in Troon has gone down quite well however I don't think that the work was quite as significant as that planned for Belleisle. Practice facilities are "nice" but not sure putting them in at the expense of the golf course is a great idea. Mind you Gullane just about got away with it but then they were catering for Americans who like to warm up by hitting balls and such like.


Most Scots that I know tend to warm up for a morning game with a bacon roll and a cup of coffee.


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