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Thomas Dai

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Re: James Braid and his contribution to golf - 3 part podcast series
« Reply #50 on: January 18, 2025, 03:39:13 PM »
I have caught a bit of the bug after finishing all three podcasts so I wll ask what I deem to be a natural question.
Were my ambition to travel the UK to sample the works of Braid which courses would compile the list? Not necessaril his top 10 or most quircky or heathaland or whatever filters may be applied but maybe his most "fun" or when you spoke of periods throughout his long career those that provide a representative picture of roughly each period? I leave it to those who have studird and sampled his work to employ their own method.
Ward
To name three for starters Perranporth, Pennard and Welshpool would all make for an ‘interesting’ start. Plenty of raw and rustic quirky interest and challenge plus, depending on your taste, loads of fun too and by the standards of these days inexpensive. Not courses you’re likely to forget in a hurry either. All have other Braid courses nearby as well.
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Simon Barrington

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Re: James Braid and his contribution to golf - 3 part podcast series
« Reply #51 on: Yesterday at 10:04:57 PM »
I have caught a bit of the bug after finishing all three podcasts so I wll ask what I deem to be a natural question.
Were my ambition to travel the UK to sample the works of Braid which courses would compile the list? Not necessaril his top 10 or most quircky or heathaland or whatever filters may be applied but maybe his most "fun" or when you spoke of periods throughout his long career those that provide a representative picture of roughly each period? I leave it to those who have studird and sampled his work to employ their own method.
Ward
To name three for starters Perranporth, Pennard and Welshpool would all make for an ‘interesting’ start. Plenty of raw and rustic quirky interest and challenge plus, depending on your taste, loads of fun too and by the standards of these days inexpensive. Not courses you’re likely to forget in a hurry either. All have other Braid courses nearby as well.
Atb
If down at Perranporth then St Enodoc is an absolute must as Tom Doak's "The Confidential Guide" attests by use as its Cover Star!
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