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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture Discussion Group => Topic started by: David_Tepper on August 24, 2012, 03:41:51 AM

Title: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: David_Tepper on August 24, 2012, 03:41:51 AM

Just in case anyone needed more of a reason to visit the Scottish Highlands, both Golspie & Brora made the Golf Digest list of the "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I." For those who may not know, the 2 courses are within 5 miles of each other and 10 & 15 miles north of Royal Dornoch. Include Tain, 10 miles south of Dornoch, and you have 4 wonderful courses within a 25-mile stretch.

Other gca.com favorites on the list are St. Endoc, Crail, Dooks and North Berwick.

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2012-09/most-fun-courses-great-britain-ireland  

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Mark Pearce on August 24, 2012, 03:53:46 AM

I know I shouldn't.  I really know I shouldn't pick holes in another list but:

Crail but not Elie?
Bamburgh Castle but not Kington?
Nefyn & District but not Pennard?

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Rich Goodale on August 24, 2012, 04:52:55 AM

I'm happy for Brora and Golspie, but any such list that does not include Painswick is immediately suspect......

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Jim Eder on August 24, 2012, 11:44:13 AM

I had so much fun at both these courses this year and couldn't wait to play them again. Because of that enjoyment I played way too many days of 36 holes in a row but it was worth it.  I was not even finished with the first 18 at Brora and I already was looking forward to starting it all over. What a brilliant natural links!!  And Golspie with the links and parkland aspect is so interesting. The 4th round in a week at each course is as good as the first. SO much fun. The courses were in excellent condition and they were not that busy.  Add in the nice climate they have and it honestly doesn't get much better.  Fun.

I'll have to make sure I get to the others I haven't played and the additions of the others mentioned in this thread. Thanks for the link David.

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Bill_McBride on August 24, 2012, 12:33:06 PM

Elie is a definite miss.  The par 3s at Golspie are really good. 

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Jim Eder on August 24, 2012, 01:07:50 PM

The par 3s really are.  I also really enjoy the 5th hole.  Fun.

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Wayne_Kozun on August 24, 2012, 02:57:04 PM

How can someone create such a list and NOT include Cruden Bay?

Title: Re: Golspie & Brora make Golf Digest's "Top 20 Most Fun Courses In GB&I" List
Post by: Willie_Dow on August 25, 2012, 08:09:46 PM

And DAVID !!!!!!!!!!!!

There is not a better place to stay in Dornoch to get there.  Great accommodations, and great people of golf around you all day.

Thanks for my introduction!

Willie