Entertaining thread
Prior to this thread, I would've had playing Ardfin close to last in the long list of Inner and Outer Hebrides courses I have yet to, and would like to experience.
So many raw, humble courses in such wild settings-the few I've played want me to seek out more.
I'm generallly not a private exclusive course box ticker, preferring more humble courses for travel and relaxation.
(Example i played Arrowtown twice in a week in Queenstown and chose not to play any of its splashy neighbors)
Ironically, after reading this thread, I want to see Ardfin more-perhaps not as much as the more local raw stuff(Iona etc.), but I would look to include it under the right circumstances.(and yes cost and value would come into it)
Ran's endorsement certainly has high merit, despite the fact that it seems counterintuitive(to me at least) that Ardfin be a "Custodian of the game"
Even Paul's non endorsement for Ardfin as a Custodian has appeal with his decription of the site as "the most spectacular site for a golf course I have ever encountered" (pretty heady stuff given his golf travel resume and the fact that he had other criticisms).
I've seen some pretty spectacular sites for golf courses, some so spectacular that a course probably shouldn't have been built, so the site itself seems worth the journey.
Of course it doesn't hurt that there are multiple other humble gems (realtively speaking)nearby that would be included and highlight such a journey.