Eleven years. That’s the last time I had the good fortune to play the Old Course in St. Andrews. Yes, it is where golf started and is entirely worthy of a lifetime of study. But for North Americans, we’re lucky to play it a couple of times over...
Category - Golf Course Reviews – Scotland
In 2003 I went to Scotland for the first time — the tour consisted of rounds at Stonehaven (while my wife was traveling with me), Belleisle, Turnberry’s two courses, Kingsbarns, The Old Course, The New Course, Murcar, Cruden Bay...
With golf showing for the holidays (and me tiring of writing about Tiger), I thought I’d take the time to reflect on some of my experiences in 2009. As anyone who reads this blog knows, I have a passion for golf design and great golf...
While I’m prepping for a trip to LA to visit TaylorMade’s facilities this week and hang out at the Northern Trust Open on Tuesday, I’ve posted some more travel and architecture articles over on our travel site. Go here to read...
How can you truly review one of the wonders of the golf world? Thats the issue when it comes to North Berwicks West Links, undoubtedly one of the worlds great golf experiences. Quirky? Yes. Remarkable? Surely. The first issue is finding the...
Admittedly this is more of a photo essay than a review — after all, how does one review a course like Prestwick, from which so many great golf concepts have been drawn? The course starts with one of the more daunting shots in golf —...
[photopress:carnoustie6_1.jpg,full,centered] Review: Carnoustie Golf Links Location: Carnoustie, Scotland Designer: Alan Robertson (later alterations James Braid) The Scotsman had an interesting story this past week on Carnoustie, site of this...
While I prepare to get around to writing up some of my thoughts on my recent trip to Scotland, I thought I’d point you to Ian Andrew’s blog. Ian, a golf architect of some repute, came along on the trip with me to Europe and is busy...
Course preview: The Carrick, Loch Lomond, Scotland Doug Carrick is among Canada’s leading golf architects, having created Angus Glen, Bigwin Island and Eagles Nest, among others. In the past two years he’s had the chance to branch...