I've had the pleasure of playing North Berwick twice, and "fun" doesn't begin to descibe it. Anyone visiting Scotland needs to put it on his list, particularly if he's traveling to East Lothian to play Muirfield.
I've had the pleasure of playing North Berwick twice, and "fun" doesn't begin to descibe it. Anyone visiting Scotland needs to put it on his list, particularly if he's traveling to East Lothian to play Muirfield.
Go to Gullane and you can have all three - #1 is long and crazy hard, #2 slightly shorter, less punishing, wider fairways and a more even experience, #3 short and quirky, fairly easy to post a decent score if your wedge is working.
Gamble Sands is a must play gem designed by David McLay Kidd, well run by the folks from OB Sports and owned by the Gebbers family of Central Washington. Playing Gamble Sands is a true pleasure, golf is fun there! As David says, you can stand on the tee with confidence to execute a great shot, make a good swing and be rewarded. Miss the swing and the reward is less but not unrecoverable.
I have played the course 5 times each time a new element is revealed be it a speed slot for the drive or the nuance of a backstop on a green. Each trip around the course is a path of discovery. That said, Gamble Sands is no pushover. There are risks and rewards and a double bogey lurking here and there if one misses a shot.
Enjoy the experience and hospitality of Gamble Sands.
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Played Streamsong Red 3 weeks ago. Generous fairways made scoring easy. I did use a caddie and would recommend using one the first time around. Request "Adam" , as he is quite knowledgeable and can save you numerous strokes. The course is very fair with big greens. Shot 78 with 2 doubles on short holes. Located in the middle of nowhere . Have fun!
I applaud Craig Wilson's enthusiasm for Canadian golf courses, but almost all his facts are wrong. Canada's greatest golf architect was Stanley Thompson, not Robert Thompson. His famous course in Cape Breton is Highlands Links, not Cape Breton Highlands. You will search in vain for information on Cape Breton Cliffs; this new course is called Cabot Cliffs, sitting next to the much-praised Cabot Links. Glen Abbey, where the Canadian Open is being played this week, is in Oakville, not Toronto. And finally, there is no Hartlamd Point; it's the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club.
Craig, I am sure you are referring to Stanley Thompson, The Torornto Terror; not Robert Thompson. I play a Thompson course, Sleepy Hollow in the Clevealnd, Ohio area which was rated #14 Best Municipal Courses in the country in 2014 by Golfweek. http://golfweek.com/news/2014/jun/25/golf-courses-municipal-golfweeks-best-travel/
Beechmont CC, another local Thompson design, is the annual site for the US Open Regional qualifier.
For the money Half Moon Bay is well worth the effort, especially the Ocean Course, similar vistas as Pebble without the cost, and you can stay a Half Moon Bay Inn for a lot less then the adjacent Ritz Carlton and still get a tee time. Try that at Pebble, or Spyglass.
Golf should be fun! I don't think having to use 6 or more balls to complete an 18 hole layout is fun. Thanks for pointing that out.
Totally agree about North Berwick. Great course and fun to play. Has the original Redan green. Beautiful little town.