9, 12 or 18 holes? During its existence, the course at Shiskine has been 9, 12 and 18 holes. Given its surroundings, it is not hard to see why they ended up with 12. The land formed part of Drumadoon Farm and the adjoining area is still used for farming. The strip of links land
The West Links at North Berwick In the changing rooms at North Berwick there is a drying unit. This is the sort of thing that I have only ever encountered previously on ski trips. From our experience of the day, however, https://thegolfingpilgrim.com/muirfield/it was money well spent. We had enjoyed a glorious afternoon in the sun
A side-road in Gullane The approach to Muirfield is discrete. There is none of the pomp and circumstance of Turnberry, or even the understated charm of Prestwick. This is a side-road. There is a sign to the Archerfield Estate and one for The Greywalls Hotel, but nothing more. For those who know, however, a golfing
Golf is unlike any other sport. I play cricket, but I cannot play at Lords. Twickenham, Wembley and Wimbledon equally remain out of reach for all except for professionals and top amateurs. It is, however, possible to follow in the footsteps of the professionals and to play competition and major golf courses. In particular, the
Silloth on Solway Golf Club Playing solo golf seems to be a divisive topic. There are many who do not see the point – golf is supposed to be a social activity. I agree with the sentiment, but I am also quite fond of a round on my own. It is particularly good fun when
A golf trip … finally! I don’t know about you, but I love a golf trip. There is nothing quite like finishing a round and knowing that you do not have to drive home. A golf trip where you are staying on site is even better – no hassle of cars, transfers or taxis. So,
A flat links on the Wirrall I had heard a lot about the course and not all of it was positive. This was said to be a different style of links course from the other Open courses in England. Birkdale and St. George’s have picturesque holes framed within the dunes and Lytham has unique bunkering
A Classic Seaside Links Rye Golf Club is a classic seaside links course. The routing is natural, the clubhouse is unpretentious and the course is fiendishly difficult! Nominally, the course is a par of 68 but has a standard scratch of 73. The original Colt design (with a few modifications over the years – see
Sheringham So, having finished at Comer we jumped straight in our cars and headed along the coast to Sheringham. It is an easy 15 minute drive between the two courses, but the first round had taken little longer than anticipated. We had a bit of time to spare, but it was a good thing that
Forming a plan … During our recent round on The Duchess at Woburn, DTH and I discussed revisiting a trip to Norfolk. We had intended to go at the beginning of April, but the lockdown scuppered those plans. For that trip, I had battled with the difficulty of getting a morning tee time at any