As you drive (or are driven) around Scotland on your golf trip, you will no doubt wonder about the origins of some of the place names which keep cropping up. Many are based on the Celtic words for colours, such as glas – green, as in Glasgow (green hollow). Another commonly used colour is dubh […]
Kingsbarns since it opened in 2000 has become extremely popular with visitors to St. Andrews. The following is a wonderful article which will explain far better than I could ever hope to achieve; Great Courses of Britain and Ireland: Kingsbarns Golf Links by: Jeff Wallach In October 2001, the inaugural Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was […]
The Torrance Course at the Fairmont St.Andrews re-opened mid summer after being closed for extensive refurbishment. Improvements were made to all tees, fairways and all 63 bunkers were completely rebuilt in a revetted style. Now the bunkers are a real hazard to be avoided. The European Seniors Tour visited in August for the Scottish Seniors […]
