It is fabulous. Pricey but I try to play it every time I am in the area.
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Me too… and one day I’ll go to Scotland!
My local course when I lived in Scotland. Lovely views out over the sea and outlying islands. And the occasional castle. Totally stunning in the sunshine. And this is ‘just’ a small, local private course.
I am so obsessed with golf now it seems completely ridiculous I wasn’t more into golf when I lived there! If I win the lottery I might try a Tom Coyne style tour…in a VW camper can
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Very nice! I lived in San Diego for a year and only played Torrey Pines once… one of my biggest regrets! (I didn’t have anyone to play with, even though a buddy was an engineer for Titliest). Still regret it!
I’m now walking distance from my home course and am there all the time!
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Where is this? My first thought when I saw it was the Glen at North Berwick, but a second look tells me I’m probably wrong. And seeing the second photo posted, I’m more sure.
Everyone should go at least once. And if you go once, you’ll want to go again…and again…and again!
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It was the uphill first hole that got me thinking of that. I didn’t think the Glen was all that posh, just friendly and fun, and very reasonably priced as compared to its more famous cousin on the west side of town. But if I get back to Ayrshire, I’ll be sure to take a look at Largs…
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This is amazing simply because of the story behind it… my dad and I are avid golfers, and I visit my parents in Palm Springs for the holidays most years… my grandmother had a house on el dorado, as well…
My brother in law (not an avid golfer) joined us for a quick nine one Christmas… we were on the par 3 fifth hole, he hits a hybrid way left, it takes a big hop right, rolls 40 feet into the hole… there is much celebration.
We get back to my grandmothers house, and she had a painting of the exact hole hanging on her wall…
It’s now at my sisters house in Idaho.
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The picture itself is pretty scenic, but I think it’s made more scenic because the course, Covesea, between Inverness and Lossiemouth along the Moray Firth in Scotland, is sandwiched amongst some great links courses (Nairn has held the Walker Cup, Old Moray is great, and you might have heard of Castle Stuart as a Scottish Open host), but is hardly known and essentially a labor of love by a local who bought the land and built the course.
It’s a 9-hole course and didn’t cost $15 to play–compared with several hundred dollars at Castle Stuart. You can see the lighthouse in the background of this photo from the two links at Moray.
The conditioning is a little rough in places, and the clubhouse, pro shop, maintenance shed is a trailer, but this little course is a gem, and definitely, especially for the price, has amazing views. And yes, I made that putt for birdie at the par-3 fifth.
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Yes, this is the exact same view from my club I posted before, but this morning I caught a really cool sunrise with it.
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The new course at Bandon Dunes Resort called the Sheep Ranch. It’s a short par 3 towards the Pacific.
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Have a wedding in raleigh and do to some booking snafu’s I don’t fly out until late sunday night
Going to be calling the pinehurst this week to see if i can walk on to #2
Sounds like they keep some slots open for walk on’s that are available 5 days before the day of play 
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Now that’s some bunkering!
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That is a beautiful hole!
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My best friend is deployed in Germany right now and had me send his clubs over. He got out for the first time today at Stuttgart Golf Course. Nothing incredible, but looks to be in great shape and now I want to spend a few months bouncing around Europe playing golf.
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