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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Where is this? Looks incredible.
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Twin falls, Idaho… blue lakes country club… that bridge view is actually where evil knievel attempted to jump the snake river canyon… the golf course is cut into the canyon. It’s a course unlike any other I’ve seen or played…
It’s a goofy layout at times (320 yard double blind snake par four? Sure!) but it’s a ton of fun.
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This is a photo of the the 9th green at my course. This is looking from the right side of the green with Adelaide visible in the background 300m below. When it is windy this is the most exposed place on the course. Very easy to three putt if you are on the wrong level. Mount Osmond Golf Course
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I was recently destroyed by Greywalls in Marquette, Michigan. Fortunately it was not only the toughest course I’ve ever played, but also the most beautiful. We have a lot of great courses in MI, most of which I haven’t played, but I’d put this up against any of them.
I’m new so I can only upload one image… this isn’t the most impressive, but it does show how the architect (Mike DeVries) did an amazing job of incorporating the natural landscape (huge granite slabs, rolling hills, etc).
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