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THE OLD COURSE

I was fortunate to play a round at the Old Course in St. Andrews this year and while I don’t have a lot to say about it (nothing too original at least), I did capture a little video which can be found after the jump.
This was only my third to time around with my sticks, [...]

KINGSBARNS- HOME OF GOLF TV

Andy Brown pumps out yet another splendid episode of Home of Golf TV. The focus is Kingsbarns, the excellent modern links in Fife. Desigend by Mark Parsinen and Kyle Phillips, it is not to be missed during any trip to this part of Scotland. The video features some great footage and you have got to [...]

CASTLE STUART- BONUS MATERIAL

This week is Open week, so we are all Scotland all the time at PB Golf. Here is a little more material about Castle Stuart, which opened this week on July 13th. It is a stunning looking course and I am sure it plays as well as it looks because it is the product of [...]

CASTLE STUART- PART TWO

In anticipation of opening day on the 13th of July….

The fourth installment of the Castle Stuart series is narrated by Jim Wagner, the lead associate and excavator specialist for Gil Hanse Golf Design. Getting to know Jim (during the process of sharing a small farmhouse with him for weeks at a time) was one of [...]

CASTLE STUART

The first of the six short video clips from Castle Stuart. These were mostly filmed and edited back in 2007, during the second year of construction. The first clip is narrated by Mark Parsinen, the principal owner/developer as well as co-designer. He quickly introduces the project, which will officially open this coming July 13th. I [...]

HYDROSEEDING

The fourth hole at Castle Stuart being hydroseeded in late July, 2007. The pure-fescue mixture, along with a tacifier and special organic fertilizer (chicken manure) were applied with the help of most of the construction crew. The music, taken from “Fallout From the Phil Zone”, is a gesture to course archtiect Gil Hanse.