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 [...]
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CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK- TURNBERRY
Oh, Turnberry, you are pretty, and the tee shot here at the Ninth from the tips rivals any in the world for spendour and heroism. Should be an excellent test for the Open lads, despite not being in my personal top ten for links layouts. Ignoring the plethora of obvious and renowned merits of the [...]
CH’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK-10
At Loch Lomond, Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf bring modestly-thoughtful American golf architecture to a bog in Scotland, adjacent to a beautiful lake. And they eat it up, despite the moistness! Here is the final short hole on the course (the 17th)and the best view. Worth a trip if you are nearby and can’t catch [...]
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 [...]