The golfers amongst you will hopefully appreciate this shot of the first hole at Trump International, Balmedie. All the holes are nestled between the dunes, giving the impression of having the course to yourselves.
Oh Issi this course would be a nightmare for me to play! I will be everywhere but on that narrow fairway! Our courses are mostly flat and very wide open! A fabulous shot though. I think I only played a links course once in my life and did not enjoy it at all ;-)
@ludwigsdiana Have to say, I was very nervous about it, but I played much better than I thought I would - which was a bit of a relief! The links courses are very different, as you say, and I'm not used to them. My friend, who played to handicap, is a member of a links course, so no surprises that she played better than us inland course members!
OMG, that is a nightmare looking course. I played the wee course at Gleneagles, and that was bad enough with the rough and heather. Here in NZ our obstacles tend to be trees. It's rare to tackle terrain like that
I don’t play golf either but love watching it on TV…I think all those chaps playing the Masters at Augusta would have a shock seeing this course! We have links courses here at Birkdale & Lytham St Anne’s…an art in itself. I like the look of this course but only for the walk! It looks pretty with that soft tufty grass!
This is the first time I've seen a links course from a golfer's POV. It's beautiful. Fav.
With tongue in cheek, a friend who was an avid golfer told me the reason that many Scots began playing the game after it was invented was because of the Scottish people's legendary reputation for producing fierce warriors. Golf kept those warriors supplied with a steady flow of new ways to swear, and to convert violent threats against inanimate object to threats against people.
With tongue in cheek, a friend who was an avid golfer told me the reason that many Scots began playing the game after it was invented was because of the Scottish people's legendary reputation for producing fierce warriors. Golf kept those warriors supplied with a steady flow of new ways to swear, and to convert violent threats against inanimate object to threats against people.