Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Good (golfing) god it can't be true
Today I'd planned to share with you a wee story about a thrifty Scot and his tale of the tees but today's article from The Scotsman really got my adrenaline rushing.
Ratings confirm Scotland is home of golf by Mike Aitken
According to Golf Monthly, the leading Scottish courses are - The Old Course (1), Turnberry Ailsa(3), Gleneagles King’s (7), Loch Lomond (14), Carnoustie (16), Machrihanish (21), Royal Troon (24), Western Gailes (25), Gleneagles Queen’s (30), St Andrews New (33), Nairn (34), North Berwick (40), Prestwick (49), Royal Dornoch (56), The Machrie (57), Ladybank (58), Royal Aberdeen (61), Blairgowrie Rosemount (70), Glasgow Gailes (89), Gullane No1 (99), Montrose (104), Cruden Bay (106), Skibo (110), St Andrews Bay Devlin (113), Turnberry Kintryre (114), Gleneagles PGA Centenary (118).
My Uughh! comments upon reading this.
First of all I'd like to know the criteria and who the panel were and how many?
- Does this suggest I've a wedge to grind with the panel?
Royal Dornoch at 56 - You gotta be joking.
The Old Course at 1 - My lips are sealed otherwise I could lose a few friends.
Skibo at 110 - Not according to what I've heard.
The Machrie at 57 and just after Royal Dornoch - This confirms it's a must visit for me.
Gullane No 1 only just gets into the top 100 Scottish golf courses.
Gotta go and have a wee dram to settle my nerves.
They've a nerve at Golf Monthly to think they've got it right.
Or maybe the magazine hopes to sell more copies because of the furore its findings are sure to generate.
I'll leave the last word to Mike Aitken who was less hostile that I thought he'd be.
If this list is to be commended, it at least does the game a favour by refusing to value length over intrigue. The relatively short Queen’s at Gleneagles, for example, is ranked 30th, compared to 118th place for the PGA Centenary, which will host the 2014 Ryder Cup in Perthshire.
Ratings confirm Scotland is home of golf by Mike Aitken
According to Golf Monthly, the leading Scottish courses are - The Old Course (1), Turnberry Ailsa(3), Gleneagles King’s (7), Loch Lomond (14), Carnoustie (16), Machrihanish (21), Royal Troon (24), Western Gailes (25), Gleneagles Queen’s (30), St Andrews New (33), Nairn (34), North Berwick (40), Prestwick (49), Royal Dornoch (56), The Machrie (57), Ladybank (58), Royal Aberdeen (61), Blairgowrie Rosemount (70), Glasgow Gailes (89), Gullane No1 (99), Montrose (104), Cruden Bay (106), Skibo (110), St Andrews Bay Devlin (113), Turnberry Kintryre (114), Gleneagles PGA Centenary (118).
My Uughh! comments upon reading this.
First of all I'd like to know the criteria and who the panel were and how many?
- Does this suggest I've a wedge to grind with the panel?
Royal Dornoch at 56 - You gotta be joking.
The Old Course at 1 - My lips are sealed otherwise I could lose a few friends.
Skibo at 110 - Not according to what I've heard.
The Machrie at 57 and just after Royal Dornoch - This confirms it's a must visit for me.
Gullane No 1 only just gets into the top 100 Scottish golf courses.
Gotta go and have a wee dram to settle my nerves.
They've a nerve at Golf Monthly to think they've got it right.
Or maybe the magazine hopes to sell more copies because of the furore its findings are sure to generate.
I'll leave the last word to Mike Aitken who was less hostile that I thought he'd be.
If this list is to be commended, it at least does the game a favour by refusing to value length over intrigue. The relatively short Queen’s at Gleneagles, for example, is ranked 30th, compared to 118th place for the PGA Centenary, which will host the 2014 Ryder Cup in Perthshire.
