Thursday, October 07, 2004
"The world's greatest opening hole."
Came across this quote by Sam McKinlay and since one day we'll be arriving at Machrihanish while on the road to schytherbolle, thought I'd share it with you.
And there's a great shot of the tee shot on the link
"The world's greatest opening hole."
I will borrow a description from the celebrated Scottish writer, Sam McKinlay:" The tee is on a modest eminence overlooking a small burn that runs into the sea only a duffed drive distant. The Atlantic rollers pound on the rocks immediately behind the player's back as he takes his stance. On his hooking hand runs the start of a six-mile stretch of strand, one of the finest beaches in Britain. If he is brave and skillful he can bang straight at the flag a quarter of a mile away, but that means a carry of nearly 200 yards over beach and bent. If he is timid, prudent, or just one of the weaker vessels, he has an easy if longer way round."
And this piece of news from the Glasgow Herald about Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood has just received a David Maxwell portrait to mark his memorable albatross (double eagle to the readers from the wrong side of the pond) at Kingsbarns' 9th hole in last year's Dunhill
And here's a link to some fabulous photo shots of Kingsbarns taken by the very fine Scottish photographer Iain Lowe
And there's a great shot of the tee shot on the link
"The world's greatest opening hole."
I will borrow a description from the celebrated Scottish writer, Sam McKinlay:" The tee is on a modest eminence overlooking a small burn that runs into the sea only a duffed drive distant. The Atlantic rollers pound on the rocks immediately behind the player's back as he takes his stance. On his hooking hand runs the start of a six-mile stretch of strand, one of the finest beaches in Britain. If he is brave and skillful he can bang straight at the flag a quarter of a mile away, but that means a carry of nearly 200 yards over beach and bent. If he is timid, prudent, or just one of the weaker vessels, he has an easy if longer way round."
And this piece of news from the Glasgow Herald about Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood has just received a David Maxwell portrait to mark his memorable albatross (double eagle to the readers from the wrong side of the pond) at Kingsbarns' 9th hole in last year's Dunhill
And here's a link to some fabulous photo shots of Kingsbarns taken by the very fine Scottish photographer Iain Lowe
