Monday, November 01, 2004
"It's the Kingdom of Fife laddie!"
The Kingdom of Fife
Many many years ago an old golfing friend would reprimand me when I spoke of Fife or Fifeshire.
"It's the Kingdom of Fife laddie!"
And so now having left Carnoustie we've arrived in the Kingdom of Fife.
Arriving here is a bit like a child looking at all his or her Xmas presents and trying to decide which one should be the first to be opened.
For us golfers it's a question of which golf course.
Here's a link with 48 "Xmas presents"
And starting with not the Old Course but the New Course.
Of course as you should be aware if you've done your travel homework - New in Scotland is a very relative term.
In this case the New Course - Opened in 1895 and laid out by Tom Morris, it is considered by many as one of the best courses on the (St Andrews) links.
So where do we start on our trip through the Kingdom?
Well since we've just come across the Tay Road Bridge and entered the Kingdom from the North. Let's stop at Scotscraig.
According to the Scotscraig's web site
With many whin bushes and the rolling nature of the fairways the course is quite demanding, but, at the same time, interesting. Players of all levels will find a day's golf at Scotscraig truly enjoyable.
As to where to stay before moving on to St Andrews try The Drumoig Hotel Golf Resort
Now repeat after me! Drum - oy (The oy as in boy) - g (The g as in guid god does it cost that much to stay there)
And there will be no repeat of this process in trying to explain how to pronounce nearby Auchtermuchty.
And by the way this is THE link to view all the Kingdom of Fife courses on one map
Many many years ago an old golfing friend would reprimand me when I spoke of Fife or Fifeshire.
"It's the Kingdom of Fife laddie!"
And so now having left Carnoustie we've arrived in the Kingdom of Fife.
Arriving here is a bit like a child looking at all his or her Xmas presents and trying to decide which one should be the first to be opened.
For us golfers it's a question of which golf course.
Here's a link with 48 "Xmas presents"
And starting with not the Old Course but the New Course.
Of course as you should be aware if you've done your travel homework - New in Scotland is a very relative term.
In this case the New Course - Opened in 1895 and laid out by Tom Morris, it is considered by many as one of the best courses on the (St Andrews) links.
So where do we start on our trip through the Kingdom?
Well since we've just come across the Tay Road Bridge and entered the Kingdom from the North. Let's stop at Scotscraig.
According to the Scotscraig's web site
With many whin bushes and the rolling nature of the fairways the course is quite demanding, but, at the same time, interesting. Players of all levels will find a day's golf at Scotscraig truly enjoyable.
As to where to stay before moving on to St Andrews try The Drumoig Hotel Golf Resort
Now repeat after me! Drum - oy (The oy as in boy) - g (The g as in guid god does it cost that much to stay there)
And there will be no repeat of this process in trying to explain how to pronounce nearby Auchtermuchty.
And by the way this is THE link to view all the Kingdom of Fife courses on one map
