Distant Doonhamer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Planning a golfing break for later in the year. Possible venues, Elgin, Nairn and possibly others in the region. Any tips on other good courses plus best base re eats and drinkies gratefully received. Edit to add we played Castle Stuart and Grantown on Spey last year and had a fine time with a good night out in inverness eating at The Kitchen. Could easily do something similar but open to alternative plans, Edited February 19, 2019 by Distant Doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Planning a golfing break for later in the year. Possible venues, Elgin, Nairn and possibly others in the region. Any tips on other good courses plus best base re eats and drinkies gratefully received. Edit to add we played Castle Stuart and Grantown on Spey last year and had a fine time with a good night out in inverness eating at The Kitchen. Could easily do something similar but open to alternative plans, I'd recommend Elgin. Good course with a nice clubhouse set up. Moray at Lossiemouth is also a good course. A bit of a less obvious option in the area is Hopeman which has a cracking back 9 with one fantastic par 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Ro Sham Bo said: I'd recommend Elgin. Good course with a nice clubhouse set up. Moray at Lossiemouth is also a good course. A bit of a less obvious option in the area is Hopeman which has a cracking back 9 with one fantastic par 3. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 If you're going to Elgin then Cullen is quirky AF but worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Fuctifano said: If you're going to Elgin then Cullen is quirky AF but worth it. Yeah Cullen is a decent option as well. Definitely worth playing once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Cullen, Huntly and Royal Tarlair used to have a group ticket that was good value - not sure if it is still on the go? Agreed on Hopeman - excellent course but take a few extra golf balls to combat the gorse bushes though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Steve Stricker appointed as the next US Ryder Cup Captain. I expect he'll get started on his runners up speech soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'd recommend Elgin. Good course with a nice clubhouse set up. Moray at Lossiemouth is also a good course. A bit of a less obvious option in the area is Hopeman which has a cracking back 9 with one fantastic par 3.I’ll vouch for Hopeman, fantastic course This is their “signature” hole, definitely worth playing if you get the chance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Scott Jamieson was 1 off the lead after round 1 of the Oman open yesterday, but his 2nd round is delayed until tomorrow after a sandstorm halted play early today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Richie Ramsay 2 off the lead at the halfway stage of the Qatar Open in Doha. It might be the worst greens I've ever seen at a tour event, this is just one example, but just about every green has been obviously patched. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I'm going to stop posting about Scots doing well during tourneys, seems to be the kiss of death for them. Good performance by the Europeans at Bay Hill in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Molinari hit a brilliant closing 64 to win by 2 from Fitzpatrick. Fleetwood, Cabrera Bello, Wallace and McIlroy also in the top 10. Paul Azinger has taken over from Johnny Miller, and proved himself to be just as thick with his comments after Molinari holed a monster birdie putt on the last. "He won't have had many moments bigger than this one in his career." I guess winning the Open and going 5-0 in the Ryder Cup is just small fry stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: I'm going to stop posting about Scots doing well during tourneys, seems to be the kiss of death for them. Good performance by the Europeans at Bay Hill in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Molinari hit a brilliant closing 64 to win by 2 from Fitzpatrick. Fleetwood, Cabrera Bello, Wallace and McIlroy also in the top 10. Paul Azinger has taken over from Johnny Miller, and proved himself to be just as thick with his comments after Molinari holed a monster birdie putt on the last. "He won't have had many moments bigger than this one in his career." I guess winning the Open and going 5-0 in the Ryder Cup is just small fry stuff. I like Azinger but that`s a particularly dumb comment from him there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Paul Azinger has taken over from Johnny Miller, and proved himself to be just as thick with his comments after Molinari holed a monster birdie putt on the last. "He won't have had many moments bigger than this one in his career." I guess winning the Open and going 5-0 in the Ryder Cup is just small fry stuff. Yeah but this is Bay Hill! Arnie's tourney! The major not based in the States pales in comparison!It was an excellent tournament for the Europeans in general, dominating the top 10. The only downside was Rory hitting reverse in the final round as per usual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Yeah but this is Bay Hill! Arnie's tourney! The major not based in the States pales in comparison!It was an excellent tournament for the Europeans in general, dominating the top 10. The only downside was Rory hitting reverse in the final round as per usual. Definitely another chance missed for Rory, especially on a course that he seems to like and play well on. Just hit too many poor shots, but he wasn't the only one who seemed to slip up once Molinari had posted his -12 total. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Before Peasy comes on and jinxes it, Russell Knox is currently well placed at Sawgrass and Liam Johnston is inside the top 10 at the Kenya open. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Rahm leads on -15 at the Players after a 64, McIlroy and Fleetwood 1 behind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Before Peasy comes on and jinxes it, Russell Knox is currently well placed at Sawgrass and Liam Johnston is inside the top 10 at the Kenya open. After going 71-73-70 for his first 3 rounds, Robert McIntyre hit a 63 this morning in Kenya to lift himself up to 14th at the moment. Liam Johnston a few holes in and is tied for 6th, 4 off the lead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 3 hours ago, peasy23 said: After going 71-73-70 for his first 3 rounds, Robert McIntyre hit a 63 this morning in Kenya to lift himself up to 14th at the moment. Liam Johnston a few holes in and is tied for 6th, 4 off the lead. Johnston finishes 8th and MacIntyre ends up tied 17th I think. Decent weeks for both. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Really looking forward to this, I don't buy the 5th major stuff but it's a "stacked" leaderboard as our American friends would say and it's compressed already with Fleetwood and Rahm dropping shots on the first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 And another dropped shot at 3 from Rahm“Aye caramba” he screams 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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