Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip of Balcomie Links Golf Course on history visit to Fife Ness by Crail in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Crail Golfing Society founded in 1786 is the seventh oldest Golf Club in the world. Blasted by winds blowing off the North Sea, the Balcomie Links Golf Course lies immediately west of Fife Ness at the eastern extremity of Fife, just seven miles from St Andrews, the home of golf. The present course remains much as it did after Old Tom Morris from St Andrews laid out the first nine holes in 1895 and then added a second nine four years later. Golf competitions have been played here since 1850. Thomas Mitchell, Tom Morris, Senior, 16th June 1821 to 24th May 1908, otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, was one of the pioneers of professional golf. He was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the home of golf and location of the St Andrews Links and died there as well. His son Tom Morris, Junior, died 1875, best known as Young Tom Morris, was also a champion golfer. Balcomie has many admirers from all over the world and when the Open Championship is at St Andrews it is not unusual to see the famous faces of the games greatest players taking on this delightful little course. Spring in the United Kingdom depends on whether you are following the astronomical or metrological calendar. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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