Old Travel Blog Photograph Golf Course Elie Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of golfers on the golf course in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1875, only a handful of clubs in Scotland are older than Elie, and the course is a classic example of links golf. James Braid was born and brought up in Earlsferry which adjoins Elie and the golf course and learnt his golf over this course.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Golf Course Brora Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of golfers on the golf course in Brora, Sutherland, Scotland. Brora Golf Club was established in 1891. In 1923 James Braid, from Fife, five times Open Champion and a prolific designer of golf courses, the most famous of which is Gleneagles, visited the course and redesigned the 18 hole layout which has stood the passing of time and remains a fair and challenging test of true links golf.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Of Creag Dhubh Golf Course Newtonmore Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Creag Dhubh from the golf course in Newtonmore, Scotland. Creag Dhubh is an easily accessible hill just off the A9 a few miles south west of Newtonmore on the A86 Fort William road. Due to its central location and commanding position at the junction of two major glens, the views from the summit are particularly fine and an ascent, especially by the prominent south west ridge, is thoroughly recommended. Although it provides a relatively short outing, the route is ideal for when time is pressing, or as a useful means of breaking a journey up or down the A9. This Spey Valley golf course was established in 1893.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Ailsa Golf Course Turnberry Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Ailsa Golf Course, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1902, golf course designer Willie Fernie was commissioned by the Marquess of Ailsa to lay out a championship course. In 1906, a hotel was built, and the course began to take its modern structure. The property was used as an airbase during the First World War, and a landing strip built for this purpose still exists, now disused. During this period, the Royal Flying Corps trained pilots in the arts of aerial gunnery and combat, and the Turnberry Hotel was used as a hospital for the wounded. Designer Mackenzie Ross is credited with restoring the courses to their high quality, and the Ailsa course was re-opened in 1951, a seaside links with stunning views of Ailsa Craig and the Isle of Arran.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Clubhouse Golf Course Troon Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of golfers outside the clubhouse on the golf course in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. The Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course founded in 1878, initially with five holes. The club was granted its " Royal " accolade in 1978. Its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour. The Club has hosted the Open eight times. Past Open champions at Royal Troon include Justin Leonard, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Watson, Tom Weiskopf, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Locke, and Arthur Havers.



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