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Crail Golfing Society
The
Worlds 7th Oldest Golf Club
Club
History
In 1786,
three years before the Bastille was stormed, a group of
eleven gentlemen met at the Golf Inn in Crail and together
formed the Crail Golfing Society.
The
records of that historic day are still preserved; indeed
the society still possesses a complete set of minutes from
the date of its inception.
In those
early days the Society members wore scarlet jackets with
yellow buttons and dined at the Golf Inn after a day on
the links. The local punch flowed and a good time was
doubtless had by all - now those were the days!
Balcomie Golf Course
When you
walk the splendid Balcomie Links, you are following in the
footsteps of thousands of golfers over the last two
centuries. As you do so, you will no doubt experience the
same enjoyment as they did, for Balcomie is a beautiful
course, not too long and full of interest with magnificent
views of the sea from every tee.
Several
of the fairways wind alongside golden sandy bays and rocky
outcrops of the Firth foreshore. They come into play at
the 2nd, 4th and Hell's Hole - the 5th, where you must
make up your mind whether to carry the beach or take the
east way round.
You will love the challenge and no doubt take with you
everlasting memories of the 13th and 14th. Like so many
top courses, the last few holes will test you, but no
matter how badly you fare, you will remember Balcomie as
one of your finest days on any golf course.
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(White Tees) |
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Length |
5861 |
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Par |
69 |
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SSS |
70 |
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Slope |
122 |
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Course Rating |
69.7 |
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(Yellow Tees) |
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Length |
5402 |
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Par |
67 |
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SSS |
68 |
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Slope |
118 |
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Course Rating |
67.6 |
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(Red Tees) |
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Length |
5207 |
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Par |
72 |
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SSS |
72 |
Craighead Golf Course
In 1998,
we added a second course, Craighead and this now looks set
to join Balcomie as one of the "must play" courses in
Scotland.
American
designer Gil Hanse studies, plays and is a mine of
information on Scottish courses and Craighead features
many of the best aspects of Scottish classic links.
It has panoramic seascapes and country views and is
perfectly located just south of the present clubhouse.
Gil has
made this a testing but fair challenge, however be warned
- there are hungry bunkers aplenty. No two consecutive
holes face the same direction and with constantly changing
conditions, there is enough of a variety of shots to test
any golfers ability. We think you will agree that
Craighead is a worthy neighbour of Balcomie.
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(White Tees) |
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Length |
6728yds |
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Par |
71 |
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SSS |
74 |
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(Yellow Tees) |
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Length |
6250yds |
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Par |
71 |
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SSS |
70 |
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(Red Tees) |
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Length |
5431yds |
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Par |
74 |
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SSS |
74 |
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