Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Virtually every hole at Sunningdale could be the "signature" hole at most courses, but the par 4 10th is probably the most visually stunning of all. The Willie Park Jr. designed Sunningdale Old Course,...
The challenging par 4 7th hole at Scotscraig presents a split fairway with an option to approach from either the upper side (above left) or lower. by Tim Gavrich Located in Tayport, in the Kingdom of...
Shots to the big green at the downhill par 3 14th at Crail Balcomie Links must clear the bulkead bunker, the false front and then stay on the firm green. A downhill chip from beyond the back edge is...
The best aspect of a home exchange is that you get to meet new friends. Dorothy and George Horsfield of Glasgow and Crail, Scotland were wonderful hosts to my son Tim (shown with them) and me during our...
The 340 yard 7th at Crail Balcomie Links plays even shorter than that downhill and downwind, but the blind tee shot, out of bounds on the right and rough on the left makes the conservative play the...
The drive over the Old Course Hotel at #17 is a knee-knocker, but the sense of achievement once you clear the shed is worth the sweat. One visitor to this space from Denmark wrote me the following...
Road hole: It isn't the famous one, but a road runs diagonally across the par 4 8th at Elile Links. The small coastal towns of Scotland are a grand buffet of great golf holes, but don't expect to...
St. Andrews city views are everpresent from the New Course. I came to Scotland with my son Tim with all but one day of our weeklong visit pre-booked for golf. I left one day open on the chance that we...
The surviving ruins of Holyrood Abbey date to the 12th Century. The Abbey is adjacent to Holyrood Palace, where Mary Queen of Scots lived before her imprisonment in England, and where the current...
Scale this: Edinburgh Castle's position atop a volcanic rock in the center of the city has protected it through the ages. Edinburgh is one of the oldest thriving cities in the world, but it has an...
Construction began on Edinburgh Castle in the 12th Century. We walked around it today but jet lag exhaustion prevented a climb up the hill. We arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland mid morning today after...
I am headed to Scotland with my family today. After four days in Edinburgh, my son Tim and I are off on our golf junket for the following week. We are staying in the old fishing village of Crail,...