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Old Tom Trails: Cullen Golf Club
Founded in 1780, Cullen Golf Club sits on a very unique plot of land, as it plays its way up and down the escarpment that overlooks the bay, and in and out of the Cullen quartzite formation, with those red-stone outcrops provide the backdrop for your round. First things first with Cullen; this is not a championship golf course, it's not got a sub-air system, and there will be holes where 'Lady Luck' needs to be on your side, but we believe that's the great thing about Cullen. Blind shots and severe slopes make it a thrilling experience, even if you're not always happy with where the next shot has to be played from. Playing at 4,623 from the tippy tips, par of 63 - you could be forgiven for thinking 59 watch is open the cards but we highly doubt that's within reach. What Cullen lacks in length, it [...]
089 – Sandy & Acidic Tour Diaries – Scotland 2021
We get together to recap the highs and lows of the latest Scotland Tour. Prestwick, North Berwick, Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay and Kingsbarns! What a trip, and what an itinerary. All courses in here feature very highly in the world rankings, but yet they are all so different, have their own different character and getting to see them all in such quick succession was a really cool insight! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
The Bucket List vs The Rankings: How do things stack up?
Here are a few of our own takeaways... 1. At the top, it's no surprise that Augusta National punches well above its Rank of Ranks position, coming in at No 3 on the Bucket List ranking. In fact, the "I've seen it on TV so I wanna go there" sentiment (credit: Eric from The Fliers Club) runs throughout the Bucket List ranking. Other notables include Kiawah Island, Seminole (both of which perhaps benefit from some recency bias?), Bethpage Black, Whistling Straits and Riviera. 2. Not all US Open courses faired so well, and whilst Pinehurst seems to have cultivated a millennial-friendly brand (at No 8 on the Bucket List), we see other US Open venues fall short of their official ranking number - Oakmont, Merion and Brookline to name just three. 3. We don't know where people have voted from, but it's fair to assume based on web traffic [...]
Old Tom Trails: Crail Golfing Society
Crail was one of the very first golf clubs in the world when it was established in 1786, and stands today as one of the early pioneers who helped shape the game we enjoy today. The film is packed with information about the club and the game more broadly in those early years, and we really enjoyed catching up with David Roy - Crail Golfing Society's general manager to hear all about it. For us, going into Crail was the last day of tour. We'd played 36 holes at Carnoustie, and 36 round The Old course. It's really hard to top those few days, and whilst I (Sam) had played Crail about 6 or so years previously, we went in with fairly tepid expectations, with our minds probably more occupied on the 6 hour drive home and the jobs that lay waiting for us when we arrived. What [...]
088 – Laird Shepherd – Amateur Champion 2021
We got the catch up with Laird Shepherd after his Amateur Championship win at The Nairn. An unprecedented comeback from 7 down, with 14 holes to play in the final, and securing his spot in next months Open Championship at Royal St George's close to home at Rye, as well as the 2022 US Open & Masters. It's certainly one of the greatest comeback stories of all time! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
087 – US Open Roundup
Short & sharp round up of the weekends events at Torrey Pines and Rahm's first Major victory! Podding 'live' from Cruden Bay on our latest Scotland leg in partnership with Where Golf Began! \Make sure you hit the subscribe button, and stay up to date with some awesome podcasts in the coming weeks! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
