Top 100 Golf Courses in Scotland
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<strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> scoTland 2015<br />
38<br />
Montrose (▼ 5)<br />
Montrose, Angus. Par 71, 6,544 yards. Designers: Old Tom Morris/Willie Park.<br />
IM This is old-fashioned l<strong>in</strong>ks golf on one of the oldest<br />
courses <strong>in</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong> that ofers challeng<strong>in</strong>g golf – but<br />
do not delay before you play it because the threat from<br />
the sea <strong>in</strong>creases year on year.<br />
AM Old l<strong>in</strong>ks holds its own aga<strong>in</strong>st stif competition.<br />
MSt Good l<strong>in</strong>ks without the variety, thrill and beauty to<br />
be too much further up the list.<br />
NS A terrific l<strong>in</strong>ks course which is sufer<strong>in</strong>g some<br />
coastal erosion <strong>in</strong> places. Runs away from the coast<br />
around the turn and loses a bit of its character with it<br />
but a course which I would certa<strong>in</strong>ly recommend as a<br />
must play on the east coast.<br />
GW VERDICT Montrose is an essential experience; one<br />
of the world’s oldest courses with a myriad historic<br />
clubs attached, it is a simple but evocative l<strong>in</strong>ks with<br />
several magnificent holes. The 2nd is the famously<br />
photographed hole, with its humps and bumps <strong>in</strong> its<br />
fairway, but the par 3 to a table-top green that follows<br />
is just as good and there are several other wonderful<br />
l<strong>in</strong>ks holes. Erosion is a threat, so travel here quickly.<br />
22 <strong>Golf</strong> World TOp <strong>100</strong> SCOTLAnD 2015
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