DESTINATIONGOLF. TRAVEL PERTHSHIRE & HEARTLANDS
The Golf House Club, Elie
A crafty, cunning and quirky links, Elie has been entertaining golfers since the late 1500s. Old Tom Morris extended the course to 18 holes in 1895, while Head Greenkeeper at nearby St Andrews, before Elie’ s most famous son, James Braid, made further changes.
This is the sort of links that plays with the golfer’ s ambition: it is not long but it requires the utmost respect. There are blind shots, perfectly positioned and treacherous bunkers, and large greens with surfaces like glass. The element of‘ different’ ensures this links is crammed with the unexpected and that just makes it all the more enjoyable. There are stunning views, too, both from high up and down next to the Firth of Forth, where the coastal holes( 10 to 13) amplify the wild ocean breezes and fill your senses with ozone. There are 16 par fours and two par threes but you won’ t have time to notice... you’ ll be far too focused on Elie’ s thrills. Visitors will also be entertained by the famous periscope in the starter’ s hut – how’ s that for quirky – and the clubhouse recently received a £ 1.25m refurbishment. All this, just 20 minutes from St Andrews.
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A recently discovered King’ s charter granted the first official play on the course in 1589, making Elie the 3rd oldest golf club in the world.
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