It's a fantastic experience, it's a very average course. Funnily enough myself and 3 others were discussing this in our pro shop yesterday, all agreed, must be a local thing :ears:
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It's a fantastic experience, it's a very average course. Funnily enough myself and 3 others were discussing this in our pro shop yesterday, all agreed, must be a local thing :ears:
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One of the best courses in the world and prob the best experience in the World - just a magical place and it’s something that no other course can match when it comes to an experience
Curls
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Ha ha, you're a ticket! Your critisicm of the Old Course is well-documented chap and your opinion is as valid as the next man's, I am going for the historical journey and should the course prove to be a beast or a lamb, I'm sure I'll walk off the 18th with my heart racing.
Phil, it is NOT one of the best courses in the world, it's only the 3rd best course on that strip of land, it IS one of the best golfing experiences in the game.
You'll absolutely love the experience....FACT.
Phil
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The websites that rate the golf courses and other magazines that rate golf course disagree with you - I will go with my view and the views of many others that have it as one of the best in the world.
Remember when you say “it’s NOT†ensure you post it as an opinion not fact
User20205
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I’m with Cabby. The best course in St. Andrews is the Himalayas putting green. Everyone else is wrong. Having a strong opinion makes you right....fact!!!!
Ballot for the old course in August, where were we...
SaintHacker
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Surprise surprise, you chipping in....again. You do more trolling of me on here than all the members do added together, get over me geezer, it's unhealthy 👍
ArnoldArmChewer
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I have been lucky to play the Old course, in my view as a golf course it would not rank in my personal top ten, however as a golfing experience it was by far and away the most memorable experience that I have had, from my knees knocking on the 1st tee all the way round to the bridge on the 18th and the walk up the 18th was priceless and will always live in my memory.
Well said, yourself unlike many on here have managed to separate the course from the experience... take the course and put it anywhere else, and it wouldn't be given a second glance.
I'm playing Leven Links tomorrow, though having never played it, I'm told it's a superb course, ten GBP's says it's a better course that TOC.
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CliveW
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.... But not as good as Lundin Links! :lol:
ColchesterFC
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But as has been previously mentioned on another thread when this came up the websites and magazines aren't just rating the course on it's own. They are rating the atmosphere, experience, history etc. and the Old Course is always going to score highly in those areas to give it an artificially inflated score. In my opinion the Old Course would struggle to make it into the top 10 course in the area if it was judged solely as a golf course.
From my 5 years in St Andrews my view is that the Jubilee Course was always a tougher test and the Eden Course was far more visually appealing.
You're wasting your time with that post fella, they just can't see past the dream.
Not played there either but have heard others saying exactly as you.
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For the GM rankings, courses are marked out of 100 points and the 'experience' only counts for 10 marks out of the total. There are certain design elements of TOC that have been copied all over the world through the years. The ranking panel also consists of over 20 very experienced reviewers so the course must have something going for it
Curls.....do whatever it takes to secure a tee time, you won't regret it :thup:
I'd disagree, i think leven is a better lay out for all 18, the 3 or 4 parkland holes at Lundin let it down TBH.
Now if you mixed the two up, not many better courses
Despite my opinion on the course, I agree.
CliveW
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Now if you mixed the two up, not many better courses
As it was originally before the fallout.
ColchesterFC
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Are the other 90 points all awarded for the quality of the course or is it broken down into other categories as well? I'm thought that when Mike responded to this in the past he mentioned more things.
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