Himalayas putting

[pendodave]

Off to fife in a couple of weeks. Thinking of giving this a go. A few questions for those who know it...

Is it worth it?
Do they let you on as a four-ball?
Roughly how long round (guessing an hour)?

Thanks

 

[User 99]

Use your own putter and ball, it won't be busy so I'd say 40 minutes but if 4 of you possibly an hour.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Yes
Yes
About 30 mins from memory.

Great fun, you see all sorts playing. We watched a 'ladies medal' and they walked round with shopping bags!

 

[Garush34]

Done it with the wife a couple of years ago. Great fun and worth it just to spend a bit of time.

 

[User101]

Jeezo not done the Hilalayas for about 40+ years, great fun, deffo worth doing. Do it in the height of a long dry spell can very entertaining.

 

[pendodave]

Thanks chaps.

I have another thread from a couple of months back where I have had other recommendations etc, so will add a review of this along with the other stuff we're doing at the end of that to tidy the thing up.

 

[IanM]

A must on every visit to St Andrews... great fun on a warm sunny evening!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Never played the Himalayas - but the best putting course I've ever played is the Pitlochry one.

Built on two levels with holes running up and down quite a big change in level. Summer of '76 it was pure mental...baked hard and parts of the slope between the levels with hardly a blade of grass. Brilliant fun - and as one of the posters on TripAdvisor says - the best in the world

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=111236953

 

[Deleted member 21258]

We didn't know about the Himalayas the first two times when we visited, as it is a bit tucked away and then stumbled on it on the 3rd time, as Adam wanted to walk around the course paths.

Since then we have played it on each visit, much fun, some of the slopes are interesting.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Definitely worth a visit as part of the experience. Damn difficult as well. If you get round in less than 40 you've done well.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Has to be done and is immense fun. Would recommend it to anyone in the area. Important not to take it too seriously as some putts can make you look foolish and really frustrate

 

[louise_a]

yup great fun well worth it, even my non golfing friend loved it.

 

[pendodave]

Just back from the sunniest 3 days ever seen on the East Coast of scotland...

This was one of the things that everyone remembers when the trip is done. Brilliant fun, the whole field was full of people laughing (which must have been a bit of a distraction for the hordes putting out on the first green of the old course). Definitely recommend it as part of a day out in St Andrews.

Now been increased in price to the shocking sum of £3 for a round.