Crail Golfing Society

From Peter Craigon, Wed 25 March 2020

    Hi Everyone

    As the situation we find ourselves in currently is such a challenge for

    people everywhere I thought it may be nice for golfers to think to the

    future a little when we are all back golfing once more.  We have been

    extremely lucky over the years to welcome golfers from all over the world to

    play golf in Scotland and I'd like to share a few of my own experiences of

    playing on some of the finest courses in the world.  I am of course a little

    biased (and also quite old) - having played golf in Scotland for well over

    50 years.  If you have time please do send me a reply to share some of your

    experiences of playing on our great golf courses.  Below I have detailed

    some thoughts and images of the Crail Golfing Society. 

    On a recent small golf trip with my longstanding golfing friends we played

    the wonderful Crail Craighead and Balcomie Links courses.  This truly is

    links golf at it's very best!  Crail Golfing Society is in fact one of the

    oldest clubs in the world being formed in 1786.  The experience for all

    golfers provided by the club is superb and I'd highly recommend anyone to

    visit to play on one or both of these excellent links golf courses.  Located

    only 11 miles from St Andrews both courses have holes which are very close

    to the sea and the view from the clubhouse in absolutely stunning - you can

    see from one of the images above a beautiful rainbow hovering around the

    last 4 holes of the Balcomie Links and each of these holes is in full view

    from the lounge window.  If any of you would like to read an excellent golf

    story I recommend the book "In Search of Burningbush" by Michael Konik.  I

    make mention of this here as the story takes places on a fabled old Scottish

    golf links called Burningbush - no doubt in my mind the author based parts

    of the golf course around the 13th and 14th holes on the Balcomie Links and

    also features the cave which is located between the 14th green and 15th tee.

    You will have a ball if and when you play at the Crail Golfing Society.

    Interesting facts about Crail Golfing Society click here:

    https://crailgolfingsociety.co.uk/Interesting+Facts/

    In Search of Burningbush:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Search-Burningbush-Story-Friendship-Meaning/dp/007

    Stay safe,

    Regards, Peter Craigon, Morton Golf Holidays