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Elie Golf Club
Golf House Club, Elie, Fife, KY9 1AS
This is a typical seaside links, but it does hold a few surprises, so be warned! The course is set on the wide, open West Bay of the East Neuk town of Elie and has excellent views over the Firth of Forth.
As soon as you arrive at Elie's links, you know you are in for a memorable round. The clubhouse - which has also grown piecemeal from the structure built with the money raised in 1873 - looks like a massive English cottage. But it is the starter's shed that draws the most attention. Its history, apparently like everything having to do with this storybook venue, is unique.
James Braid, five-time winner of The Open who learned to play at Elie, called No. 13 "the finest hole in all the country." A deep swale cuts the fairway in half at just under 200 yards off the tee. This one-time hazard can be carried easily today (unless the wind is up), but the approach to the deep, narrow green still requires a strong iron applied with a deft touch. The green, which hunkers at the foot of the Kincraig cliffs, runs away diagonally from the fairway, and is guarded on the left by a deep hollow. At 44 yards from front to back, it promises to leave careless approach shots with wickedly long putts.
If your golf lets you down you can always watch out for the seals from the 11th tee.
No. of holes: 18
Length: 6273 yards
Par: 70
Course Type: Links
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