Some clubs are luckier than others, boasting two courses and therefore offering the opportunity for double the fun. These five in Scotland and England are just a few examples of many such clubs that are well worth a visit, especially if you fancy a 36-hole day out.
Crail
The fourteenth hole on the Craighead Course at Crail – Lang Man’s Grave
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Just a short drive along the Fife coast from the Old Course at St Andrews, Crail Golfing Society very successfully combines the best of the new and the old. The club’s roots date back to 1786, and its original Balcomie Links is both traditional and unusual at the same time. Although not long overall, this is partly because there are no fewer than four par 3s in the closing six holes. There are also several short par 4s, and a fair number of the holes hug the shoreline. The Craighead Links opened in 1999 and is substantially longer, working its way over the cliffs and some higher ground, making for a very different alternative and an excellent 36-hole venue.
Worthing
The second hole on the Colt Course at Worthing is a super-tough par 4 and stroke index one
(Image credit: Kevin Murray)
Formerly known as the Lower and Upper courses based on their delightful downland setting in West Sussex, the former is now the Colt Course and it plays alongside Cissbury Ring, an Iron Age hill fort.
Looking back down the thirteenth on the Colt Course, another tough par 4 to a raised green
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The front nine is shorter but has more scoring opportunities with two par 5s and three par 3s, while the back nine is perhaps the tougher with a handful of long par 4s in the closing seven. The Vardon Course is more compact in every way and great fun, with no par 5s but six varied short holes to test your irons, hybrids, and quite possibly more.
Blairgowrie
The closing hole on the Rosemount Course and lovely clubhouse beyond
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Thick pine separates just about all of the holes on Blairgowrie’s two very strong main courses making straight driving a priority. Greg Norman won his first European Tour title over the Rosemount Course almost half a century ago, and it is in the Top 100 Courses in the UK&I. Although James Braid made some significant changes in the 1930s, the design genius of Alister MacKenzie lives on in this Top 100 layout.
Looking back down the par-4 fourth on the Lansdowne Course
(Image credit: Mark Alexander)
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