Machrihanish voted top 10 -Scotland & 44th in the world

by **Golfmad** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:41 pm

http://www.golfdigest.com/planetgolf/

Golf Digest is the number one golf journal in the world... this rating happens every three years and it came out last month

by **Sheik Yir Erse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:54 pm

So magnanimous of the yanks, to allow us Scots a look-in this is just the 100 top courses OUTSIDE of the USA. What a feckin cheek. Like, if it also included courses from the USA, there wouldn't be anything on it rather than courses with the stars and stripes after their names!

Geezabrek :roll:

by **Bobbie En Tejas** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:04 pm

Maybe its just a US magazine and wanted to indicate they were excluding american golf courses? touchie touchie :lol:

Scotland has 14 courses out of a list of 100; considering the size of scotland, that's pretty darn good. It also says that half of the planet's golf courses are American, so it would probably be pretty pitiful if there weren't a few in the top 100.

When I travelled to scotland the first time, my friend was very interested to see the first golf course in the world. Since I am not a golfer, that aspect had no meaning to me, but I gladly went as I was up to seeing everything. It really was a highlight of the trip. It was amazing standing at the little building at the first tee (since auctioned), knowing how much history had also passed that way. I found the museum very informative and interesting. If anyone hasn't been to St. Andrews because you aren't interested in golf, reconsider. I still don't golf, but the place is unforgettable.

by **Sheik Yir Erse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:18 pm

Sorry to be so touchie Bobbie but this kind of thing does your head in.

When it comes to golf, America leads the way.

According to who? ...... Oh of course, that's right, the American Golf media!

Do me a favour!

by **Sheik Yir Erse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:23 pm

PS. Bobbie - this isn't an anti-American thing - just a bit of a dig at the American sports media, which is only outdone by the English sports media. Hating other nations sports media is something we Scots are world champions at :lol:

(and before you ask, you are correct, this World Championship is one of those that only the Scots are invited to enter)

PPS. You're also very perceptive - I'm having a particularly cr@p day :cry:

by **Bobbie En Tejas** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:26 pm

Who knows... maybe they just think if they have half the golf courses in the world and half the golf fanatics, that is leading the way...

Lets put this in perspective, we also lead the way in crazies of all other sorts too

Hope you have a better rest of the day

by **Golfmad** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:01 am

has about 800 people from the industry, golfers, professionals, designers, etc... select the course based on a preset criteria. The magazine doesn't pick the top 100, the panel does. And to pick them they must play them. So over the last three years enough of the panelists must of played Machrihanish.

by **The Hitman** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:32 pm

Any idea where our other local courses come in the grand scheme of 'best' golf courses?

by **Machrihanish** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:51 pm

Sheik Yir Erse wrote:Sorry to be so touchie Bobbie but this kind of thing does your head in.

When it comes to golf, America leads the way.

According to who? ...... Oh of course, that's right, the American Golf media!

Do me a favour!

Robin Williams describes it best

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3636435540043947603

by **Bobbie En Tejas** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:00 am

That was hilarious.. thanks for the laugh.

Did you all hear about the California woman who has made 14 hole-in-ones in 4 months?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1770