1. What’s the best hole of the course and why?
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| The 6th/15th. Tests all parts of your game. Straight long drive required; tricky second shot from a downhill lie; bunker shot or an awkward chip if the green is missed; two tier green which is also difficult to read. |
2. Which hole is the most difficult and why?
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| Apart from the 6th/15th the 9th/18th is tough as it can play anything from a 3 wood to a 9 iron depending on the wind. |
3. What’s the most important part of your game to bring to this course? (driving, putting, chipping, etc)
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| At Dundas our greens are relatively small therefore chipping comes into play more often than on other courses. |
4. Which hole do the locals fear the most and why?
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| 6th/15th as mentioned earlier although the older members and shorter hitters have difficulty at the 5th/14th which has a large tree in the middle of the fairway. |
5. What’s the most remarkable shot or round that you have seen or heard of being played on this course?
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| One of our life members once had hole in one and 3 twos on the course’s four par 3s. |
6. Which one feature of the course would you or your members like to remove? (Such as Eisenhower’s tree on the 17th at Augusta National)
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| Personally the bunkers at the 9th/18th. |
7. Which is the most deceptive hole? (looks benign but can trip you up)
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| The 4th/13th. Many times players have started with 3 solid pars then tripped up at this straightforward hole. It’s only a 3 wood and a wedge but the green has hidden borrows and slopes. |
8. Which green can you least afford to miss and why?
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| The 6th/15th which has bunkers on both sides and a 10 foot drop at the back. |
9. Which green is the most difficult to putt?
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| The par 5 2nd/11th. Green slopes severely right to left and has a ‘bump’ in the middle of it. There aren’t any straight putts on the green. |
10. Who’s the most famous person, not a Tour player, to have played here?
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| We’re not sure! When someone visits Dundas Castle they are entitled to play the course. We think a number of ‘well known’ people have taken up the offer. |
11. Which run of holes are the most difficult to negotiate?
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| 6th/15th to the 9th/18th. |
12. Where do you need to take advantage to score well?
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| 1st/10th to the 5th/14th |
13. Which one feature of your course do visitors remark the most?
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| The fairways. |
14. Is the CSS above par, matching par or below par?
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| Below. |
15. Which member has achieved the most in golf?
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| Sally Watson who played in this year’s Curtis Cup. |
16. Do you have any developments or changes planned?
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| No. |
17. Which would you say are the strongest: par threes, fours or fives?
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| Par 3s. |
18. Do you have any Events or Open events lined up for 2008/2009 that non club members could take part in?
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| Each year we have a Gents Invitational Greensomes where a member invites a guest. We also have a Ladies Open and a Senior Gents Open. |
19. If you could play one more course, which would it be and why?
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| Ladybank. Tough course which tests your whole game particularly driving. Beautiful surroundings to look at if you aren’t playing well! |
20. What would be your ideal 4 fourball?
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| The Great Triumvirate (Braid, Taylor & Vardon) and me. They dominated golf for over 20 years prior to WW1 and their influence is still with us today from the courses they designed to how we grip the club using the Vardon Grip. Fascinating to see how they played wearing the clothes they did and the equipment they used. |
