20 Question Interview.

Please find below the 20 Question Interview.

1. What’s the best hole on the course?
   
   The 5th is a fabulously scenic short par 3 with a sensational view of the islands of Skye, Eigg and Rum.

2. And the worst? (or the hole the members would like to change most)
   
   Don’t know about the worst, but there are more lost balls and cursing in the gorse bushes that line the 6th fairway and green than anywhere else on the course.

3. What’s the most remarkable shot you’ve ever seen played here? (or heard about).
   
   There have of course been several holes in one, but at the 6th hole (a par 4) with a following wind and courage in both hands it is just about possible to drive the green by flying all the gorse bushes on the skyline and hoping for a lucky bounce out of sight!

4. What’s the most remarkable round you’ve ever seen played here? (or heard about).
   
   Legend has it that the course record was 57 – for one hole! Apparently the tide and beach were involved and the lay-out was very different in those days.

5. Which is the most deceptive hole? (looks benign but can trip you up)
   
   The first hole is an uphill par 3 but always requires canny judgement as to where the wind is blowing from.

6. What’s the most important part of your game to bring here? (driving, irons, putting, recovery shots and so on).
   
   The course favour accuracy and is right by the sea so the wind is always a factor. Thus the most important skill is the ability to work the ball with your irons into and across the wind.

7. Is the course popular with women?
   
   Very – an informal holiday course open to all.

8. Which of your junior members shows most promise?
   
   Would not like to pick out any individual but there are some very exciting younger players in the club.

9. Is the CSS usually above par, matching par or below par?
   
   Again the wind is an enormous factor so CSS is very variable.

10. Which green can you least afford to miss?
    
    The 2nd and 4th are both raised – miss the green and you fall away for miles.

11. Which green is the most difficult to putt?
    
    The 4th is like putting on a cliffside.

12. Which one feature (tree, water hazard, bunker etc) would you most like to remove? (like Eisenhower’s tree on the 17th at Augusta National).
    
    Not move, but add! Would like the trees to grow up in front of the 4th which would help to delineate the 6th even more clearly.

13. Who’s the most famous person, not a Tour golfer, to have played here?
    
    Douglas Hurd, Foreign Secretary.

14. Which member has achieved most in golf?
    
    We have several low handicap members and I would not like to single anyone out.

15. If money was no object, what would you change about the course?
    
    Nothing at present - except the wind sometimes
    
    

16. Honestly, do members see visitors as a necessary source of income, or do they welcome them with warmth?
    
    It is a holiday course and visitors are vital and very welcome. There is no dress code.

17. Do visitors usually walk off the 18th with a smile or a frown?
    
    Thrilled with the course and its beautiful setting.

18. Which run of holes is the most difficult to negotiate?
    
    Entirely depends on the wind, but in a west wind the last three holes can prove very testing. Many rounds fall apart with the drive on the 2nd.

19. Where do you need to take advantage in order to score well?
    
    See above – the 2nd must not be a disaster and otherwise the wind will decide if the last three holes are going to prove round breakers.

20. Which would you say are the strongest; the par threes, fours or fives?
    
    Some classic and classically beautiful par 3s are a great feature of the course.