Braid Hills course in Edinburgh

I had some spare time today while I was working in Edinburgh so I found a course to have a round on. Braid Hills is a muni course that is high up and looks over the city and thr Firth of Forth......great views all around.

The interesting thing for me was the course itself, so different from my home course and others I had played on, I actually felt like a 11 year old again - it had lots of gradient changes, blind shots over hills, shots over valleys, greens cut into the hillside, big sections of bare rock everywhere.....one tee box was 50 feet above the fairway with gorse inbetween

 It was a real adventure ....it's not often when you lay-up that the green is 20ft above your head level is it.......but it made for fun shots to be tried.

I fully recommend this little gem of a course if you are in the area - it is not long at 5345 off the yellows but it is deceptive. They have a par three at 114 yards...I got a five, that hole seemed almost straight up to the sky

Sounds like a great little course Lewis!

Managed to play there as part of a Stag Do I organised for my best mate ... I was overjoyed with the course! Stunning scenery and really well kept, very impressive indeed. (My profile pic is from there in fact!)

Played Carrick Knowe up there a couple of days later which is also pretty nice and a lot, LOT flatter.

Saw a guy screaming at a young lad about his poor attitude towards the way he'd played in a competition there too ... thought the Jocks too this game a bit less seriously! He he!