O/t golf

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Originally Posted by Returnofrros

Find Downfield trickier than Drumoig

Lost 3&2 in titelist masters 4 ball up there to father and son team...well beat......but beat a 2 and 1 handicap from Downfield in daily mail foursomes 5th round.

Think home advantage a huge thing in golf.

Play Strathmore quite well had a 73 off normal tees up there, Downfield tricky but I find Edzell the toughest of the local courses.

Cruden bay toughest I've played in this country if you don't count carnoustie in a gale.

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You are correct about home advantage being a huge thing in golf.
Pre Covid there was a Caledonian League which was for Senior golfers of various golf clubs throughout Tayside and Fife.
The results used to be published online and most clubs won their home games with only a few golf clubs winning some away games as well.

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Originally Posted by Returnofrros

3 main climbs, 4th to 5th, 11th to 12th.....and a wee climb from 14th up to 15th.

I do hear a lot of people saying it's hilly but never found that myself......it was a toss up where I joined Strathmore or Drumoig....same 20 min journey.....went for Drumoig as it's a year round course......but I play Strathmore at least half a dozen times a year.

I find the 1st cut of rough at Downfield quite lush......tees were immaculate when I played there though......tees and bunkers let drumoig down a bit.

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The bunkers at Downfield must have improved since 2005 as they used to have a thin covering of loose sand on top whilst the sand was hard underneath.