Scott Macpherson

Creating bespoke golf course designs for discerning clients while bringing a focus on fun and the environment. Author. Podcaster. Golfer. Dad to two great kids.

[Scott Macpherson @macphersongolf]

@anthonyjdear Rocklodge is the P&P equivalent of an Open Championship course. It had some tricky holes. For everyday play, and for people first coming to golf, more elementary target greens and hazards are all that’s required. And these exist. 👍👍

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Grateful to Frank - an Irish Pitch&Putt champion - for super fun at Douglas and Rocklodge P&Ps in Cork. Holes ranged from 27 to 70m. Mats for tees, turf greens. Hazards are trees, mounds, slopes and bunkers. Quick and cheap to play. Great for everyone. Make this an Olympic sport!

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@Daib212 Totally agree. More of these would be great for golf…. in every country of the world, especially those emerging nations. Short courses broaden the base for access into the game, and reduce the barriers created by such things as cost, time, equipment and difficulty.

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@jrid6996 It was blowing 20mph when we played - it was wild… and all the much better for it ! 😀

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Carne Golf Links took my breath away. It’s one of those experiences that rolls you back to origins of golf when playing was a cross country adventure from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’. The scale of the dunes is at the “epic” end of any measurement. If you like your golf raw, book Carne

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@eireyiddo I love P&P golf and other short forms of the game. Great places to learn the game, develop skills and have fun. Will post about that tomorrow.

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Love Golf? Play in Ireland.
I’m on an insane trip. Royal Dublin, Old Head, Pitch & Putt, Enniscrone, Carne, County Sligo, Lough Erne.. it’s a combo of links and inland golf, championship and short courses. Expect to lose a few balls, get wet and have an absolute blast! ⛳️👍👍

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@CambridgeGrey @Driftless_Golf @fried_egg_golf @AndyTFE That’s correct, the 1886 was played on the ‘left hand course’. The Amateur Championship is a matchplay event and Hutchinson won the final match 7&6. What’s also amazing is that he won the 1887 Amateur also.

[Fried Egg Golf @fried_egg_golf]

.@AndyTFE and some of our Fried Egg Golf team recently returned from a dream trip to Scotland, which included multiple rounds at the Old Course.

On this week's Fried Egg Golf Podcast we included a segment of our Fife live show with @macphersongolf and a conversation with @mattrouches discussing his first visit to @TheHomeofGolf.

[Scott Macpherson @macphersongolf]

@willyp26 @TheHomeofGolf @fried_egg_golf Yes, there’s a number of ways to play the Reverse Course, including the ballot. For more information contact the St Andrews Links Trust.

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A feast of fun ⁦@TheHomeofGolf⁩. Played the Reverse Old Course with hickory’s and the @fried_egg_golf clan. Standout holes are 1, 2, 4, 7, 13. 17,18 is a good finish. 11th (reg. 8th) is a cracking par 3 - and due to the green contours, superior in this direction. Loved it!

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@Driftless_Golf @barden_berry @BrendanPorath @TheHomeofGolf @fried_egg_golf Go for it. You won’t regret it I’m sure 👍

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Having never met, I finally got to thank awesome @andy_murray ⁦@TheHomeofGolf⁩ for signing his book encouraging my wife to let me play endless amounts of golf 😂. ⁦@mikeclaytongolf⁩ and Ivan Lendl acted as the middle men during the AUS Open in 2013. United by golf!⛳️

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@barden_berry @BrendanPorath @TheHomeofGolf @fried_egg_golf Yes, loved playing with the hickory clubs. The reverse (left hand) course is set up at just under 6,300 yards - similar to its length in 1895. So it feels authentic to use hickory clubs, and it brings lots more ground contours into play … which is super fun. 🤩

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Wonderful to be in St Andrews with Andy Johnson and The Fried Egg podcast guys. It was great fun doing the live recording at the Byre Theatre on the history of Old Course…. And then getting to play it! Tomorrow we play it in REVERSE!

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@RandA Congratulations Caitlin- fantastic win! 🥇

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Wonderful night #STGA26 last night. Incredible venue at National Museum of Scotland and well done to ⁦@bunkeredgolf⁩, sponsors, guests and finalists for making it a very special event. Scottish Golf Tourism is world class - keep up the great work!

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This time last week I was at the Emirates and Riyadh Golf Clubs - fabulous places. It’s hard to imagine how much things have changed in a week. My thoughts are with all my golf friends in the Middle East. Let’s hope peace and golf will return to normal asap.

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Congratulations to Yang and all the other competitors in the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship held ⁦@RoyalWellington⁩ Golf Club. A fantastic performance at a great venue and event. A real honour to be there. Well done to ⁦@RandA⁩ and everyone involved 🙏

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Amazing being at ⁦@RoyalWellington⁩ Golf Club for the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship run by ⁦@RandA⁩.
The course is in extraordinary condition - I’ve never seen it so good! Well done to the crew. 👏. Greens stimp at 10.8. Best of luck to all the players. 👍