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Elie climbs up the course rankings

Two of the latest national course rankings show Elie to have improved its rating.

The prestigious National Golfer magazine now ranks Elie in the UK Top 100 in 88^th position. Their summary concluded:

“Nature was their architect, beast and man her contractors” – Sir Guy Campbell, architect

This is an exciting layout. It is pure links pleasure times 18.

Fabulous set of holes and a great vibe.

There is a place in this elite company for the timeless likes of Elie – our panel love playing here.”

The online ranking service Top 100 Courses in the UK which, importantly is based on reviews from golfers who have played the course, ranks Elie in the Top 50 Courses in Scotland.

Greatest 3ft Putt Ever

In very difficult windy conditions local resident, Vince Walker, filmed his son with a smart phone trying to hole a 3 foot putt at the 9th Hole on Elie Golf Course.

The film of his resulting effort has gone around the golfing world and has, reputedly, received 5 million hits on You Tube. To see what might be the greatest putt ever go to the link below:

http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/most-insane-3-foot-putt-youll-ever-see?adbid=525286642123165696&adbpl=tw&adbpr=14063612&cid=pgacomsocial_20141023_34268097

Robert Thomson writes in the Canadian Golfer about his recent golfing trip to the East of Scotland:

The goal of my trip to Scotland was to see a mix of old and new, bold recent creations and gems that don’t get as much attention. That meant we snuck in a round at the Old Course, but also played Elie, Eden, Crail and Lundin while in St. Andrews before venturing north.

My thought was that most people can’t afford to pay $300 for every round as they collect trophy courses, so they’ll want to break it up with options.

The surprise of the trip was the quality of Elie, a legendary course not a half hour from St. Andrews. Yes, it is the one with the periscope on the first tee due to the blind shot over the hill. And yes, the periscope is as cool as Johnny Depp in sunglasses, and practical as well. Oh, and the hole is a monster – 420 yards over a rise before plunging down to the green on the far end of the property.

Elie was likely the surprise of my whirlwind five-day tour of Scotland. I expected it to be good, but I didn’t have a sense of just how strong it would be. It had many of the most interesting greens I saw on the trip and its mix of holes and lengths was exceptional. It hits you with a short par four out of the gate – the second is 284 yards to a green perched at the top of a hill – and then makes a run for the coast. By the time you reach the outlandishly cool short 10^th, with its green set in front of a rugged coastline, I suspect every golfer will feel like they’ve been on a rollercoaster ride on a links. Holes run straight for the water (6), play short to incredible greens (5, 7) and hit you with big downhill tee shots (9 at 440 yards).

Elie finally hits the beach for a stretch of holes with few rivals. From 10 to 14, Elie is as good as any golf course anywhere, and the 13^th, a mid-length four to a raised green, really sets itself apart as one of the best I’ve seen in Scotland. The course makes a run of seven straight par fours to finish, concluding on a great mid-length four. When we finished children (who were out of school on holiday) were crammed onto the nearby putting course, filling out the range and hitting shots on the short course.

Elie was brimming with golfing life – and it was a great site to behold ………….