Simon Cordier

<p>Great privilege to play, fantastic condition and a great design. Curios why it rates so low, is it the difficulty? Staff and facilities were amazing.</p>

<p>If you’re planning a trip to Fife, this really is a must play course - if you’ve played every other course in St Andrews and can’t get on somewhere else. The most heard phrase was “this could be a truly great course if they fixed the greens”. Who wants to play a course that “could be great”? Played it the year it opened and the only putt holed from over 2 feet was when one of guys puts stopped three foot above the hole, the wind blew it into the hole. 12 years on and even after “fixing” the greens they are still nuts. If you're suffering any mental problems with putting and still want to play, do your self a favour and just snap the putter over your knee before you start. How this scores so high is beyond me. What was DMK thinking ...</p>

Yes its difficult to get on to and you have to count yourself very lucky to get on. But the rating this course gets is plain wrong.  I'm not a big fan of putting courses into an order because its pretty hard, but in this case, 50+ courses better in Scotland? You are kidding.7 better in the highlands? No, categorically not the case.   I’ve played most of them and I think subjectivism aside, it must be in the top ten.Skibo has arguably just two holes that do not border water.  Two! Name another course worldwide that can compare with a design like that ?Now romanticism aside, the course design and condition are pretty exceptional. IIts a pretty tough test that makes great use of some amazing terrain.  There really are no weak holes and some fantastic variety.  The service in the clubhouse and staffing is excellent.   Some courses make you feel like a millionaire, this makes you feel like a billionaire owner for a day.