Craighead Course
With spectacular views - the sea is visible from every hole - Craighead
Links achieved fame in the 2001 Guiness Book of Records for the most
nationalities playing in an international tournament.
This challenging, cliff-top course was designed by
world-renowned, golf course architect Gil Hanse to
provide golfing aficionados with a true test of their
shotmaking skills in a links environment.
Built in the style of a traditional links course - with no trees
protecting golf shots from the wind - Craighead provides
panoramic views of up to 100 miles, legally protected Sites of
Special Scientific Interest flanking the 13th and 14th holes, and a
World War I pill box behind the 7th green, all in addition to
serious golf.
Featuring ‘Danes Dyke’ - a 1200 year old defensive wall built by
Viking marauders to keep out the local Pictish tribes and which
comes into play on four holes - Craighead Links was opened in 1998
and achieved almost immediate recognition when the R&A held the
World Junior Open there in 2000. The recognition of its quality has
continued, with both the Scotland v Spain International hosted there in 2006 and in
2010 the Senior Home Internationals are to be held on Craighead.
Visit Gil Hanse’s website at:
http://www.hansegolfdesign.com/index.htm
A qualifying open amateur competition of Crail Golfing Society