Porthmadog GC, Club House, Fford Morfa Bychan, Porthmadog, LL49 9UU There are certainly features of today’s course that have all the hallmarks of classic Braid design such as Par 3s that play in four different compass directions and bunkers such as those on the 11th and 12th holes. It is a traditional links course, friendly, […]
JBGS Society Day Originally occupied by the Suffolk Sizewell Estate, when the land was sold, the owner secured the services of James Braid in 1922 to layout a golf course - now regarded as one of the best courses in Suffolk. The first 9 holes are virtually unchanged apart from the addition of a pond […]
Match vs Purdis Heath GC The club was founded in 1895 on common land at nearby Rushmere Heath. It was not until 31 years later that the legendary golf course designer James Braid designed the course at Purdis Heath. The official opening of the course took place in June 1928, with an exhibition match between […]
JBGS Society Day Founded in 1907 this tree-lined course was designed by James Braid. Colchester Golf Club's fast-running, well established fairways provide a great test of golf. There are around 70 bunkers to catch out any wayward shots and the subtly-contoured greens run fast and slick all year round. What a challenge! An exhibition match […]
Match vs the club "A Scottish gem in James’ Braid’s course design Crown" – Muir of Ord GC is just 11 miles from Inverness. The impressive 18-hole golf course, with greens set among heathland and moorland, the course boasts clear views of Ben Wyvis to the north and Beauly Firth to the south. Now celebrating […]
The first evidence of golf being played over Chanonry (now Fortrose) was in 1702. Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Links is now known to be the 15th Oldest Recorded Club in the World with golf being played along the current 6th, 7th and 8th holes in 1793. The AGM in July 1793 was arranged in Williamson’s […]
Golf in Dornoch can be traced back to 1616, and what is certain is that everyone who came to play marvelled at the wonderful links land and the challenge it presented. In 1877, Dornoch Golf Club was formed. The course was then only 9 holes long. In 1883 the annual subscription to the club was […]
This is the James Braid Golfing Society’s main Stableford competition. Tee times from 11.00am. The prizes to be played for include the Peter Thomson Memorial Trophy, the Curate’s Egg and the Captain’s Pink Balls. The entry fee is £90 (£65.00 for members of Brora GC) which includes golf followed by the Society’s dinner at Brora […]
The courses at Hawkstone Park GC were designed in extensive parkland surrounding the ruins of a medieval castle and statues, with the cliffs of the world-famous 18th Century Follies providing a spectacular backdrop and the Championship course really test all golfers’ abilities. (The Follies is an historic woodland fantasy with cliffs, crags, caves, deep woods […]
