{"id":162,"date":"2014-08-08T17:47:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T17:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2015-07-07T19:54:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:54:11","slug":"9-monifieth-medal-5th-july-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/?p=162","title":{"rendered":"9. Monifieth Medal; 5th July 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classic and historic links experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Cost \u00a359 (midweek).\u00a0 Par 71.\u00a0 Score 87.\u00a0\u00a0Value (out of 5)\u00a0– 4.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Grange,<\/a>

Grange, Broughty and Monifieth golf clubs, adjacent to the 18th green on Monifieth Medal<\/p><\/div>\n

Detail. <\/strong>Monifieth Links\u00a0is where I play as a member of Monifieth GC, alongside the members of Grange, Broughty and Panmure Ladies Golf Clubs!\u00a0 Confused? –\u00a0then welcome to a historic Scottish Golf Links!\u00a0\u00a0 The links are organised separately\u00a0from the golf clubs, so you need to book tee times direct with the links<\/a>, and\u00a0contact the clubs if you want to check on food\/drink\/changing.<\/p>\n

Golf at Monifieth was first referenced in local church records in 1639, with an 18 hole layout dating from 1880.\u00a0\u00a0Click here<\/a> for a\u00a0great resource on golfing history at Monifieth.\u00a0 Like all links courses, Monifieth can be either a tiger or a kitten, so it’s best if you can check the weather first – if wind and rain are forecast, stock up on golf balls.<\/p>\n

\"Aberdeen<\/a>

Aberdeen to London train passing the 2nd as seen from the 17th<\/p><\/div>\n

Monifieth is the first course east of Dundee on the north bank of the Tay estuary, and starts the coastal golfing heaven (or hell!) which has Carnoustie as its masterpiece.\u00a0\u00a0The Angus coast vies\u00a0with the Fife, North Berwick, Aberdeenshire, Morayshire\u00a0and Ayrshire coasts as the best collective place for golf in the world, I’ll leave\u00a0you to make up your mind.<\/p>\n

The course has an out and back feel, with the first 6 holes hugging the main Aberdeen-London railway line, before you turn to face the tough 7th, normally into the westerly prevailing wind.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>

View towards St Andrews Basin from the 12th Green<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s an unusual links, in that it has limited sea views, but you can look across to the St Andrews basin, from some holes.<\/p>\n

\"Walk<\/a>

Walk from the tee to the fairway at the 7th, a challenge into the normal prevailing wind<\/p><\/div>\n

There are several great holes, in particular the 4th, 7th, 13th and 17th holes, all par 4s.\u00a0 The greens are normally excellent, and are well bunkered.<\/p>\n

The course is penal if you veer off the fairway, so its best to concede on length where possible.\u00a0 Although short by todays standards,\u00a0the Medal is\u00a0still used for final qualifying when Carnoustie plays host to the Open Championship.<\/p>\n

Monifieth is a really down to earth\u00a0place to play golf, which is highly recommended.\u00a0 I played with my son Andy (handicap 17), and I won with one of my best rounds on a day the wind decided to play kitten.<\/p>\n

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Key Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course<\/strong><\/em> Type<\/em>:<\/strong> Links<\/p>\n

Green Fees:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

April – October: \u00a359 weekdays, \u00a365 weekends<\/p>\n

Nov – Mar: \u00a325 weekdays, \u00a335 weekends<\/p>\n

Par 71<\/strong> <\/em>(2 par 5s,\u00a013 par 4s,\u00a03 par 3s)<\/h3>\n

Distance(yellow)<\/em>:\u00a06420<\/strong> yards<\/p>\n

Moly’s Gross score<\/strong><\/em>: 87<\/p>\n

\"Moly's<\/a>

Moly’s Monifieth Medal Scorecard – Gross 81<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Classic and historic links experience Summary:\u00a0 Cost \u00a359 (midweek).\u00a0 Par 71.\u00a0 Score 87.\u00a0\u00a0Value (out of 5)\u00a0– 4.\u00a0\u00a0 Detail. Monifieth Links\u00a0is where I play as a member of Monifieth GC, alongside the members of Grange, Broughty and Panmure Ladies Golf Clubs!\u00a0 Confused? –\u00a0then welcome to a historic Scottish Golf Links!\u00a0\u00a0 The links are organised separately\u00a0from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,46,36,21,19,29,32,9,53,15,10,30,38,2,18,20,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-18-holes","category-4-star-overall-value","category-4-star","category-before-1850","category-course-architech","category-course-owned-by","category-course-quality","category-course-type","category-dundee-angus","category-holes","category-links","category-local-authority","category-overall-value","category-price-range","category-region","category-when-course-established","category-40-59","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.scotlandgolfbible.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}