Castle Stuart
Gil Hanse and Mark Parsinen links of 2009 above the Moray Firth
Overview
Castle Stuart opened to instant praise and hosted the Scottish Open for its first years. Its greens sit on shelves above the firth, and its fairways invite the running game. It showed a modern links could be both bold and fair.
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