Askernish Golf Club
Amateur Open Golf Competitions at Askernish Golf Club
Below is a list of amateur open golf tournaments due to be held at the above golf club. Simply click on an event to be taken to the full details of the competition and instructions on how to enter.
Entering an open competition at Askernish offers the unique experience of playing a "lost" Old Tom Morris links rediscovered on the wild machair of South Uist.
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Laid out in June 1891 by Old Tom Morris at the request of landowner Lady Cathcart, Askernish is one of the most historically significant courses in Scotland. After falling into disrepair over the early 20th century, the 18-hole links was rediscovered and restored in 2008 by master greenkeeper Gordon Irvine with architect Martin Ebert, with later refinements from Tom Doak. The course now measures 6,259 yards with a par of 72, routed through towering machair dunes on the west coast of South Uist, with holes 7 through 17 regarded as among the finest stretch of links holes anywhere.
Askernish operates a small clubhouse with a pro shop selling hickory club hire and yellow golf balls for daisy season, and maintenance is chemical-free with sheep and cattle grazing in winter. The course is playable year-round and welcomes visitors, who should allow for ferry and flight connections to the Outer Hebrides. The first tee sits adjacent to a 20-mile stretch of white shell beach, with views across to Barra and the Atlantic.
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Address & Contact Info:
Askernish Golf Club
Askernish
Isle of South Uist
Outer Hebrides
United Kingdom
HS8 5SY
Tel: 01878 700101
Email: info@askernishgolfclub.com
Golf Empire Verdict
Askernish
"Following a 4am alarm call we’d already driven for more than six hours and covered over 350 road miles before boarding a ferry at Oban sailing to Lochboisdale."
The 'Lord of the Isles' took a further five and a half hours before it eventually docked a little after seven that evening. We were tired and hungry, in need of food and sleep.
Reviewed by Ed Battye · NCG Top 100 Panellist · 650+ courses played
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