It's the most fun you can have on a golf course with your clothes on.  It's less of a golf course more of a magical mystery golfing tour.  Bit of background.

 

It's a par 61 with lots of par 3s and a the rest par 4s.  But don't let that fool you into thinking that's it's either short or easy.  Many of the par 3s are upwards of 170 metres and the par 4s are long as well.

 

It's the golfing home of Bob McIntyre.  Currently ranked 14th in the world.  Bob as you know plies his trade on the PGA tour in America but Oban is his home.  The kid in the pro shop told us Bob isn't doing as well as he would like at the moment and after failing to make the cut at Aronimink at the US PGA championship this weekend, he jumped on an aeroplane that night and flew back to Oban.  I didn't see him but am fairly sure I saw his dad who is the head greenkeeper.  I like Bob.  A bit like Tyrell Hatton he wears his heart on his sleeve.  So today we played Bob's home course where he cut his golfing teeth.  Back to the fun day out.

 

The shot above is taken from the middle of the first fairway.  A par 4 measuring 450 yards or 405 metres.  Into the wind, uphill, stroke hole 2, just the way you like to start.  And all you can see if you look thinking where do I hit my second shot is a black and white striped pole and lots of trees and foliage.  The pro shop kid said the green is about 60 metres behind the black and white pole.  I mean, really, just zoom in and see what you would hit from 180 + out and aiming blind.