About this episode

The episode discusses the Scottish Open at Renaissance Club and the Hawtree family's impact on golf course architecture.

In this episode we discuss the Scottish Open at Renaissance Club and the experience around the event, including the relaxed atmosphere for players, the links-style setting, and the way the course routing was changed. We also talk about nearby courses on the East Lothian coast, including Gullane, Winterfield, Craigielaw and Longniddry. We then begin the final part of our series on major golf course architects, focusing on the Hawtree family. We explain that the Hawtrees span three generations...

People in this episode

Host: Cookie Jar Golf

Topics covered

• Scottish Open
• golf course architecture
• Hawtree family
• East Lothian courses
• relaxed atmosphere
• links-style golf

Keywords

• Scottish Open
• Renaissance Club
• Hawtree family
• East Lothian
• golf courses
• links-style
• golf architecture

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Scotland, Renaissance Club, East Lothian, Gullane, Winterfield, Craigielaw, Longniddry

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