Askernish

It is difficult to explain the allure of Askernish. Perhaps an American visitor, Deal Hudson, a past winner of the Askernish Open who makes an annual pilgrimage from Fairfax, Virginia to South Uist, sums it up best. Askernish is not just beautiful ...

It's sometimes wet; it's sometimes wild, but it's also stunningly beautiful ... the 'lost' course of Askernish. Situated on the Outer Hebridean isle of South Uist, Askernish Golf Club has an amazing history. Originally designed by Old Tom Morris in ...

This summer, he wrote to ask for advice about playing golf at Askernish, a restored Old Tom Morris course on the island of South Uist, off the northwestern coast of Scotland. I put him in touch with Ralph Thompson, the club's chairman, and Collins ...

I will return to the Askernish Open in 2014 to have the opportunity to stride once again over those 18 sublime holes, be overcome by their awe, and make shots that, with a little luck, will trace a faithful line toward their proper end, the cup ...

On his inaugural visit more than two decades ago for a feature in Sports Illustrated, John saw though his mind's eye exactly what the legendary Old Tom Morris had seen a century earlier when he first laid out the links course amongst the dunes of ...

For as long as there has been a Top 50 Blog -- literally years -- Scotland's Askernish Old has held the No. 1 position. Laid out in 1891 by Old Tom Morris but abandoned by later generations, Askernish vaulted to the top spot upon its Brigadoon-like ...