First at Monarchs House 2012
Fiona McEwan wanted a weekend getaway to St Andrews to celebrate her mum’s 80th birthday.
Hickory Golf and the Monarchs House Championship
For the past 10 years, the Monarchs House Championship has been vied for over the 18 holes that is the Ladies Putting Club of St Andrews or otherwise known as The Himalayas. David Brilliant and Phil Canders who both putted their way to 38s set the Championship record in 2003.
This year we are making a change and would like to introduce you to hickory golf at Kingarrock.
Monarchs House Championship 2011
Paul Lockwood (left) of Gladwyne, PA and plays his golf out of Aronimink Golf Club is the winner of the 2011 Monarchs House Championship.
The Smiling Faces of Monarchs House
All Smiles
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Over the past 11 years, Monarchs House has hosted over 250 groups of visitors to St Andrews and Scotland. These groups had little in common. They came from all over the planet for golf, family visits, university graduations, the Open Championship and holiday celebrations. We noticed one thread of commonality amongst all of the groups: their smiles. We thought we would share some with you.
New eBrochure: 24 Hours at Monarchs House
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General Manager Kevin Low
Kevin Low
Chef Kevin Low helped open the doors of Monarchs House in 2001. Now, in addition to preparing breakfast and wonderful dinner meals, Kevin looks after all of our guests’ needs as General Manager. One bit of consistent praise that we hear from guest to guest is that we are lucky to have Kevin and that he is a first-rate ambassador of not only Monarchs House but Scotland as well. We couldn’t agree more.
Congrats Steve Errington
Steve Errington of Burhill Golf Club
Imagine standing on the 4th tee of one of your favorite courses and you still hadn’t made par yet. Worse yet, you started double bogie, double bogie. You wouldn’t be happy, we’d think. Unless you did what Steve Errington did on Saturday, July 2 while playing Kingsbarns.
Our List of Ten
The Links at Kingsbarns
Everyone loves lists and Monarchs House is no exception. Lists bring order, weighting, and conversation. And just because it is our list, it doesn’t have to be yours as well.
Today, we decided to put together our list of 10 things you should know about playing links golf for the first time. It is by no means definitive but something for you to consider if you are playing true links golf in the UK and Ireland.
Fare Thee Well, Old Friend
Harmon Killebrew
We’re not big on baseball here in Scotland. We wouldn’t know a home run from an error. But it doesn’t take a baseball supporter to know this: Harmon C. Killbebrew was as brilliant a man as one would ever meet. Today, he passed away after announcing recently that he would no longer fight the incurable esophageal cancer that he was diagnosed with in December.
Harmon loved golf, St Andrews and Monarchs House. He visited often and we will greatly miss our old friend. We wish his family strength and solace at this most difficult time
Flow gently, sweet Afton! amang thy green braes,
Flow gently, I’ll sing thee a song in thy praise.
~Robert Burns
Random Thoughts from the Home of Golf
The linksland of Castle Stuart
The golf world will miss the greatness and genius that was Seve Ballesteros. He won the Open Championship three times, twice at Royal Lytham & St Annes and once on the Old Course in 1984. Our favorite quote of Seve’s is indicative of his warmth, humour and ability to not take things too seriously. When asked about four putting the 16th green at the 1990 Masters, Seve memorably replied, “I miss, I miss, I miss, I make.” RIP Severiano Ballesteros.
