00:00interesting so I've just got this very random text from Neil asking me to go and play the
00:13most dramatic hole in the UK that sounds like a fascinating challenge one I'm definitely
00:17excited to take on big question is where do I go there are a few that really spring to mind
00:22but there's one that's definitely I think standing out head and shoulders above the rest so I think
00:29it's time to pack the suitcase and get to the airport right so in case you hadn't guessed it
00:47I am at Trump Turnberry and I think this golf course or one of the golf courses here has one of the most
00:53spectacular holes in the entire UK I'm really excited to play it going to be doing that tomorrow but
00:58it's worth just touching on Trump Turnberry as a result as you can see here I do think this
01:02resort has a lot of wow factor got the spectacular hotel behind me which really takes your breath
01:06away when you see it for the first time that slope going up to it you've got the helipad there to
01:11take someone very important somewhere they need to go and just underneath that and just over the road
01:15here we've got this beautiful miniature pitch and putt course which it looks an awful lot of fun to
01:20play and there is an awful lot of things to do at this kind of resort besides the actual golf courses
01:25there's shooting activities there's whiskey tasting you can do all sorts of fun stuff off the golf course
01:31but of course it is the golf that draws people in and there's three courses here at Trump Turnberry
01:36you've got the Arran which is a short a really fun nine hole golf course really test your short game
01:41but there are some long holes on it as well then there's the King Robert the Bruce which is
01:45definitely a championship golf course looks quite tight a lot of course lining those holes so it could
01:50be quite tricky off the tee I'm going to be playing that later on today but of course it's the Elsa course
01:55the championship course that everyone wants to play when they come to Trump Turnberry and I think
01:59one of those holes is the most dramatic in the UK
02:02morning today is the day I play the most dramatic hole in the UK in my opinion sun is out well it
02:25will be very early at the moment this should be a really exciting day I just hope I can do it justice
02:32what makes a hole dramatic you know what's the criteria that I'm going for here well I think
02:38it needs to be visually arresting I think it really needs to metaphorically make you take a step back
02:43and really stir the senses whether it's obviously what you see but also maybe the sound of the waves
02:49crashing against the coast a bit of wind I think it needs to be challenging as well I think it really
02:54needs to test all your skills and that makes it more satisfying if you play it well but also lets you
03:00go off the hook if you play it badly so yeah kind of a win-win situation but I think I found the
03:07perfect candidate here at Trump Turnberry obviously there's a lot of different candidates I could have
03:12picked yes the ninth hole at Royal County down you've got the 18th hole at Trump Aberdeen maybe
03:18the 16th hole at Royal Port Rush that calamity corner par three is is an epic hole but I think
03:24the one that ticks the most boxes for me is this one at Turnberry on the ninth hole and I'm really
03:29excited to show it to you so two holes in two bogies but it's always the case when you play these amazing
03:53courses the occasion often gets the better of you very nervy stuff but I've just hit it quite
03:59close in two on this par four third hole so potential birdie upcoming
04:04well just absolutely smoked one down the eighth fairway or alas made quite a few bogies and lost a
04:25golf ball after that lovely birdie I made on the third but the anticipation is really rising now
04:32walking up the eighth fairway the lighthouse sweeps into view and the landscape becomes a bit more
04:39dramatic hopefully they'll let me hit a shot off the championship tee on this ninth hole but if not
04:46it will still be a very spectacular hole nonetheless but let's see if we can make a par even a birdie on
04:54the eighth and then even better on the ninth
05:24wow a bit out of breath had to dash and hit that shot off that very back tee not technically open
05:36but director of golf let me have a quick hit it all right just slightly down the left I think it went
05:42in the bunker if it made the carry it was touch and go but yeah that is a brute into this wind 240
05:50spectacular view though let me show you what a hole unbelievable
06:00all right spoiler alert my tee shot with the driver off the championship tee did not make the carry
06:16never to be seen again and with my proper ball off the members tees we're playing off today
06:22managed to three puck from the front of the green for a four so not covering myself in glory but I did
06:28birdie the eighth hole before that and it doesn't really matter it's hard not to enjoy your golf when
06:34you come into a hole like this and we've obviously been blessed with the weather like this is unbelievable
06:40there's not hardly a cloud in the sky obviously it's very windy but the sun is out and after all
06:45that drama I think it's about time we go and visit one of the most spectacular halfway huts in the world
06:52of golf the lighthouse got my beef pie
07:10all over you for it okay so that concludes my playing of the dramatic old pink golf in the uk
07:21the night of the morning else and obviously the tambourine trump temperature unfortunately didn't
07:25quite make a part didn't quite make the carry with the driver but it was a lot of fun hopefully
07:29coming up a lot of fun but that's all for me trump tambourine
07:34bye
07:44you
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