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 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
01:31course but of course it is the golf that draws people in and there's three courses here at Trump
01:35Turnberry you've got the Arran which is a short a really fun nine hole golf course really test your
01:40short game but there are some long holes on it as well then there's the King Robert the Bruce which
01:44is definitely 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 Ailsa
01:54course the championship course that everyone wants to play when they come to Trump Turnberry and I
01:59think one of those holes is the most dramatic in the UK
02:02morning today's the day I play the most dramatic hole in the UK in my opinion the sun is out well it
02:25will be it's very early at the moment this should be a really exciting day I just hope I can do it
02:32justice what makes a hole dramatic what's the criteria that I'm going for here well I think it
02:38needs 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 3 is an epic hole but I think the one
03:25that ticks the most boxes for me is this one at Turnberry on the ninth hole I'm really excited to show it to you
03:30come on
03:30so two holes in two bogeys but it's always the case when you play these amazing courses
03:53the occasion often gets the better of you very nervy stuff but I've just hit it quite close in two on
04:00this path for third hole so potential birdie upcoming
04:04well just absolutely smoked one down the eighth fairway alas made quite a few bogeys and lost a golf
04:26ball after that lovely birdie I made on the third but the anticipation is really rising now walking up
04:33the eighth fairway the lighthouse sweeps into view and the landscape becomes a bit more dramatic
04:39hopefully 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
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05:19wow a bit out of breath had to dash and hit that shot off that very back tee
05:34not technically open but director of golf let me have a quick hit
05:38all right just slightly down the left i think it went in the bunker
05:43if it made the carry it was touch and go but yeah that is a brute
05:47into this wind 240 spectacular view though let me show you
05:54what 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 teams were playing off today
06:22managed to uh 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 absolutely we've obviously been blessed with the weather like this
06:39is unbelievable there's not hardly a cloud in the sky obviously it's very windy but the sun is out
06:44and after all that drama i think it's about time to go and visit one of the most spectacular halfway
06:50huts in the world of golf the lighthouse
06:54got 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 temourine unfortunately didn't quite
07:25make a part didn't quite make the carry with the driver but it was a lot of fun hopefully coming up
07:30with me but that's all for me top temporary
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