Where Is The Most Dramatic Golf Hole In The UK?

interesting so i've just got this very random text from neil asking me to go and play

the most dramatic hole in the uk that sounds like a fascinating challenge one i'm definitely

excited to take on big question is where do i go there are a few that really spring to mind

but there's one that's definitely i think standing out head and shoulders above the rest

so I think it's time to pack the suitcase and get to the airport

Right, so in case you hadn't guessed it, I am at Trump Turnberry and I think this golf course

or one of the golf courses here, has one of the most spectacular holes in the entire UK

I'm really excited to play it, I'm going to be doing that tomorrow. But it's worth just touching on Trump Turnberry as a resort

As you can see here, I do think this resort has a lot of wow factor. I've got the spectacular hotel behind me, which really takes your breath away when you see it for the first time

That slope going up to it. You've got the helipad there to take someone very important somewhere they need to go

And just underneath that, just over the road here, we've got this beautiful miniature pitch and putt course

which looks an awful lot of fun to play. And there is an awful lot of things to do at this kind of resort besides the actual golf courses

there's shooting activities, there's whiskey tasting, you can do all sorts of fun stuff

off the golf course but of course it is the golf that draws people in and there's three courses here

at Trump Turnberry. You've got the Arran which is a short a really fun nine hole golf course

really tests your short game but there are some long holes on it as well. Then there's the King

Robert the Bruce which is definitely a championship golf course, looks quite tight, a lot of gorse

lining those holes so it could be quite tricky off the tee I going to be playing that later on today but of course it the Ailsa course the championship course that everyone wants to play when they come to Trump Turnberry And I think one of those holes is the most dramatic in the UK

Morning. And today's the day I play the most dramatic hole in the UK, in my opinion

Sun is out, well it will be, it's very early at the moment. This should be a really exciting day

I just hope I can do it justice. What makes a hole dramatic

What's the criteria that I'm going for here? Well, I think it needs to be visually arresting

I think it really needs to metaphorically make you take a step back

and really stir the senses, whether it's obviously what you see, but also maybe the sound of the waves crashing against the coast, a bit of wind

I think it needs to be challenging as well. I think it really needs to test all your skills

and that makes it more satisfying if you play it well, but also lets you off the hook if you play it badly

So kind of a win-win situation. But I think I found the perfect candidate here at Trump Turnberry

Obviously, there's a lot of different candidates I could have picked. Yes, the 9th hole at Royal County Down, you've got the 18th hole at Trump Aberdeen, maybe

the 16th hole at Royal Port Rush. That Calamity Corner, par 3, is an epic hole. But I think

the one that ticks the most boxes, for me, is this one at Turnbury on the 9th hole and

I'm really excited to show it to you. So two holes in two bogeys but always the case when you play these amazing courses the occasion often gets the better of you Very nervy stuff but I

just hit it quite close in two on this par 4 third hole so potential birdie upcoming

Well, absolutely smoked one down the 8th fairway at the last. Made quite a few bogeys and lost

a golf ball after that lovely birdie I made on the third. But the anticipation is really

rising now. Walking up the 8th fairway, the lighthouse sweeps into view and the landscape

becomes a bit more dramatic. Hopefully they'll let me hit a shot off the championship tee

on this ninth hole but if not it will still be a very spectacular hole nonetheless but

let's see if we can make a par even a burley on the eighth and then even better on the ninth

wow a bit out of breath had to dash and hit that shot off that very back tee

not technically open but direct with golf let me have a quick hit

hit it alright, just slightly down the left. Think it went in the bunker

If it made the carry it was touch and go But yeah that was a brute into this wind 240 spectacular view though let me show you

what a hole unbelievable alright spoiler alert

my tee shot with the driver off the championship tee did not make the carry

never to be seen again and with my proper ball off the members tee

we're playing off today managed to three puck from the front of the green

for a four so not covering myself in glory but I did birdie the eighth hole

before that and it doesn't really matter it's hard not to enjoy your golf when you come into

a hole like this and we've obviously been blessed with the weather like this is unbelievable there's

not hardly a cloud in the sky obviously it's very windy but the sun is out and after all that drama

i think it's about time to go and visit one of the most spectacular halfway huts

in the world of golf the lighthouse but neither of them else have gone

And then at Tambourine, Trump Tambourine, unfortunately didn't quite make a car

didn't quite make the carry with the driver. But he was a little bit of a day

but he's been coming along with me. But that's all for me

Trump Tambourine, speaking