Ladybank

Ladybank Golf Club is situated near Cupar, not far from St. Andrews.

Ladybank was established as a six-hole course in 1879 by Old Tom Morris. It expanded to a nine-hole course in 1910 and to 18 holes in 1958. Since then, the layout has been consistently celebrated as a qualifying round for the Open Championship due to its challenging but fair layout.

Ladybank is situated amidst heather, pines, and silver birch trees that provide a valuable habitat for a diverse range of flora and fauna. Red squirrels, which are in decline in the UK, can be seen throughout the woodlands both on and around the course.

Unfortunately we had steady misty rain for most of the day, which made taking photos difficult.

The big two tiered green on the par four 9th hole.  This is one of the signature holes on the course.  A tight dogleg left needing an avoidance of trees from the drive, and then a big swale in front of the green.

Ladybank provided a big change to what we have played already in Scotland.

Geoffrey Knight preparing to hit his approach into the par four 11th hole.

There are some beautiful sections of heather in the roughs here.

Andrew Cookes readying himself to drive at the par four 17th.

The most undulation you see is here, just at the start of the 18th fairway.  A nice course, but really just a filler round when given the quality of the remainder of the tour.  Congratulations to Geoffrey Knight who took the bonus win today.
From here we head to Loch Lomond, staying at the magnificent Rossdhu House, before playing Loch Lomond Golf Club.