From a short hole you go to the longest Blink Bonnie 'I he distance man whose best friends are his wooden clubs gets his chance here, for the length is 455 yards. It is a splendid test tor really long hitting, but it must be straight hitting. It is a blind shot from the tee, and you must have regard to the two slight ridges that cross the fairway and see to it that your shot curies tolerably high. You get a fine view of the green as you near the second ridge. A good brassie shot should put the ball on the green, which is well guarded. There are five bunkers between the tee and the green and one to the right of the green. The difference of level between the tee and the green is 15 feet, the latter in this case being the lower. On no account must your second shot be pulled. It it is, the ball lands in a valley some 20 feet below the green, and the player will be lucky who gets out with a loss of one stroke. Also, the well placed bunkers worry the slicer. The green has consolation for those who may have come to grief at the previous hole; it has a saucer rim behind that helps to keep the ball within proper putting distance. But that may not mean one putt; Braid allows two. When you have holed out and are on the way to the next tee, it will be a wonder if you are not entranced with the glorious landscape in every direction. Specially tine is the wide panorama of Stirlingshire with the shining waters of Carsebreck Loch in the middle distance and the proud peak of lofty Ben Lomond on the horizon.

Blink Bonnie Green

7TH Hole . 420 yards