{"id":1210,"date":"2012-05-15T17:59:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T17:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetgolfreview.co.uk\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2012-05-22T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T16:34:54","slug":"the-gailes-will-whisper-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/golf\/1210\/the-gailes-will-whisper-to-you","title":{"rendered":"The Gailes Will Whisper To You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The par 4 9th hole at Western Gailes \u00a9 James Mason<\/p><\/div>\n

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The 18th green with the starters hut in the background \u00a9 James Mason<\/p><\/div>\n

There aren\u2019t very many golf clubs in the world where you have to be invited to become a member, there is a tradition at this long established club, that you arrive in a suit and tie and you depart in a suit and tie. Don\u2019t get the wrong impression from that statement its far from being some snobby club and that tradition doesn\u2019t extend to none members.<\/p>\n

The members are most welcoming and I had the pleasure of playing with Craig and Graham who are both members at Western Gailes and a good couple of lads and very good golfers, Craig had back-to-back birdies at 9 & 10, just missed out on another at the 11th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

I would also recommend you use the caddies, apart from saving you anywhere between 5-10 strokes, they are good company and most of them accomplished golfers. Cliff who was caddying for me has been a caddie for some 25 years and knew the breaks on the green like the back of his hand or all the bars in Glasgow!<\/p>\n

You play four holes out then you have a run of holes from the 5th<\/sup> to the 13th<\/sup> that all run along the side of the ocean, sometimes it’s hard standing on the tee to concentrate. I found the views not only awe inspiring, but also very calming. It was a strange sensation, but felt so right on this course. Yes I have to say I was playing well, but if I wasn\u2019t, I could see myself being just as calm because of that rhythmic sound of the sea hitting the shore. It’s weird because I can feel it now as I am trying to describe it to you, but you will know what I mean when you get here.<\/p>\n

The golf and course were fantastic, but for me the best part of the day was watching the sun starting to set over the Firth of Clyde. I had just finished playing 36-holes and the Gailes were calling me to go out again, my heart was leaping out, but my legs were saying no. But one day I will be back and I hope that day isn’t to far away.<\/p>\n

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The views along the shore line and out to the Firth of Clyde at the 10th hole \u00a9 James Mason<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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