Gopher Watch Competition – January 2025
Dunstanburgh Castle, on the north-east coast of England, is a fine James Braid design in the lee of a ruined fourteenth century fortification that was intended to protect the area from Scottish raiders.
But we were not aware that it was quite so popular among GCA readers; its appearance in October’s Gopher Watch prompted the largest batch of correct answers we have ever had.
Given Dunstanburgh’s design heritage, it is perhaps appropriate that the first entry out of the hat was from Simon Barrington, a golf history buff with a huge interest in Braid – Simon recently recorded two podcasts on the man with Cookie Jar Golf, which we recommend.
This issue, Sandy is still on the links, on a rather newer course. New it may be, but it is part of one of the oldest golf resorts on earth. That’s quite enough clue, we think. Entries, if you know where he is and fancy a prized GCA golf shirt, to gopher@golfcoursearchitecture.net.