Craigieknowes is situated in Kippford 10 minutes away from Dalbeattie.  It is a nine hole par 3 course situated beside a caravan park.  The par 3’s range from 90 yards to 200 yards and is probably the best par 3 course we have played.  It was simply superb.  The holes are well designed and make good use of the ground it resides on.  There are a number of rocks which add to the backdrop especially the 3rd which is just beautiful.  Playing into wind on the day it took a good 4 iron by Craig to make the green.  It played up hill with a narrow entrance into the green and a large rock to the side of the green.  Both of us managed to par.  The 7th played long at 197 yards with a cross wind and this is where Craig hit the shot of the day hitting a five iron with a draw into the pin to 10 feet (missed the putt though).  The 8th was a short par 3 down hill which Craig almost holed and Stu took his putter of the tee and surprisingly managed to make a par (Craig made a 2).  Then the last hole you can see the top of the pin and Craig managed to knock it to 6 inches short of the hole (boy was delighted as could have been an expensive one!) and made a two.  Overall both played well and scored well with Craig carding a 25 and Stu a 34.  Certainly worth a visit especially if yor a golfer with a young family.  You can holiday at the caravan site, take the clubs, leave the wife (or husband!) in the caravan and run round here.  You could never get bored of it!

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