OUTER HEBRIDES LINKS AT ASKERNISH GETS RAVE REVIEWS

John Kemp in action at a magnificent looking stretch of a links golf course at Askernish.

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Askernish Golf Club, in the Outer Hebrides, has a new Askernish Development Manager in a position joint-funded by HIE and Leader Innse Gall.
John Kemp will work directly for the Stòras Uibhist, the community land owners of the 93,000 South Uist Estate, which includes Askernish Golf Course. The course is licensed by Stòras Uibhist to Askernish Golf Club CIC who manage and develop the course.
Askernish is home to a Old Tom Morris golf course, laid out in 1891 when Morris visited the island with golf writer Horace Hutchison. The restored 18-hole course occupies a dramatic stretch of dunes in South Uist’s western coastline, and has been received to international acclaim.
The course has been hailed as “the most natural links course in the world” by environmental experts, and “closer to a perfect 10 than any other course” by Golf Writer John Garrity. It has featured in a huge number of international golf magazines including Links Magazine’s Top-20 New Scottish Courses.

John Kemp’s remit as Askernish Development Manager is to capitalise upon the potential for golf tourism, commerce, and community growth created by the golf course in South Uist, as well as working with other clubs to develop golf tourism in the Outer Hebrides.
“The potential at Askernish is near-unrivalled in the world of golf; I really was taken aback when I first visited. There are few other courses that can boast the history, course, setting and scenery found here, and those are courses that people will be very familiar with,” said Kemp.
“All the work we are doing is to provide an unforgettable experience for those who play here. Those who have visited have been taken aback by the course, the environment and the local hospitality.”

For those in the golf industry Askernish offers an example of modern approaches to operating and developing a traditional golf course.
“This is a long-term project, being done with sustainability as a core element. It really is a best-practice example for the golf industry in many ways and we aim to continue that in all our future developments,” says Kemp.




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