HOPEMAN GOLF CLUB - Hidden Gem Series 2, Episode 5
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- You need to stop ignoring the real Scottish hidden gem golf courses! These are the real places you should be visiting! The village of Hopeman is situated on the scenic Moray Coast and can proudly claim to offer a traditional Scottish seaside course which will provide as good a challenge of golf as any traditional seaside links. Liam and Mr Barlow hope to conquer the famous golf holes of Hopeman Golf Club in the first part of a mini Scotland road trip in the Moray/Spey Area. The first of which is at this spectacular golf hidden gem. Will Mr Barlow struggle with hitting driver straight, can he fix his slice on this tight links course! Likewise can Liam manage to hit irons straight and hit driver further than Mr Barlow?
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Hello! I’m Liam the Peoples Golfer. I started this TH-cam channel to improve your golf game and to bring golfers together in a community.
I want to help Lower Your Handicap by sharing Golf Tips that help to Fix Your Slice, Fix your Hook and hit Longer Golf Shots! My channel features PGA Pro Lessons on how to Strike Your Irons Better, How to hit Long Distance Irons, Approach Shots and how to Draw or Fade your Golf Shot to get it Closer To The Hole. The Golfing Legend OMP shares Expert Golf Advice on Course Management, Chipping Perfectly and getting More Spin without thinning or duffing the shot. Top Golf tips on Golf Club choice and Golf Shot type. I also share lessons on How to Putt Better and how to Improve Putting Accuracy.
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Golf in Moray
Our Course and its History
Originally Hopeman was a nine hole course, which was extended to 18 in 1985 making it probably one of the most demanding links courses to play golf in Moray located in the North of Scotland. Most fairways are jealously guarded by gorse and broom, adding an additional challenge to members and visitors alike.
Changes and staged upgrades to the course commenced in 2018, with the implementation of a 5 year programme of course improvements recommended by Tom MacKenzie of Mackenzie & Ebert.
Our Signature Hole
Paul Lawrie OBE Open Champion 1999 and also an Honorary President at Hopeman has described our signature Par 3 12th Hole as ”probably the best Par 3 he has ever played” .
The Prieshach is a spectacular hole, with its green nestling in the Clashach cove over 100 feet below the tee and is undoubtedly Hopeman Golf Club’s signature hole. Whilst the hole is only 150 yards long, the green lies more than 100 feet below the tee, protected by two bunkers left and right, and with gorse and heather not far away. Depending on wind conditions, almost any club in your bag might be selected.
On the tee golfers face a panoramic view of the Moray Firth, where often you can observe local dolphins having fun in the Firth below.
Centenary Milestones
As mentioned during our Centenary year in 2009, Paul Lawrie MBE ( now OBE) kindly agreed to accept the position of Honorary President of Hopeman Golf Club on this occasion he presented us with a signed and annotated photograph of the Prieshach taken by club member John Clark. In the same year, Honorary Membership was granted to Albert Mackenzie 2017 PGA Team Captain, who as a local lad, cut his golfing teeth on Hopeman’s fairways.
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Don't forget to show the video some love by hitting the LIKE BUTTON 👍 and well done to the Mr B for the golf and Joe for the camerawork!
Brilliant Liam. Many thanks 🙏
When you hear 'where do we go from here' in the intro you know it’s going to be a class video 👍🏻
LOL class! thank you!
Couldn’t agree more with you
Whats so exiting about the release of this video is we're flying into Inverness and playing Hopeman TOMORROW!!!!
Enjoy it, true links 👍
I genuinely want to say, you guys produce some of the best content on youtube. Golf Mates is definitely a super underrated hidden gem of a channel
Very kind cheers. Great work by the team
These sre the videos i just love,a decent course/longer than 20 mins cant beat it,great stuff Liam n Mr Barlow
Cheers andy!
The mates I play with all agree that we're not professionals with perfect swings, so don't be so egotistical to think that only the big name courses are good enough for us. We love the hidden gems in our part of the world for exactly the reasons you highlight. The people are fantastic, the greens are usually good, the courses are well maintained, and you have a great time playing these courses, especially if they have local eccentricities like a port hole (where you get a free shot of port), buggies like you showed today or a pully system to drag you up the hill.
Thank you
Thank you for showing these gems. Nothing better than these "mom and pop" courses for hospitality and character. Hope there's more to come.
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What a shot into the par 3. Magic hands Mr B
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Glad to see yous both enjoying hopeman, played there not long ago was a cracking day out. I am just over the water from hopeman at Dornoch. Great to see yous venturing this far north. 👍
what a magic place the captain is playing well.
He doing great
Well done on supporting the smaller golf clubs, they are hidden gems great views with a good mate.
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Fantastic seeing this course again after nearly 13 years. I played the par three into the ravine exactly like mr Barlow. Great course. Just joined my first golf club today mate. So when Lee is free I would love to come and have that day with him mate.
Cheers mate! Great place
good course, good golf, good commentry...............nice, enjoyed the vid again.
Great video again! Barlow doesn't know where he is but he can sink a putt! well done Joe on the camera!
Glad you enjoyed
Liam hidden Gems for sure and that might be understating it the course looked amazing and the views the views just Wow!
Lol
Played Hopeman about 20 years ago, loved it.
Many great Golf Courses in that area.
It's the Moray Firth Liam.
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What a beautiful golf course! And £35 for 18 holes??? What a bargain! I was paying more than that for 18 holes at my home golf course back in 1992!!! The hidden gem is also a bargain!
Liam, Mr Barlow, Smilee and Joe....you 4 are the best! I can't wait to see where you are taking us next!!!
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Scottish golf. Best in world - friendliest golfers who just love the game. My wife was a beginner and loved golfing in Scotland because of that friendliness and their love for the game. We joined a golf club in England (where we lived) - she quit and has never played since.
Great to have you and Mr B back in Scotland by the Moray Firth (not the Murray Forth).
I've played golf around the world and the length and breadth of Scotland and that par 3 at Hopeman is definitely one of the best I've ever played.
Spot on about the hidden gems too. Scotland is littered with them. The second course at Nairn is also great in that area. I remember we went to Hopeman because it was close and there was a window in the weather and we were amazed at what a great course it is.
Love Scotland
Great to see you guys enjoying Bonnie Scotland!
Love it
What a course, looked stunning. Mr Barlow on form as well.🏌♂️👍😁👌
Quality
Wow what a background to play golf with your best mate.
That first par 3 was unreal Liam!
I don’t even play golf but love watching your videos with Mr Barlow, OMP etc.
I found your channel while I was in hospital in Nov and haven’t stopped watching since.
Thanks for the laughs. 👍
cheers mate!
As an old fart and a newbie to golf this year, I've loved Scotland's Hidden Gems and definitely some bucket list courses. Love Stroke Index Steve. 😂⛳⛳
Just back from Lossiemouth. Played Hopeman twice. Fantastic Course. Club manger and staff are awesome. Members very friendly 🙏
Yes they are
What can I say?.
That was great fella’s !!
Winter here in North Queensland Australia, mid to late 20’s during the day, perfect blue skies and I’m on holidays. What to do …….……….
Enjoy
So glad you went there. I was a member there for a few years. 12th is still the most picturesque part 3 I have ever played.
cheers!
Some great camera and editing work on this one, guys ... and, oh yeah, "Mr. B."
Much appreciated! Well done to Joe again!
Lovely course that. Think I'm going to have to arrange a wee holiday up north at this rate. Great video & we'll played Mr Mac Barlow 😄🏴
You'll enjoy it
What a tee shot by the Doctor on the par 3. Knows the game this fella 🤣
A true gem, great video Liam !!! It looks like Mr. B has vast become a cult hero .
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Great video , some great golf too , looks fantastic
Thank you
The locals must get a great laugh with you, Liam. Moray Forth and Narne - Lol.
yes lol i know i cant even speak properly!
Wow, what a course and beautiful views.
Played Hopeman as a teenager when their clubhouse was a railway carriage. The 12th. was a great hole then and still is. There's a special one at Royal Tarlair (which I have still to visit) which many think is the best in the land.
A joy to watch. Thanks Golf Mates!
Thank you
Thank you Liam and Joe for showcasing these hidden gems. Hopeman (and Cullen) should be on everyone's list of Scottish courses. Well played Liam and Mr B.
Hope some visit as great area for golf
Look at you ! Making a living playing golf. Mizuno as your sponsor and rocking the Mercedes !! Living the dream
Always worked hard 👍
@@GolfMates you deserve it my friend. Onward and upward
Fantastic looking course and some great golf by my long lost golfmate Mr Barlow and yourself and Joe of course ⛳️😜👍
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what a par 3 that looks amazing
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Hopeman is one of my home course and the 12 hole The Prieshach is an absolute Gem. Its considered 1 of the top 100 holes in the UK with a rank of 70th.
Great job highlighting smaller clubs. Played there as a junior when it was a 9 so got to play that par 3 twice in one round. Really can tell you guys enjoyed it.
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Beautiful course, I was at Narin but I didn' know about the other courses. When I go back I will
play thses courses. Thanks Mates.
Very welcome
Great vid again lads . Hidden gems are my favourite ones ( no matter what country of these isles ) . I played Tarlair ( McDuff , next-door to Banff ) on a football golf outing , before I took it up seriously . There's a par three there to rival that first one you played . It's clifftop links and you look down onto a outdoor swimming pool on the beach , it's awesome 👍🏴⛳
Glad enjoyed
Class course, class people, class golf and beautiful 🏴🏴
cheers
Another of my favourite courses that you have played
Thank you
One of the best, please can we have a months vids of Scottish courses.
Cheers mate!
Big up 2 Mr Barlow & Joe 👍👍👌👌👌
Tha k you
Love the hidden gem videos. Cheers Liam 👍🏻
Thank you
its cos Barlow has the personality & banter of a scotsman thats why we love him!
he does that haha
Played Hopeman too many years ago now .Loads of hidden gems in Scotland.
Cracking area is Moray
I work 5 minutes along the road from Hopeman. Brilliant course to play. Along with all the others in the area!
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Played this last week, stunning course in a great area for golf, worth a visit no matter where you’re from
Great course you guys make me want to go and play golf in Scotland
Thank you
Love it up in Elgin,we go every year for golf weekend,plenty golf courses plus a decent night out in Elgin 👍
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Great little vlog, finished with a pint in the bar - spot on!
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Liam absolutely beautiful course. Great video
Thank you
Liam we go to Elgin every year on a golf trip, we have a group of lads from Lancashire and a group from St. Andrews we go for 8 days and play every day. We rotate the courses from boat of garten, strathlene, buckpool, garmouth, Spey bay, Forres, Nairn, Elgin, duff house royal and grantown on Spey. It’s that good that some of the lads have been going for over 20 years and the courses are brilliant for the money. Have a great trip.
Brilliant
Another stunner! Beautiful course and very well played, gents.
Cheers Mr Kipling
People will say that North Berwick isn’t a hidden gem however it is a gem. Before playing I had never heard of it but what a must play when going over.
Lovely video great set up off a golf club and a great idea with the buggies on them holes stunning par 3. Both delaying well hope yournot on the deep fried Mars bars ,keep safe and well golfmates
Glad you enjoyed it
Deep fried Mars bars were a joke but now only found in touristy places. Never seen one myself.
Wow what a beautiful course. Scotland reminds me of Maine nice rocky coast and if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes it will change
Glad enjoyed
#12 at Augusta
#7 at Pebble Bch
And the one you two hackers just played.
Another great production Liam .
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looks a class course, beautiful.
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Brilliant video boys keep them coming 👍
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AWESOME!!!!
Great content and promoting local golf communities.
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It is a fabulous course, played it 4 years ago along with Cullen. Keep up the great work.
Cheers
Smashing course guys by the looks.
Love theses hidden gems, you must try Newtown Stewart golf course
Cheers mate!
Wow! Top marks to the filming, editing, and music. That intro was spectacular.
Appreciate it 🙏
Keep it up a really great trip thank you
Cheers
These hidden gems make me wish I could 3 months off from work and just come out to the UK and play all these courses. So damn jealous.
There beautiful
Amazing part of the world. What a golf course
It is!
Wonderful to see the Hidden gems guys, it's been 14 years since I have been in the UK, but the scenery is still as stunning as ever, well done, great golf!
Cheers Brian
Mr B the soft hand leg-end, few have been quite vindictive towards Mr B on other videos of late and need to realise we all play to our own capabilities, great video Liam ⛳️
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Keep up great work boys videos are fantastic, getting better all the time!
Yes well done team and joe!
Everyone needs to visit Scotland to play golf at some time in their life. The place is stunning with so many good courses.
thats true!
Played Hopeman a couple of times about 24/25 years ago. Spent a bit of time in the gorse bushes. Not very pleasant I must say. However a wonderful course and that 12th looks even better when you're there.
We based ourselves in Lossiemouth at a hotel overlooking the first and 18th fairways at the Moray Old course and played quite a few of the courses mentioned.
You guys should be paid by the Scottish Tourist Board!
What a lovely looking place, which seemed good Value at £35 per Round.
Those Par 3's looked awesome from the Drone footage.
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Best intro to the videos yet! Fantastic job all. 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed
I played a hole similar to that par 3 at Corbalis in Dublin, the green looked like a postage stamp and it was blowing a gale. I took a 5 wood and aimed it 45 degrees away from the flag and fired. The ball stopped 15 foot from the flag. I three putted. If the sea had been closer, I'd have thrown the lot into the bloody thing.
Really enjoying the hidden gems you are finding. Great courses with reasonable green fees. Well played both on those tough holes.
Cheers Steve
@@GolfMates no problem. I live near Newport in South Wales. Are you able to disclose the courses you are playing? I’d keep it quiet obviously pending the videos coming out. If you’re back down this way again let me know. Would love to treat you to a game at Newport Golf Club.
Love the hidden Gems, I lived in Nairn as kid next to the golf course and used to collect the balls near our Static Caravan 🏌️♂️
Cheers. Great place!
Courtesy buggy’s! that’s bang on that. Well done Hopeman GC 👍
Great idea 👍🏼
I hope Mr Barlow bought a lottery ticket afterwards 😆. Great course and great golf.
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i played that course 20 years ago, we were up there for a week, played 12 different courses all for just £85 for a freedom of the fairways pass from the scottish tourist board, highly recemenced.
Flying to Aberdeen in 1,5 week and playing Hopeman, Spey Bay, Cullen and Moray x2. Playing the Hidden Gems.
Enjoy have a great time 👍
Didn't have the courtesy buggies when I played it six years ago when I was working in Elgin. Hell of a climb back up the hill.
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Mr. B. Hi Liam and the guys, really enjoy watching you all having a great time, are you planning any Golfmates golf days in the midland at some point, would be great to meet you all and have a few beers with you afterwards?
Keep up the great work buddy, and keep singing “life is life” !!! 👍
Absolutely Thanks mate
Only two shots and yet another brilliant videos lads 👍🏴
Thanks 👍
Gentlemen what a quality video - the evolution of your content is improving all the time keep up the great work 💙🙏
Much appreciated!
If you're ever in Newcastle then you should try Tyneside GC. Definitely a hidden gem, a stones through away from Close House and at 30 quid a round it's an absolute bargain.
Will have a look into it thanks pal
I love the idea of playing village courses on a tour of Scotland... I don't need to play the world famous courses- frankly I am not good enough anyway :)
As long as you have fun that’s all that matters
Thanks for taking me to the Old Sod. I am Clan Gunn and Hopman would be a proper southern vacation!
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Played there a few wks ago wen based at Nairn..brilliant wee course..me and my son love it..
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I’m working up in Kieth and me and the boys are going out for a round hopefully this weekend. Hopeman could be getting a few welsh visitors. Great channel lads 👍
Thank you
This such a good series and I would love to get across the pond to play some of these courses. Watching you is like being there. Thank you.
Home of golf 🏴
Fabulous views good course stunning area. Well done thoroughly enjoyed the video well deserved pint 👍
Great place to visit
Beautiful view!!!! Loved it. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Love this series 👌. Would love to see you and the Golfmates at my home course one day. Nice little course in the north pennies ⛳
Glad enjoyed 👍
Good job you two weren't wearing Kilts in that wind 🤣🏴
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