So what is a golfer like me doing here? Well, it’s worth pondering. DORNOCH, Scotland — It is not breaking any news to write that I am not very good at golf. My scores generally range from mediocre to worse than that. I don’t drive it very far, or hit irons with any consistent accuracy,…
On the fourth day, we play a course with the best-of-everything of links golf ABERDEEN, Scotland — On Thursday morning, we left St. Andrews early for the two-hour drive to Murcar Links Golf Club, founded in 1909 just north of Aberdeen on the North Sea. The course was designed by Archie Thompson, and improved by the…
So we don’t get chosen in the lottery to play the Old Course. After two great days, we’re fine with that. In planning our trip, Jason and I agreed to leave two open days, Tuesday and Wednesday, to enter the lottery to play the Old Course at St. Andrews. We had walked the course on…
On the first day, remembering an old friend
Another chance to clear the stone wall on No. 13
On the first day, we play on the shore of the North Sea. It is a windy afternoon on the North Sea in northeastern Scotland. It has taken us 24 hours to get here, four flights from Washington, D.C., and ninety minutes of left-side driving. This was the beginning of the trip to celebrate my…
On the second day, we play the No. 2 rated course in the world. We woke up on the morning of Wednesday, April 24, at the Royal Golf Hotel, in view of Royal Dornoch Golf Club, a few steps from the clubhouse. It was sunny, the wind whipping through the flags by the first tee. The…
On the third day, a 21st century course that seems centuries old. The forecast for Thursday, April 25, had initially called for rain over much of Scotland. But by the time we got to Machrihanish the outlook was more favorable, and the morning suggested there would be sunshine, and there was. I had played Machrihanish…
On the fourth day, we battled Machrihanish Golf Club, and the elements.
Interlude: We explore the Old Course and St. Andrews. Our exploration of St. Andrews occurred over two days, Friday evening, after the five-hour drive from Machrihanish, and Sunday morning, when we walked every hole of the Old Course, closed for golf every Sunday, and saw the ruins of the castle and the cathedral and the…
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