The final rounds, the final memories of this wonderful trip. INVERNESS, Scotland – Alas, this is my last postcard from Scotland. We have not run out of courses to play but out of time to play them on this trip. As my youngest son David said long ago, as a first-grader, when his Babe Ruth…
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
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