Still Rockin’ in Scotland
I am still on holiday in Scotland (they call vacation holidays over here) and doing all I can to golf it up and contribute to Scotland’s revenue as much as I can one pint at a time. Life is good… Continue Reading
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New Course at St. Andrews + Wind = True Links Golf
Another day of warm sunshine at St. Andrews. We are taking advantage of the unusually warm and sunny weather but rumor is next week it’s rain, rain and more rain. We’ll take all the sun we can! Had a wonderful… Continue Reading
Crail Balcomie Links….a Stunningly Beautiful Course
My bro and I played the fantastic Crail Balcomie Links on Monday and it exceeded all our expectations. I can’t imagine a more visually stunning course that Balcomie. It looked like Pebble Beach without the waves and we lucked out… Continue Reading
Gone Golfin’…in Scotland
Great news….about now I am touching down in Edinburgh for my first trip to play some real links golf in Scotland. Over the next few weeks my posts here my be less frequent as there is plenty of golf to… Continue Reading
Open Championship Preview: Holes 1, 2, 3
It’s Open Championship week and the venerable Royal Troon Golf Club hosts the Open for the ninth time. The course will play to a par 71 at 7,190 yards. It sits on the Firth of Clyde on the south western… Continue Reading
10 Things I Think
1. Usually while I am watching a golf tournament I’ll be pulling for my favorites and hoping for great shots from all (well, most of) the pro golfers. But yesterday I was seriously hoping that amateur Lee McCoy would pull… Continue Reading
Scots Get It Right, Look to Ban Donald Trump
I’m yearning for the good old days. No, not the days of hickory and gutta percha. No, not the days of Bobby Jones and the Grand Slam. No, not the day of Jack versus Arnie or Jack versus Lee or… Continue Reading
Donald Trump’s Courses Not Worth What He Says
There are plenty of golfers that like to tell a tale at the 19th hole. That two footer to win that five dollars off their buddy grows to a slippery, downhiller of greater length with each retelling. But few golfers… Continue Reading
Tom Watson Says Farewell
Tom Watson said goodbye to one of the loves of his life today as the 65 year old said farewell to St. Andrews and the Open Championship. Watson waved to fans from the Swilcan Bridge just as former greats Arnold… Continue Reading
Scottish Open at Gullane: An Oldie and Still a Goodie
The European Tour’s Scottish Open is playing host to a number of American golfers and others that want to use this week as a warm up for the true links golf they’ll be playing next week at St. Andrews. Gullane… Continue Reading