b'WHAT I DID FOR LOVE (OF THE GAME)Sometimes, what we do in life just makes no sense. And our only excuse at the time (and even years later) was that we just had to do it, that there was no way we could not do it. Weve gone to great lengths to play this great game. Solo, buddy trips, group travel; in the light of day, the dark of night, at dawn and at dusk. It makes no sense. And we keep doing it. On the Road,and Happily SoFor Bob and Anne Jones, their casual retirement plans morphed into a love of finding the hidden gems of ScotlandBY STEVE MIMSA FTER BOB AND ANNE JONEScompleted their first two rounds of golf in Scotland in 2000, they found a local pub for dinner.We should write about this, Anne remarked to her husband during the meal.Anne and Bob Jones at one of their favorite hidden gems, the Five years later, the couple did just that by completing ScotlandsOld Course at Moray Golf Club in Lossiemouth, Scotland. Hidden Gems: Golf Courses and Pubs, which has since seen four editions, including an update this past February. They have self-published two other books, one on golf in Scotland and Wales and the other on golf in England.The two 75-year-olds, high school sweethearts at South Salem High School in Oregon who have been married for 51 years, have left their home in Canby to make 34 trips to Scotland during the past 20 years. They have played 245 of the nearly 600 courses in that country. I dont think we will make them all, not at our age, but we gave it a good try, joked Anne. The pair usually takes two trips per year to Scotland, one in the spring and one in fall to avoid busy seasons. This years first scheduled trip was cancelled due to COVID-19, but they hope to be able to travel in the fall. No more books are planned, but the Jones will keep returning to Scotland for as long as possible. The Balcomie Links was laid out in 1895 and designed by Old Tom Morris. Located in Crail, Balcomie often gets overshadowed by the courses of the famous neighboring town of St. Andrews, just 10 miles to the north. Pictured is the green at Balcomies par-3 14th. Crail also is home to Craighead Links. 14PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER|SEPT 2020'