by Tony Dear
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.
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
by Jeff Tolman
Over the past 20 years I have had the good fortune to journey to Ireland and Scotland many times
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
by Jeff Tolman
I knew I wasn’t in the Pacific Northwest when I went into the cafe’ of the Uig-to-Tarbert ferry.
...Read MoreScotland, day ten: North Berwick GC, thanks for the memories
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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A grand (if bittersweet) finale as our trip ends at an historic, highly regarded course that delivers memorable holes, memorable beauty and memorable hospitality
NORTH BERWICK, EAST LOTHIAN, Scotland – Martyn Huish, the head PGA professional at North Berwick Golf Club (West Links), is 47 and was born here, in this town in East Lothian, less than an hour’s drive from Edinburgh, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
...Read MoreScotland, day nine: Crail’s Balcomie Links, ‘very historic, very unique’ and very much fun
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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The Crail Golfing Society’s older course is its most popular (but don’t overlook Craighead Links)
CRAIL, FIFE, Scotland – To this old little village on the Firth of Forth, in this region of Scotland north of Edinburgh known as the East Neuk, the golfers come from the United States, and Scandinavia, and Germany and France and elsewhere.
...Read MoreScotland, day eight: The Golf House Club, Elie Links, enduring and endearing
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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They grow up playing golf here, and have for generations
ELIE, FIFE, Scotland – Daylight was waning and the rain was pelting when we left The 19th Hole, the pub across the narrow street from the final fairway of The Golf House Club, Elie Links.
...Read MoreScotland, day seven: Spectacular Kingsbarns Golf Links (and a visit to the Old Course)
Monday, September 12th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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Where we see links golf very old, and links golf very new
...Read MoreScotland, day six: Royal Troon, historic and still making history
Monday, September 12th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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A stolid Old World feel at the club that just hosted one of the most vibrant Opens ever
...Read MoreScotland, day five: Trump Turnberry is an historically great golf course made even better (and Western Gailes is charming)
Friday, September 9th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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Setting aside Donald Trump’s politics (if you can), his redesign of the famous Ailsa course at Turnberry is simply fantastic
TURNBERRY, AYRSHIRE, Scotland – You can hate his politics, and ego.
...Read MoreScotland, day four: Prestwick GC, as old as golf and still feisty
Friday, September 9th, 2016
by Ron Bellamy
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Dating to 1851, site of the first Open Championship, Prestwick is more than a relic
PRESTWICK, AYRSHIRE, Scotland – Old Tom Morris laid out the first 12 holes of Prestwick Golf Club in 1851, though golf had been played there even earlier.
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