My first visit to St. Andrews was at the end of a week playing many of Scotland’s finest: Troon, Turnberry, Prestwick, Carnoustie, Western Gailes, and Gleneagles. All classic links courses with Gleneagles in the middle to break up the drive. We were four college buddies, a few years into our first jobs, with some […]
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There are times golf reminds me of religion. Hogan’s Ghost. Like most faiths, the golfer’s sabbath is usually a weekend event, and the more devout congregate multiple times a week. For instance, the clubhouse is the church, and the head pro is the pastor. After that, even a trip to the sacred grounds of Augusta
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Challenge the origins of golf and you are treading on sacred Scottish turf. The Cradle of Golf? At the website scottishgolfhistory.org the site states it plainly in this soliloquy: “Being the proof as to why golf is definitely, certainly, unquestionably, without doubt, beyond question, indubitably, undeniably, irrefutably, incontrovertibly, incontestably, unmistakably, categorically, decidedly, unequivocally Scottish. Really.” Darn. They take
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Congratulations to Miguel Ángel Jiménez, “The Mechanic” on winning the 2018 Senior British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.
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“You can Think Best when you are Happiest” Rest in Par Peter Thomson 1929-2018 5 Time British Open Champion 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965. 84 Professional Wins. 6 PGA Tour Wins. 12 Senior Tour Wins. 1 Senior PGA Title. Golf Course Architect. Rest in Par Peter Thomson
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