Last day in Scotland and it’s a bluebird low wind jewel of a day….
If you have to be stuck in Scotland, you could do a lot worse.
Rather than spend the day wandering around like a sheep looking at churches and castles…we decided to unpack the sticks and try another 18 hole round. Today finds us at Ratho Park golf club. It’s a 1924 James Braid designed parkland course. Lots of tree lined fairways and fast but bumpy greens. Fairway turf was magnificent. It’s similar to higher end St Louis clubs and if the rough were to grow in and be a little thicker it would be all anyone would want to take on. Jimmy and I both hit it well and the FCCC boys are going to be amazed at his more compact swing.
What’s not amazing is my ability to hit it close and miss putt after putt. I’m glad we were not playing with members and it was only poor Jimmy that had to listen to my bitching.
Golf is done for us in Scotland. We are sitting outside on what would be considered a lovely spring evening having a beer in front of an 1850s stone club, watching members tee off and practice and having a beer.
Pretty similar to when we gather around on the patio back home to chip in our $3.50.
Golf is golf.
They love it here and we love it at home.
See you boys soon!!
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