Yesterday I had a rather uneventful day as I played Tain again. I was paired with 2 younger guys who could not keep it on the course.
I spent the majority of my round climbing over sand dunes and thru tall fescue and gorse looking for these two guys golf balls. They absolutely did not want to give up on a nugget and the 3 minute rule was definitely not in effect. It made for a long day.
Today was a much different story as I jumped in the Mercedes and headed farther north to Golspie Golf Club. I had an 820 tee time but when I arrived no one was there, and when the pro finally showed up to check me in, I ended up playing by myself. I assumed the place would be super busy as it’s every bit as nice as any high end ocean front course in the states. At face value I’d compare it to Kiawah Island.
Most of this fabulous links course plays along the ocean and sand dunes but for 4 holes it takes a turn into the Scottish pine forest. I loved everything about this course other than the 18th hole. It’s a strong finishing hole of 435 yards with a huge dune in the middle of the fairway about 240 yds from the tee. It serves to block the approach leading to a blind 200 second shot to a well bunkered green.
Not a fan of that… just having to guess your line when you are trying to shoot a good score. After my round I cruised over to Royal Dornoch to do some chipping and putting on their massive practice green. It’s been a very nice day and I feel blessed to be here. The weather has been great and today is the first day that the wind was really blowing.
Golspie
Golspie
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