Wow – Dunbar! I really thought this course would be our trip’s favorite. It has a great pedigree – laid out in 1856 and worked on by Old Tom, Ben…
North Berwick East Links, Glen GC
The ‘Glen Golf Club’, also known as the ‘North Berwick East Links’ was designed in 1906 by Jame Braid and Ben Sayers. It was built as an overflow to the…
North Berwick
Bill, Mike & I took a red-eye Air Canada flight to Edinburgh with a connection in Toronto. Not without hiccups though – we had a long delay leaving PIT, a…
Scotland ’24 – East Lothian
We’re off to East Lothian, Scotland’s “Golf Coast”. The region is home to some 22 links courses along the coast from Edinburgh to the border with England. We have some…
That’s a Wrap – Ayrshire, Isles, & Eire
It was a good trip. Some fun facts to know and tell: Three countries – Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Irish Republic Eleven rounds (12 if the ‘wee course’ at…
Back to the Mainland
Getting back to Glasgow (for the Pitt lads) and Edinburgh for Kevin takes most of the day. We could have taken the ½ hour flight via Loganair to Glasgow but…
The Machrie
Well, our final round of golf and a great way to finish at ‘The Machrie’ on Islay. Our taxi to/from the course was ‘Bodachs of Islay’, run by a father/daughter…
On to Islay
It’s back to Scotland today. We’re headed to the isle of Islay, ‘Queen of the Hebrides’, for our final round of golf on the trip and to sample the island’s…
Ballyliffin GC, Glashedy Links
Play today was in the Republic of Ireland, County Donegal – a little over an hour drive. The route took us through Londonderry/Derry then up to Ballyliffin, a small village…
Castlerock GC
We had a late tee time at the Castlerock Mussenden course as it’s ‘Presidents Day’ for the club with ‘members only’ bookings until mid-afternoon. Lot’s of excitement in the air. …
