What an amazing day of golf the guys had at St. Andrews! Perfect day for links golf...sunny, 42 and windy. After 36 holes of golf in one day, they returned tired but absolutely grinning with excitement...just like a kid at Disneyworld.
The morning tee time was at Kittock's course at our hotel, Fairmont St. Andrews. Len's assessment it is one of the most beautiful coastal courses he has ever seen, rivaling Pebble Beach. The view of the coast and the town of St. Andrews in the background was fabulous! Surprisingly, Rodney parred the first three holes and while his score did not go as well for the remaining holes, the experience was still world class.
After lunch at the Fairmont Clubhouse, the four golfers headed over to check in at the Jubilee Course at the St. Andrews pro shop. Each golfer was assigned a caddy...Rodney's caddy, Dennis, was 67 and has been a caddy for 47 years! The MIG (most improved golfer) award went to Jeff, who with the help of his caddy, improved his game tremendously by the third hole. Mark's caddy took only one hole to determine the clubs Mark should use and for every shot after that, just handed Mark the appropriate club. Mark said he liked not having to think about anything but enjoying the game.
As far as scoring goes, Len and Rodney defeated Mark in the morning, but paid for it later in the day!
Besides the most important reason for visiting St. Andrews (playing golf), the highlight for Rodney was standing on Victory Bridge at the Old Course. We will definitely be returning to St. Andrews, along with Mikel and Nick.
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