June 11, 20179 yr Sitting in the Sky Room at JFK sipping a Glenmorange and reminiscing the 9 great courses my son and I jusy played in 7 days. A golfer's dream, we played according to Golf Digest's World ratings #3 St. Andrews Old Course, #5 Royal County Down, #15 Royal Portrush (site of 2019's Open), #25 Carnoustie (2018's Open), #63 North Berwick, and not top 100 in the world, Prestwick (site of 1st Open in 1860 and Old Tom Morri's original course), St. Andrews New Course, Craille, and Arydglass. Six courses were in Scotland and three were in Northern Ireland. Links golf, even in driving rains, far exceeded my expectations. Details will be shared only if there are fellow hackers out there that might be interested.
June 11, 20179 yr Author I hate you. Got to share one unsolicited fact. European youth (far different from American youth) are flocking to the courses to caddy, practice and play. One of the major reasons is finances. Typically these courses are community owned...for example Cornoustie is owned by the city with 7 golf clubs that don't have courses themselves having member access to play. Typical annual memberships will total from $150 to $350. Everyone walks so no cart fees and caddies are optional. These courses are utterly fantastic and the combination of weather, terrain, and vegetation make course maintenance much less intensive and costly. Kids are still growing up in the game. I now understand the Ryder Cup results are not a fluke.
June 11, 20179 yr Author You are one lucky guy. That is awesome! I am and it was. Delta losing my clubs for the first two days, driving rains, and blisters on my feet didn't dampen our spirits nor cause us to forego a round.
June 11, 20179 yr Fantastic! Happy for you, and largely jealous. A trip to Scotland with the sticks is a dream. 10am tee time, pub crawl; lather, rinse, repeat for 7 days. Sounds awesome.
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