Day Six
This is our last day in St. Andrews – tomorrow we’re going
to Edinburgh. Today I’m playing
Kingsbarns which is only a few miles south of St. Andrews.
My tee time was early (8:30-ish), so we left around
7:30. When I got to the course, there
were no other golfers. The player
liaison told me I was playing by myself in the second group, which was a
surprise…I assumed they’d pair me up.
Kingsbarns is closed from October (after the Dunhill cup) through March,
during which time they just maintain the course and get it ready and it was in
amazing shape. They had a nice driving range and hit balls for about 20 minutes and went back to the clubhouse. They asked me if I was ready and if I would like to go off first, before a twosome… why not join(?)…but I said “sure” and I had the entire course to myself (and I could finish in 3 hours). Having this beautiful course all to myself was so weird… check out the pictures. I played really well (a couple blow ups, but nothing too terrible). I sunk a 16 footer for par on the last hole after choosing to lay up and hit a wedge in for my third shot. Shellie was watching with our driver, Anne, so I had a mini gallery. :)
We ate at a steakhouse called Playfairs. My highlight was the Goose Egg appetizer –
basically a giant soft-boiled egg on a bed of sautéed spinach. |
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