Tuesday 29 May 2012

Day 4 The Old Course


The 4th day started early for four of the golfers as
they had a tee time on the Old Course...great effort rewarded with a wet but satisfying round on the mecca of golf courses. The boys can be seen here all finishing from the 'Valley of Sin' on the 18th, with varying results. The weather was wet and windy........typical Scottish weather!
The second group also manage a tee time at around 13.30 on the Old and set forth in strong winds and still persistent rain. Some of the first group arrived to give moral support and wished them well.  Both groups took caddies and most enjoyed that experience. This day's golf was finished off with a long night out on the town for some of the players getting to bed a little later than anticipated.

Here are the second group all lined up in front off the R&A Club House just before teeing off...an amazing experience for them.

Day 3 of the Tour

Day Three was the round at Glasgow Gailes and the pro managed to get the boys off earlier than booked which allowed us to get to St Andrews with time to check in and get to the Dunvegan for a very amusing dinner through the back, with the continuation of the dessert eating episodes, with a lesson in how to eat a sticky toffee pudding in less than two seconds excellently demonstrated by the king of desserts, Greg.

Day 2: Turnberry & The Whisky Experience

The gents at the Whisky Experience





On the morning of the second day, three of the group missed out on the practice to take part in the The Whisky Experience just up the road from Turnberry. They bought two special single cask bottles of whisky for friends and family back home and so popular was this little excursion, that the remainder of the group went back the next day. Back to the hotel for more lunch and more dessert!!!






The afternoon of day two was a windy but sunny one and the boys got ready for their round on the Ailsa Championship Course. The last photo shows one of the boys about to tee off on the open championship tee at the Lighthouse hole and what a shot over the bay which, on this occasion, was struck to perfection into the middle of the fairway!!!!!  You can just see the sea and the fairway in the distance in this last photograph.

Friday 25 May 2012

Day 1 of the MacMillan Tour

The MacMillan party line up for their first round of golf with as much of their cold weather gear on as was humanly possible. A typical introduction for a windy round of golf on Royal Troon's second course.


For us Scotsman it was not terrible but for these plucky Canadians this was a cold start to the tour!  They all soon warmed up for their first strike of the ball in Scotland.



The afternoon brought the gang out on to the Championship course and with the sun beginning to make its first appearance later in the afternoon, it was time to see how the boys struck the ball off the tee...and they all performed well with the sea and the beach threatening on the right hand side....no one went for a swim! Nice swing!!  Great pose...who is that pro on the tee?






Putting mania on the 16th green with mixed results, however it was duly noted that the entire group took no time at all to speed through the hole and onto the tricky par 3 17th, into a still strong wind, with one of the golfers in the 2nd group getting a two after a magnificent shot to 3 feet.
The sun had eventually come out but it was still a little chilly.

The boys then took off with me to Troon marina to eat in Scotts restaurant and it was here that I first encountered the amazing dessert eating exploits of the team leader, Greg!!!!  The fastest dessert eater in Scotland and Canada, little did I know there was more to come on that issue.

A late return to Wilding's saw half of the gang stay up socialising until the small hours of the morning.!!!!!
Great stamina!!