Monthly Archives: August 2014

We booked into play the Jubilee Course on Wednesday morning before we knew we had got a place on the Old Course in the ballot. We wanted to make sure we experienced at least one of the courses in the … Continue reading →

We put our name in the ballot on Saturday for Monday and missed out so tried again on Sunday for Tuesday’s ballot. We checked the ballot online on Monday morning and wahoo we had been drawn out for Tuesday at … Continue reading →

On Sunday we went out to St Andrews Bay to play the Torrance Course – we thought it would be a good warm up for the real mccoy if we were lucky enough to get on later in the week. … Continue reading →

On Saturday I took a drive to Glamis Castle – Glamis is pronounced Glams and is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, wife of King George … Continue reading →

We were entrusted with looking after Lucy and Mac, two Wheaten Terriers, for 3 nights. What were Gus & Sheila thinking? I was designated feeding duties and Steve walking duties. On Wednesday night we took Mac for a walk along … Continue reading →

We met Nicholas & Veronica in Portugal – they were staying with Gus & Sheila when Steve invited himself round to cook NZ lamb on their BBQ. They live in a village called Auchenblae which is about 20 minutes from … Continue reading →

On Thursday we drove down to Panmure which is about 45 minutes from Edzell out on the coast to play golf at the Panmure Golf Club. We were fortunate enough to be invited for a round by Jen’s (one of … Continue reading →

Today we had a round at the Edzell Golf Club with Sheila. The golf club is a five minute walk from the house and it is called the gem of Angus for good reason – it is a lovely course … Continue reading →

We arrived into Edinburgh airport on Monday morning from Dublin, picked up our rental car and headed north to Edzell in Angus. We are staying with Sheila and Gus who we met in Portugal earlier this year. We enjoyed a … Continue reading →