After we were checked in to the hotel we played our first round of golf in Scotland at the Irvine Golf Club.
The weather was great - but came with 20 mile an hour winds. Fairways that looked wide seemed to narrow as I watched shot after shot get pushed 50 yards right into what at first looked like pretty heather and wavy grass. Shortly after spending 5 minutes hunting in vain for my ball, I realized "this is not like Jefferson Park".
Great course though -- opened in 1889. Killer moonscape of bunkers and humps and bumps on many holes, lots of blind tee shots with a strong wind made for many numbers like 7 on my scorecard for each hole. I'll post some pictures later today of our adventures.
We're off to play 36 holes in the town Troon a bit down the coast from Irvine.
We also found an awesome pub on the harbour here last night, the Ship's Inn, that was opened in 1569 and we tried a few varieties of whisky that you don't ever see in the states. We're going back for dinner after the golf tonight.
More to come!
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