Today was a busy day for us. I was slated for a round on the Old or New Course, whichever was available. Kristen, on the other hand was excited about heading to Hot Yoga and then to the Fairmont Hotel for her spa appointment. We walked downtown to the R & A Clubhouse, where I would head to the starter's shed and Kristen would make her way down the Coastal Path for a jog before Yoga. Within the hour I was on my way around the New Course, very much looking forward to my walk around one of my favorite tracks. I was to be joined by a gentleman named Toggy from Iceland along with Joe from Arizona and his Scottish friend Malcolm. I would find out throughout the course of our round that Malcolm had been quite humble in his introduction. Malcolm Campbell as I was to find out is the former editor of Golf Monthly Magazine and author of several best selling books about all facets of the game of golf. Apart from an ailing back that reared its ugly head early on in our round, it was a wonderful day out there. The weather was a mixture of sun and clouds with a strong wind out of the Northwest, making The New play quite difficult this morning.
As has become my custom over the last several years, no round on The New or The Jubilee would be complete without one of my favorite post round treats. You will be hard pressed to find a better bowl of Mac and Cheese anywhere. Mmm Mmm Mmm!
One of the nice things about the Links clubhouse is the roof top garden which affords beautiful 360 degree views of the town, the courses and the beach. The Himalayas putting course was packed with families enjoying the challenge of the course and this wonderful sunny afternoon. There is also a view of the Old Course Hotel and Spa, just across the 2nd and 17th fairways of The Old Course.
So, that was my day in a nut shell. Now let me tell you what Kristen got herself into. She thought it would be a good idea to walk to the Fairmont Hotel and Spa from town. It is several miles away, however, the distance isn't the issue here, it's the path she took to get there. She walked up the side of a small mountain (road out of town) towards the hotel. She took a left off the main road into what she thought was the hotel. Once she got down to the clubhouse, she realized she'd walked to clubhouse for The Castle Course, not the Fairmont. Her conversation with the staff at The Castle Course....."Ohhhh, well where's the Fairmont? Well, it's across the golf course and those cow pastures you see there." Sure enough, off she goes. She walked through the golf course, hopped a stone fence, made friends with a herd of dairy cows, traversed another golf course and finally made it, just in time for her spa appointment. No wonder she went radio silent on me with her phone!!
Her return trip to town wasn't much better. She decided to take the aforementioned Coastal Path back into town. It should be noted that this "path" in some parts looks more like something off of "Naked and Afraid or Survivor" than a path you'd want a loved one walking on. Nonetheless, she made it back safe and sound in time to regale some of the folks at the club about her afternoon exploits. After a wonderful dinner at Adamson's here in St Andrews, we made it back to the house for the night. We logged a lot of miles and made a lot of memories today. Thankful for every bit of it! Tomorrow, Kristen will break out her golf game at The Castle Course. Stay tuned......
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