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Day 19: Finally back in East Lothian, the Golf Coast!
Today was moving day. Darn. I liked being in one place for a couple of nights. Every place we’ve stayed has been terrific in its own way, but the Golf Hotel is quite special, even when the neighbor runs water at 6 am and the whole building is suddenly awake. Hey, it’s 300-year-old plumbing. What…
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Day 18: Crail Balcomie —Hooray, more great golf!
At our lovely breakfast at the historic old old old (300 years old) Golf Hotel that creaks like an old ship, I called for a starting time—and got one! I actually didn’t realize that the Crail Golf Club is just 6 minutes away on this very road. Crail has two courses, the Balcomie and Craighead.…
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Day 17: From Museum to Castle, but not that kind of castle!
At breakfast, we had a long talk with Leon, who serves us drinks at night and breakfast in the morning. Great guy, probably 23, who showed us photos from Ullapool, where he and his girlfriend took a winter holiday… very white with snow, and beautiful. The Lunan House, run by 20-somethings, was terrific—the location, the…
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Day 15: Carnoustie with Kerr
This trip has been filled with great golf on great golf courses and even though I am against tour-bus-courses, we have played a few this time. All that said, we booked Carnoustie for the second time in two years because we truly enjoyed the variety of holes and layout of this course. Expecting to be…
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Day 16: The Buddon Course and a museum?
Today started leisurely. Our starting time was for 10:37 at the Buddon Course, a smaller course at Carnoustie. We were so delighted with our round yesterday that we booked a round on Buddon just so we could look longingly over the fence at the Championship course as we played. The Buddon Course is shorter, but…
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Day 14: The Hogan Hole and the Ghost Tour!
Today was our day to play Panmure, a little-known golf course on the east with Carnoustie very near and Monifieth sharing an OB(out of bounds) line. We were welcomed like old friends (no tour buses) and given lovely bag tags and a coupon for Kümmel after our round! I learned about this course from a…
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Patti Brugman is a thoughtful traveler who seeks out experiences that her armchair readers would like to share. Patti and her husband, John, like adventure and golf. Golf takes them to Scotland almost every year and to gorgeous courses that are off the tourist track. If you’re a golfer, you’ll be able to create your own dream trip from the detailed descriptions and maps that Patti provides. Additionally, Patti and John have travelled to Egypt, Antarctica, France, Great Britain, and domestic destinations. Please join in travel fun through Patti’s stories and photos.
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