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A Trip to Remember Scotland Summer 2016 a keepsake from Memoir for Me

2 Tom with pro golfer Zack Johnson on his way to the Open after Jan asked him to remove the Claret Jug from her overhead bin

Another memorable trip with my darling wife and best friends Unforgettable Beautiful city of Edinburgh from Carlton Hill 3

Turnberry

A fabulous hotel and golf course They upgraded us to the Donald s suite 5

6 Bagpiper every evening at 6pm

Dugans and Mullaneys Ryan is quite fond of that sweater see next page 7

Loch Lomond

Previous page Ryan munching on hagis balls The pretttiest course I played in Scotland Thank you Ryan and Steve Kelly 9

Renaissance 10 The Renaissance Club near Muirfield Another thanks to Steve Kelly a great host

They make a very good Negroni Such a pretty woman 11

St Andrews Pete holed out from 150 yards on the famous Road Hole 17 Could be the greatest shot any of us will personally see in our lives He then followed it up with a birdie on 18 Jim It would have been an eagle 2 if not for that brisk wind that blew Pete s first drive into the hotel courtyard and out of bounds Tom 12

The beauty of the sunset is surpassed by the beauty of these two ladies 13

14 Swilcan Bridge Outside the Old Course Hotel waiting for the boyos The Russaks Hotel and the Royal Ancient building

St Andrews College 15

On the Road Again the famous 17 Road Hole

Jim blasting out one of the many bunkers he was in We drank a lot of scotch and beer at the Dunvegan Jim Jim s rendition of Sweet Caroline brought tears of laughter to everyone Tom 17

My caddie Charlie Bell is a Scottish treasure He and I had been fighting with each other at The Golf Inn a bar just off the 18th green at the Old Course during the final round of The Open Championship I was cheering for Phil Mickelson and he was cheering for Henrik Stenson the European Stenson won the epic duel and he was mighty pleased rubbing it in to me as Kristen and I left for dinner Well who does he get randomly assigned to caddy for the next morning me Jim 18

Striping it from the middle of the fairway on 18 19

Edinburgh View from our hotel room

A day in the rain at Edinburgh Castle 21

Waitress We have a good wine list Tom No you don t 22

Tom and Jan s suitcases remind me of the old steamer trunk carrying tourists Pete 23

Carlton Hill 25

Witchery Restaurant Tom and Michael are like Felix and Oscar from the Odd Couple Pete Celebrating Jan s birthday 26

Muirfield Muirfield is a special place It is a perfect test of golf I only missed the sweet spot twice today Jim 27

North Berwick Tom Should I use a 58 degree wedge Catie I wouldn t advise it 28

Thank you to all of our extended family for making this golf trip and Jan s birthday so special The laughs and memories will last a lifetime Can t wait for the next trip Ireland 2017