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Scotland Golf Terms George Peper
“Blob” is a delightful word. Literally pregnant with meaning and so onomatopoetic—a blubbery gob, an obese blip, a bloated plop.
However, it has nothing to do with golf—or so I thought.
Shortly after settling in...
Shinty Sport Left Handed Golf Column George Peper
Very seldom do I stray from my beloved St. Andrews nest to other parts of Scotland, but when I do, I invariably discover something interesting—or odd.Case in point, a recent lost weekend in the Highlands...
Millie Bets the 'Dog
Millie and I were halfway through our early walkies one day last week and nearing a familiar spot beneath the expansive front window of the Rusacks Hotel dining room. Familiar, because it is there that...
Courses New and Old
Here’s a good one for you. Roughly one year ago, I was invited to design a golf course. In China.
Now, what I didn’t know about golf course architecture—and for that matter, China—could have filled an...
Ladies First
Unlike in America, where the U.S. Golf Association runs the women’s national championship, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews has no official role in the British version, which is conducted by...
Glimpse of Seven
I’m sitting in a little trailer, high atop a hill precisely two miles east of the center of St. Andrews. The trailer is unfurnished except for a simple table and three chairs occupied by...
Letter from St. Andrews:
Well, we’ve made it to the Auld Grey Toon, but not to our auld grey hoose. Renovation of our apartment—sorry, our “flat”—proceeds apace, which is to say thoroughly behind schedule and riotously...
Scot's Honor
Remember the Boy Scout Law? “A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.”I must confess, I was a lousy scout. Despite a long, mind-numbing stint with...
Is Eight Enough?
Earlier this year, the St. Andrews Links Trust announced that its No. 7 course, currently under construction on a clifftop two miles southeast of town, would be named the Castle, in recognition of...
Wooden Performance
It’s 9:55 a.m. at Craigielaw Golf Club, near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian (about three miles from Muirfield). My tee time is in five minutes and I have just had a rather unsettling...
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