Scotland photos #2 (the Highlands)

[Mickey Boland]

After playing 4 rounds in the St. Andrews area, we made our way up the A9 to Dornoch, for rounds at Royal Dornoch, Brora and Nairn.

Group on #1 tee Royal Dornoch


Par 3 second at RD


Approach to #5 RD


Par 3 sixth at RD.  (I birdied!!)


Mike in bunker #6 RD.


Kevin's bunker dilemma #9 RD.


Only solution.  Play out sideways.


Par 3 13th RD.


RAF Tornado peeling off bombing range across firth from RD.


Lawn bowling near clubhouse at Royal Dornoch.


Downtown Dornoch


Brora


Sign on #1 tee Brora.


Below #1 green Brora with electric fence in view.


#4 Brora, complete with sheep.


Spectator on #6 tee at Brora.


Looking from tee to green on par 3 #6 at Brora.


Kevin and friend #12 Brora.


Mike #15 Brora with approaching storm.  (It missed us.)


Tough uphill par 3 18th at Brora.


Mike and I tasting the product at the Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain.


Nairn


Par 3 fourth at Nairn.


Mike just misses the bunker at Nairn.


Looking back down the course from #6 Nairn.


Tough uphill par 4 13th at Nairn.


Long downhill par 3 14th at Nairn.


Par 4 16th Nairn.


The money shot.  


Hope you have enjoyed the pictures.  It was my first trip, and a great trip it was.  Can't wait to go back.  I was greatly inspired to make this trip by my lurking and chatting here at GCA.  In addition, many of the GCA'ers gave me a lot of good info prior to the trip.  Met John Gunning and David Tepper while on the trip, which certainly added a GCA flavor.

[Evan_Green]

Mike just misses the bunker at Nairn.

This is a classic shot - I love it

Just out of curiosity, would this technique be legal in a tournament (my hunch is not, but I'd be curious)?

Thanks for another great set of photos!

[ForkaB]

Great stuff again, Mickey.  The photo captioned the 10th at Dornoch is actually of #13.

Evan

I'm sure that stroke is legal.  Nothing in the rules about split grips, and I've played it before in tournaments!

[Gary Daughters]

Note the difference in RD#13.  This foto taken in late August.

[Andy Hughes]

I'm sure that stroke is legal.  Nothing in the rules about split grips, and I've played it before in tournaments!

I am sure too. If he faced the hole a bit more he'd look like Snead's sidesaddle stroke.
Can't believe the ball stopped there--I'd have been afraid to ground my putter behind the ball.

Great stuff Mickey.

[Mickey Boland]

Rich,

Thanks for the correction on the RD photo.  

Gary,

Your picture has to be about the same time as mine.  We played there on August 31.

RE:  ball hanging on the edge of the bunker.  We were all surprised too that the ball had not rolled back in.  Mike was very ginger in his set up to that shot.

[Kirk Gill]

I can't define why, but the bunker design at Royal Dornoch is still my favorite style.

"Unnatural," I suppose, but there's just something about those crisp edges and the depth of them that stirs me.

Thanks for the photos - I hope it is okay that your picture of the 13th is now my desktop background..........

[David_Tepper]

Mickey -

A bunch of nice pics and your picture of "downtown Dornoch" at twilight is especially good - very much a postcard quality shot.

DT

[jg7236]

Great pictures Mickey!  My father and I really enjoyed meeting your golf group and hanging out with all of you while in St. Andrews.

[SPDB]

Note the difference in RD#13.  This foto taken in late August.

What's the difference? Or is this like one of those pictoral games from the old "Highlights" magazine, and you're going to point out that there is a race car hidden in one pic.