Niall, JJ and I had a wonderful game on the course, and would highly recommend it to anyone who is in the area and looking for a knock. We lucked out with the weather, with low winds and relatively mild temperatures. The course was in excellent shape for the time of year, and the greens were rolling very well.
My favourite holes: 5!! (although sadly it was on a temp green, we did go up and have a look at the green pad), 10, 14, 15 (what a diabolical green!) and 17 (cool spine in the green).
Favourite moment? Seeing JJ finally take the big dog out on the last hole, and stripe a 300 yard drive. Unfortunately, it went straight into the burn in front of the green, but I love the audacity of playing that club after playing conservatively off the tee all day.
Will definitely make it back in warmer weather. We also talked about trying to organise a Scottish gathering in the coming months, so watch this space.
PS - Ben, I passed your name on to the Assistant as Gary had the day off.