I have just returned from a great day of golf history, golf, and lunch with a pint of Belhaven 80.
I wanted to let anyone who has not had the pleasure of Gullane and that may be heading there for the Open to make an appointment to visit Archie Baird's golf history museum.
What an absolute gentleman. Two of my friends and I met him during a lecture on the history of North Berwick as a vacation stop, when most people never thought of vacations.
Later we set an appointment and we met him this morning and enjoyed a morning reviewing old clubs, balls, and art memorabilia from surrounding areas of Scotland. The bonus was that he invited us to a game on Gullane No. 3 with his dog Bogey, when his wife's not around and Brody if she is.
Rain and wind opened the round and later on the rain quit and we enjoyed a windy/fun round. It was my first round in Gullane and No. 3 rarely gets any reviews next to No.1 and No.3, but I would say there are plenty of fun holes...short course compared to the others. But a great round of golf with a guy that could be the mayor of golf in a town that truly has its share of golf courses. New Luffness is right next to No.3 Gullane and Muirfield is right up the road as is N. Berwick and an addition of 36 holes is being built in Archerfield Estates.
So if any of you are planning an Open trip this summer give archie a call and he will definitely be willing to show you the history of the game and he may even have a pint with you...or if you catch him on the right day a round of golf may be up his sleeve....just be careful because about after the first hole he will have analyzed your game and he will insist on a match of some type! The museum is next to the Gullane Pro Shop.