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I've just joined here so thought I'd pop in and say hello.

I retired some 18 months ago and have,gradually, been playing a bit more golf.  I have an application for membership awaiting approval after which I should be able to get regular games in.

I have dabbled with golf since I was a teenager but never managed to make it a priority over studying, career, kids and other sports activities.  However I have been a bit of a golf wannabee and have played many great courses throughout Scotland, often in corporate invitationals or charity events organised by corporates.  These include (name dropping) Royal Dornoch, North Berwick, Rosemount, Barassie, Ladybank, Dunbar, Torrance (Fairmount St Andrews), the other course at Fairmount, Duff House Royal, Murrayshall, Gleneagles (before the current setup) and countless others which were just bounce games.

My favourites have been Torrance & Royal Dornoch.

I live in East Lothian but haven't played all that many in the county.


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Welcome to TST.   We're glad you've joined.   Congrats on retirement.  It's a great accomplishment!   Enjoy life and golf.

From the land of perpetual cloudiness.   I'm Denny

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11 hours ago, iacas said:

Welcome to the site. Where are you joining?

I'll let you know when it has been approved...... no criminal record to be ashamed of but my name goes on the board for two weeks.


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I can confirm that I have joined Longniddry and I am looking forward to getting to know the course better.  So far, I have played it twice.

 

I played at Luffness this morning.  Great 14 holes then it all went wrong!!

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I can confirm that I have joined Longniddry and I am looking forward to getting to know the course better.  So far, I have played it twice.

 

I played at Luffness this morning.  Great 14 holes then it all went wrong!!

You’re playing golf in Scotland. Nothing can go too wrong.😃

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1 hour ago, Navrig said:

I can confirm that I have joined Longniddry and I am looking forward to getting to know the course better.  So far, I have played it twice.

I played at Luffness this morning.  Great 14 holes then it all went wrong!!

Congratulations on being accepted at Longniddry.  I can remember driving past on our way to Ducks in Aberlady, wondering what the golf course was like behind the trees and shrubbery.

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

You’re playing golf in Scotland. Nothing can go too wrong.😃

I've played a bit in Scotland, LOTS of things can go wrong!

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It was overcast and blowy but certainly playable.  However half way down the 18th fairway we encountered driving,horizontal hail and rain.  Soaked in 2 minutes flat.  That's only the weather ;-)

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It was overcast and blowy but certainly playable.  However half way down the 18th fairway we encountered driving,horizontal hail and rain.  Soaked in 2 minutes flat.  That's only the weather ;-)

Whoa~!

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Welcome!!My last name led me to believe I was German, but my son and sister have done the 23 and me stuff and I find I am mostly English and Scottish. Consequently, I am reading this book:

 

 

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About halfway through and very interesting. Makes me want to visit.

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11 hours ago, Carl3 said:

Welcome!!My last name led me to believe I was German, but my son and sister have done the 23 and me stuff and I find I am mostly English and Scottish. Consequently, I am reading this book:

 

 

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About halfway through and very interesting. Makes me want to visit.

You would love a visit.  Scotland offer an awful lot in a small package but if you do visit don't just visit Edinburgh and assume that is Scotland.


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It was overcast and blowy but certainly playable.  However half way down the 18th fairway we encountered driving,horizontal hail and rain.  Soaked in 2 minutes flat.  That's only the weather ;-)

I’m hoping the weather in July is a little better than that, when @DaveP043and I are there.

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I’m hoping the weather in July is a little better than that, when @DaveP043and I are there.

10 days of golf, we'll almost certainly get some rain, probably not hail.  We'll probably right right past his club at Longniddry on our way to North Berwick, we can wave from the bus.

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