An old Scottish custom

[Liverbirdie]

I watched a programme with Jack Nicklaus talking through his opens.

For the duel in the sun, he said after he hit his approach into 18 that he saw people throwing coins into his old divot, and it was only later on that he heard that it was an old Scottish custom for luck.

Anyone else heard of this, do it, or know the thinking behind it?

 

[IanG]

That's a new one on me.

 

[williamalex1]

The only time we throw money away like that is from a Brides wedding car . The father usually throws a hand full coins out of the car window. It's called a scramble, the money hardly hits the ground, all the kids from the street are waiting to catch it.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The only time we throw money away like that is from a Brides wedding car . The father usually throws a hand full coins out of the car window. It's called a scramble, the money hardly hits the ground, all the kids from the street are waiting to catch it.

That'll be the 'scramble' of old as we called it also - scrabbling about on the ground after the pennies and odd thruppence - never heard of throwing coins into an old divot.

 

[351DRIVER]

More likely to tip the green staff if he did not repair his divotNew one on me

 

[IanG]

Maybe a scallywag tells well off america tourists this was an age old tradition.....and returns later for his rewards!

 

[rosecott]

The only time we throw money away like that is from a Brides wedding car . The father usually throws a hand full coins out of the car window. It's called a scramble, the money hardly hits the ground, all the kids from the street are waiting to catch it.

"In my day" or "in my part of the world" it was called a scoor-oot.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

The wedding thing was a 'poor [pour] oot'. If you were really lucky you got the odd tanner. [In my day and my part of the world]

Never heard of the divot thing, and I have heard most of them.

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

I'm 33 and I've never heard anything about a coin and a divot!

Re the wedding ... On Scotland's Golf Coast it was a 'pour oot'.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never heard of this. If it happened round here the coins wouldn't hit the ground and the ferals would have the wheels off the car too

 

[Simbo]

Never heard of it either

 

[williamalex1]

That'll be the 'scramble' of old as we called it also - scrabbling about on the ground after the pennies and odd thruppence - never heard of throwing coins into an old divot.

The kids would ask are they hivin a scrammel :whoo:

 

[Liverbirdie]

http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/...ion-golfer-new-series-to-launch-on-sky-sports

I saw the Watson one the other week, so good to see both side's thoughts on the "duel in the sun".

Catch them if you can, good golfing telly.:thup:

 

[virtuocity]

The kids would ask are they hivin a scrammel :whoo:

:thup:

Deffo a scram'll down my way.

As for the coins thrown in the divot, it's never been heard of on here. In the book, he states:

"It's apparently a Scottish custom....People came over and threw piles of coins on that divot..... I didn't see it but I was told about it later..."

Someone prob talking nonsense in the bar.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Jack Nicklaus does not repair his divots shocker

 

[howbow88]

Just heard the same story from Nicklaus on The Open podcast.

I think it is pure BS.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Just heard the same story from Nicklaus on The Open podcast.

I think it is pure BS.

Thinking that if it did happen, that it could possibly be that some canny Scots lad thought of a wheeze in which he tells any yanks within earshot of such a ‘custom’…they then chucked pennies into the divot and oor canny lad followed up and scooped up his bounty once they’d moved on. But more likely just a load of mis-remembered tosh from the Golden Bear.

 

[Brads]

I'm 33 and I've never heard anything about a coin and a divot!

Re the wedding ... On Scotland's Golf Coast it was a 'pour oot'.

Yup
Pour oot in Tranent
Or a scatter if you were posh

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Strangely enough one of the old Scottish golf tips used to be, 'once you have hit your shot you should see if their is a tanner [6d] under where your ball was'.
Basically ............. Keep yer heid doon.
Perhaps this may have confused Jack.

 

[Foxholer]

Strangely enough one of the old Scottish golf tips used to be, 'once you have hit your shot you should see if their is a tanner [6d] under where your ball was'.
Basically ............. Keep yer heid doon.
Perhaps this may have confused Jack.

Seems a much more likely story - and only needs to be told once!
Scots throwing money away? Pah! Except for wedding 'pour oots'!