Sunshine, no wind and an eagle flying on Gullane 2. Can a man ask for more?

[Colin L]

Thursday, I set off with a friend up the 1st at my own course. After 2 shots into the gale and eyeing up the filthy squall that was approaching we decided just to play back down the 2nd and go for a pint. My third shot to the green was a clincher - a well struck 21 degree hybrid only just made it from a place I would normally have played a wedge.

Friday, I set off with another friend (oh yes, I have more than one) round Gullane 2. Total blue sky, warm sun, no wind, crisp turf, birds singing and wonderful views over the Forth and Edinburgh on one side and over East Lothian to the still snow patched Lammermuirs on the other. The tide was out, exposing a glorious sweep of sand round Aberlady bay, brightly golden against water that was, most unusually for the Forth, tinted a Hebridean blue. Wherever you looked was like a delicately painted watercolour.

And to cap a perfect day for golf, though not quite perfect golf, the birdlife on the course included that rarity of rarities - an eagle. A wedge to the 3rd green looked good but as the green is on a plateau, I couldn't see the ball land. After a fruitless search around the green, I gave up and told my friend just to putt out. You are probably ahead of me now, but there it was, an eagle nesting in the hole.

What a day!

 

[DCB]

It's days like that which make us keep coming back to try again. Yesterday really was a stunning day, so welcome after such a cold month or so we've just had.

 

[CMAC]

so did you enjoy it or not?



sounds bliss!

 

[In_The_Rough]

Sounds great. Yesterday here was not very nice lot of showers and grey sky around but been out this morning clear blue sky warm and no wind, as you say what more can you ask for. Glad you enjoyed it

 

[Foxholer]

Any day's golf at Gullane is likely to be rather blissful but that seems a bit special. :clap:

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I remember in the old days some village urchins would hide in the old quarry at the back of the green then rush out and give a hole in one to any golfer good enough to drive the 3rd green.

 

[Colin L]

My mother confessed that as a wee girl she and a friend hid at the 4th green at Dunaverty (which is in a hidden bowl) and rushed out to place someone's tee shot right on the very edge of the hole.

 

[CMAC]

The Sows back at 'Royal' Dalmuir either had your tee shot placed in the hole or nicked

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Better class of urchin up there. On Wimbledon Common they'd just run out an nick the ball