Today was a great touristy day! We got the choice between going to St. Andrews, where many consider to be the birthplace of golf. The setting was breath taking even if you were not a golf fanatic. I thought much about my family today who love golf so much (Dave and Tommy) as well as two friends particularly (KWas and Damon). It was very cool to walk the course and to see the Old Course up close. Two of our professors got on and played the Old Course, quite expensive, and Dr. Magnuson shot an 82....WOW! Enjoy the pictures and know that the sights and sounds of the North Sea crashing in the shore just to the right of the 1st tee box will not fully appreciated by looking at these photos. Tomorrow we set off for Cambridge!
St. Andrew's, The Old Course: Bridge on 18th Fairway
St. Andrew's, The Old Course: Bridge on 18th Fairway
#1 Tee Box Sign (left) and #18 Green (right)
This is the pro tee box at #4 on The Old Course
The view looking from 18 fairway to 18 green
Samuel Rutherford's tombstone, a Scottish theologian and author, of whom Spurgeon said, "When we are dead and gone let the world know that Spurgeon held Rutherford’s Letters to be the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men".
An old Abbey in St. Andrews torn down after the Reformation (center) and the beach where the running scene from Chariots of Fire was filmed (right).
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