British Open 2017
Originally Published on July 26, 2017 by ranchomurieta.com
Diaries written by: Don Thames
Don Thames, Rancho Murieta Country Club's golf pro, writes about the experience of qualifying for the British Senior Open, as he did Monday. He will post occasional stories this week. Photos are by Carole Thames.
DAY #2:
Bridgend, Wales – We met Scott McCarron yesterday after he played in the Rolex Pro-Am. He seemed rather surprised to see us. When I asked him about how to play the golf course he said, “Hit it long and straight.” I was somewhat underwhelmed by these words of wisdom but nevertheless happy to see my old mate from RMCC.
We played the practice round with another old mate of mine, Randy Haag. Randy has played in four Opens and three U.S. Opens as a senior. Randy qualified by rolling in a 30-foot curler for par at Pyle and Kenfig. He writes a golf blog and did much video work while we played. If interested, you could probably look up his blog and see more about his experiences here. That’s all for now, as we are headed out to play nine holes and then rest up for the opening round.
Unfortunately, as you might imagine, it's raining at the moment. But that, of course, is part of the challenge.
Cheers,
Don and Carol
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