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Nasty Scot Charm of Members and Caddies

Was on trip that included St. Andrews and Royal Dornach. Both exquisite courses run by good people.

Always wanted to play Carnoustie. Checked into Links Hotel which was quite nice. Had great weather and was paired with good people for our round. But, that is all the nice that I can say about my Carnoustie Golf Experience.

It began as I was leaving the club house to start the round when greeted (or should I say ignored by two members who felt it fit, to not only do the polite things and hand me the door as i walked behind them, but, actually went out of their way to be sure to avoid touching the door at all so it shut in my face. It something you might see a child do when not properly taught manners, it's not something an grey haired pair of "supposed gentlemen" would do to a guest at their club.

But, I shrugged that off and got to the first tee. About 3 holes in the fun began, caddies with group behind let their foursome tee off while my group were still preparing to hit our 2nd shots. As "FOUR" rang out, a ball sailed over my head. We turned with a wave and proceeded to set-up for our shots and anouther FOUR rings out and another ball bounced behind me and hit my pull-cart.

Folks once can be a mistake, twice is a message. Shaken, I stood over my ball and in my back swing a 3rd shot came over my head.

Now, I had a friend get hit with an errant shot, he lost an eye. Caddies should know better, their players are THEIR responsibility a visitor probably doesn't know the distance, a caddie surely does. The caddies (and their were 4 of them in that group) simply didn't care if a guest got hurt.

Balls sailed over our heads 3 more times during the round culminating with a shot on Hole 16 that literally bounced on the green and rolled off as we were putting.

Myself and one of the guys that I was paired with reported the incidences and complained at the Pro Shop. Apologies were offered, if only halfheartedly.

I will not be playing Carnoustie again. I recommend that you avoid it on your Edinburgh golf swing. There are better places to play and far better places to be charmed by the great treatment that you get when members and caddies recognize that it's visitors like us that keep their dues down and their employment intact.

Clearly, Carnoustie is one of those places where the locals don't really need your business. So, my advice is watch it on TV and enjoy the other great courses in Scotland. The town has little else to offer, as well, so you won't be missing much there, either.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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