Carnoustie and The Russell Hotel

So today the guys get to really test their golfing abilities, round the championship course at Carnoustie. Unlike many groups the guys were ready and waiting outside their hotel at 11am, we were not supposed to be leaving till 11.3o. So they either have very strict wives or were very keen to get going.

We had a good journey to the course the roads were very quite and it was too early for cocktails ! When we arrived the weather was perfect for playing sunshine and no breese, so therefore no excuses for not playing well. Although after a couple of tee shots I'm pretty certain not everyone was going to bring the course to its knees.

Four hours and twenty minutes later they were coming down eighteen, which is not too bad time wise for Carnoustie. Some of the guys (not mentioning any names) didn't think the course was as difficult as they were told it would be. Others are being very quite for the time being. Still after a couple of beers in the hotel they may have a different story to tell.

Tonight dinner is booked for 8pm at The Russell Hotel, which fortunately for me it is almost next door to the hotel where the guys are staying. So I get away with not driving them ther back, and they don't have too far to stagger home !

Tomorrow the guys split into two groups, the first are playing the Castle Course at 11.18am and the second group play The Old Course at 1.40pm.