25 August 2015 - Putting at St Andrews

If it's Tuesday this must be St Andrews right? The adventures continue as we rolled into the pretty Tayside town to renew old rivalries.

We were here for the challenge of eighteen holes of man to man combat. But first a contractual tourist photo. Ladies and gentlemen - Subway!

The weather was roasting hot, which is highly unusual and a bit disturbing. Where's the drizzle? The heat sent us for ice cream and Luvian's was on hand.

What a choice on display! £2.80 for a double cone proved great vfm. Sam went for one half chocolate and one half Nutella, and he said it was delicious.

I chose salted caramel and an Irn Bru sorbet. OMFG fantastic flavours. How do they make an ice dessert taste like fizzy pop?

As we headed towards the course we happened upon this street.....Murray the Miserable Cock was delighted. Well, as delighted as a miserable cock can be.

Posh place for a cock to hang out....

Chickens may not be able to fly, but miserable cocks certainly can! Fly Murray, fly!

We took a perch near the Old Course clubhouse and watched the golfers finish their rounds and the comings and goings. Spent an hour there before....

....starting our round at The Himalayas putting course. It's an appropriate name. For more details check our last report from here: 2013 at the Himalayas

This place is probably the closest you'll get to playing up the eighteenth without actually paying £250+ for a round.

The heat of mortal combat was interrupted for a St Andrews double selfie.

The first green of the Old Course is right beside The Himalayas. There are occasionally distant cries of "FOOOOORE RIGHT", and those in the know turn away and duck....

The green-keeper at St Andrews' Ladies Putting Club keeps the course in immaculate condition, like a bikini model's runway. He also changes the course regularly, and there is always one hole that crosses the path.

It was a good contest. Dad won.