The first thing we need to discuss is my trip to Royal St. George’s Golf Club. The club is located in Sandwich, England on the southeast coast of the country. It has hosted 13 Open Championships with winners including Ben Curtis, Greg Norman, Sandy Lyle, and Walter Hagan. It will additionally host the 2011 Open next year.
As Evidenced from the photos of the course, it was beautiful with rolling sand dunes and views of the ocean throughout the course. Several of the holes have out of bounds to the right because the beach is right there. The day I played, it was about 50 degrees outside with a steady 25 mph wind. It was brutal, but luckily I had booked a caddy who helped me navigate the wind and taught me some of the important links shots for days when the wind is that bad.
I played decently well considering the brutal conditions, hitting some good shots and staying away from anything worse than a double. It was a success on the whole. One thing that I was rather surprised about was how welcoming the club was to me, especially given how it is one of the most exclusive and prestigious in the world. The moment I arrived I had people greeting me and making me feel welcome. The best example of this was when I was tying my shoe before hitting balls, a man came up to me and introduced himself and asked me a bit about where I came from and a bit about Oxford; he then proceeded to invite me to join his match for the morning, but I had to decline, as I had booked a caddy for an hour or so later. My caddy later informed me that I had made a big mistake in turning him down, as he is the captain of the club and a former executive at Lloyds in London. New rule: always say yes in situations like that.
Another instance of their hospitality was my caddy giving me a ride over to the train station from the course, which he certainly did not have to do. I was so excited that I declined taking a shower in the locker room and forgot about both the lunch I was supposed to have in the clubhouse, which is supposed to be amazing, and getting any souvenirs. I now am going to have to call over there and see if they will ship me a flag and a yardage book. Furthermore, missing the lunch in the historic clubhouse is a bit of a sore spot with me still, but the day on the whole was still excellent.
In Sandwich, I stayed at a little pub called the Kings Arms that was more than hospitable. The pub was over 400 years old and served some solid pub food, but the main reason it got the thumbs up was that I had a little TV in my room on which I watched Phil capture his third Masters Championship. It was a great weekend overall.
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