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Scotland on my Mind by Dan King Photo Library
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| Third Batch 7/1/96 | |
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| Dick Gunderson on the third hole at Nairn. Dick doesn't get into many bunkers, but when he does, he likes them to be extra challenging. He makes a good blast and all, but look closely and you'll notice the ball is still there in the bunker. Least his second shot out of this bunker he had a more conventional stance. | Darla Cowden trying to get out of one of the many pot bunkers on Nairn Golf course. Unfortunately none of us brought 85 degree wedges to get out of these. Despite a valiant effort on Darla's part, you see where the ball ended up on the right after hitting into the steep face of the bunker. |
| There is our excited gallery on the 10th hole at Nairn Golf Club. The picture doesn't do justice to the size of these porkers. One of the eateries we went to add an item for 30 ounce gammon steaks. This is were the process starts. | Again, the Apple QuickTake doesn't do justice to the contours. I'm standing on the 14th green a par-3. The hole is down hill, with the pin on the front right, to my left of where I'm standing. The swale in the middle of the green is a good 4 feet deep, separating the front and rear of the green. |
| Second Batch 6/27/96 | |
| This is the northern coast of Crudin Bay from the atop the ninth tee. The Apple Quicktake 1000 doesn't do the view justice. Hopefully pictures with my better camera will come out truer and can replace this one. On the hill in the middle of the picture is the ruins of the castle. | This is my caddie Stuart on the 9th tee at Crudin Bay. A fine lad and god golfer who only caddies occasionaly to earn an extra quid. He's a good golfer, until you put a left-handed putter in his hand. Then he looks cluesless. |
| Here we are bundled against the cold on the tenth tee at Cruding Bay. From left to right is Mike Smyth, Darla Cowden, Dick Gunderson and Dan King. The bright yellow hat was purchased that morning in the pro-shop and by the next day both Darla and Mike were also sporting them, but not in the cool color of mine. The cigar I'm smoking is on of the final cigars brought from home. | |
| First Batch 6/23/96 | |
| On our way from SFO for our big adventure (dressed comfortably for our 11 hour flight): Left to right, Dan King; Darla Cowden; Mike Smyth and Dick Gunderson. | Ryder Cup day at Dalmahoy. Left to right: John Lunn (Sco); Dick Gunderson (USA); Alex Webster (Sco); Mike Smyth (USA); Alisser Meekin (Sco); Darla Cowden (USA); George Lunn (Sco); Dan King (USA). That's the Mariott in the background, and yes that is a cart in the picture. There were a number of carts at the course, but thankfully no cart paths. In the foreground, under the red head cover you can get a glimpse of my Scoland secret weapon. |
| A view from the 16th tee at Dalmahoy. The Apple Quicktake 1000 camera. I am using is not the best camera to use for landscape pictures, but it is the easiest to get pictures onto the Internet. That is the Mariott Hotel in the background. In our group, USA halved this hole. In the following group it was won by Scotland. | Prior to teeing off from the Glen Course at North Berwick. Left to right: Dan King (Notice the stogie clenched between the teeth); Dick Gunderson, Mike Smyth, Dougie Seaton and Darla Cowden. |
| Our new friend from Scotland, Dougie Seaton teeing off on the first hole at the Glen Course at North Berwick. I'm semi-proud of this picture as I caught his swing right at impact, not an easy thing to do with the Apple Quicktake 1000. | I did not sneak over to the French Riviera. This is actually the beach of North Berwick. The weather was beautiful like this for all 5 days we were in East Lothian. |
| The 12th green at the Glen Course at North Berwick. Left to Right; Darla Cowden, Dougie Seaton, The Bass Rock, Mike Smyth (putting) and Dick Gunderson. | David Huish's proshop below the first tee on the West Links at North Berwick. |
| Local historian Archie Baird behind the Gullane clubhouse. Notice the shorts - the weather was beautiful our entire time in East Lothian. | Nick, my caddie at Carnoustie. Nice chap for a soccer player. He was good at getting a very good read on the greens, Just about the time he had figured out the line for my power fade, (Okay, some may call it a huge slice) I starting hitting the ball straight. |
| Here I am in front of the Royal Aberdeen proshop preparing to hit my new secret weapon. I purchased it in hopes of being able to keep up with Dick Gunderson's drives and win back some of the bob I lost to Dick and Mike Smyth. It's called the Callaway Humogeously Big Bertha. Notice how the club and the cigar are on the same plane at address. | From left to right; Darla Cowden, Mike Smyth and Dick Gunderson, all trying to swing the club I swung by myself. Actually Dick doesn't seem to want anything to do with this latest technology. The club is Callaway and Dick is under contract to Taylor Made. |
| The ball is actually away, look closely and you can see the sand moving about. The picture is good because it shows were I spent most of the rounds of Carnoustie and Royal Aberdeen. I believe this is a farway bunker on 14 at Royal Aberdeen, but it could be any one of ten different holes on the course. | |
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