点评:We came to Scotland with a few tee times lined up and hoping to get on the Old Course. We did the 48 hour ballot in Open week and were amongst the lucky few. We warmed up at the driving range behind the Old Course hotel and walked over for our afternoon tee time. It was a bit windy and overcast with the temperature around 16 C (64F). All three of us had veteran caddies. The course does not offer a junior rate and verifies your handicap before the start (HCP of 36 or lower). We got a green reading book and some nice memorabilia before teeing off. The tee shot on the first hole is a nervous one despite the wide fairway. Some fun facts: Left miss is often better than right miss. There is out-of-bounds right on a few holes. There are only two Par 3s (holes 8 and 11). Quite a few blind shots on the front nine. There is a good crowd watching on holes 17 and 18, but a critical one. No applause if you don’t hit it well on your approach. The course was winning towards the end. We had a fun grouping and enjoyed every minute of the round. The turf is special, and it feels so calm and quiet on the course. No car noises, houses or golf carts. Pure solitude. We had some memorable crazy long putts and made a few birdies. You usually play from 6380 yards. After the round we had dinner at 18 at the Rusack’s which was delicious. Thank you Old Course for the wonderful memories. And remember Sunday the course is closed for play and open for the public to stroll on or have a picnic.
翻译:我们来到苏格兰,已经排好了几个开球时间,希望能上老球场。我们在公开赛周参加了 48 小时的抽签,是少数幸运儿之一。我们在老球场酒店后面的练习场热身,然后步行过去,准备下午的开球。天气有点风,阴天,气温在 16 摄氏度 (64 华氏度) 左右。我们三个人都有经验丰富的球童。该球场不提供青少年优惠,并在开始前验证您的差点 (HCP 为 36 或更低)。开球前,我们拿到了一本果岭阅读书和一些漂亮的纪念品。尽管球道很宽,但第一个洞的开球还是很紧张。一些有趣的事实:左边的失误往往比右边的失误好。几个洞的右侧有界外球。只有两个三杆洞(第 8 洞和第 11 洞)。前九洞有不少盲打。第 17 洞和第 18 洞有很多观众在观看,但这两个洞很关键。如果你的击球方法不正确,就不会有掌声。球场在比赛结束时处于领先地位。我们玩得很开心,享受了比赛的每一分钟。草坪很特别,球场上感觉很平静、安静。没有汽车噪音、房子或高尔夫球车。纯粹的孤独。我们有一些令人难忘的疯狂长推杆,还打了几个小鸟球。你通常从 6380 码开始打球。比赛结束后,我们在 Rusack 18 点吃了晚餐,味道很好。感谢老球场给我们留下了美好的回忆。记住,周日球场将关闭,供公众散步或野餐。