“Golf…” wrote famed author, wit and flamboyant moustache owner Mark Twain, “…is a good walk spoiled.” Which may seem a tad harsh, but there are many who might agree with his acerbic assessment of Scotland’s national pastime, particularly given its inherent exclusivity, stuffy rules and exorbitant costs.
But for many others golf is more than a spoiled walk, it’s an obsession, a religion, a raison d être, it’s where all their money goes and it’s the overriding subject of nearly every conversation, such is the passion with which true golfists love and live their game.
