European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In Scotland by hath twin Ltd Airth Wlter 141 Queens course at Glen eagles the impression that Wall Disney once worked by Bob Wicker City editor the Wight before we left Gus punted sign for the aide of our yellow vow his message was loud and Clear Andrews or bust Al my apart ment in the same Wesl Ger Many Village i unwrapped 9 diary purchased that after noon and began to is an account of my Golf trip to Scotland with Gus Ben Abrams and George a golfers vacation of a lifetime was Only hours As t packed 14 Golf shirts in one aide of a i thought about my friends who spend their vacations skiing and i reasoned that they probably get just As excited about doing their but finally this is a madness reserved for b before Lucking my new leather bound diary in a Small i thumbed through the empty pages and wondered what the next two weeks held for our the entries Tell the Story june we met Al Gus and Mariannes apart ment at for a big breakfast three pounds of Bacon and 18 George does not eat Egga but boy Doest put away the Bacon after a bottle of French Champagne in the parking lot to Christen the rental were it rained most of the Way to the ferry at Rotterdam but the conversation was Gus told us about a Man at ram duh im3u 1c11jt f met to Cellenti we made several wagers on the Golf rounds including one on How Many lost we would total As a George says s6 lost i guess 44 and Gus says Ben asks Gus fio Many balls he brought with him and then picks we each put into a lost Ball it is now and we an in our crowded four bunk Cabin drinking scotch malt whisky and talking of Al things june 1s7j great the Sun came out As we crossed the Border into Scotland with bom blaring we teed off at Curlane i course at Ben and 1 had 959 for Best scores about we far our 17 George and both m Hanoi Are a couple shots Over these outlaw Sand traps they Call them bunk ers Here Are something else so big and deep that you Seldom have a shot for the Green when you get in june big breakfast again sausages and played Curlane 3 in the Short and i had an Gus and George earn net 85s with their played Jubilee course at an Drews in the afternoon and Alt fared poorly except George who had a we Are Ulm pressed by the Jubilee layout As too Many fairways look i have the Best Points total Low Ball and aggregate after three rounds of switching partners in team and that Good for a free meal on the we Settle on us Niblick restaurant and 1 am treated to French onion Sleak and peach we have reservations at the old course tomorrow at cant wait to tee off on tile course where it All began hundreds of years Early to bed dead june 1977 the Sun was shining All Day and the temperature was about 75 we arrived Al the old course 30 minutes Early and much to a Surprise the starter said we could tee Oil As soon As we were Gus hurried his shots and hit a Airway Wood out of Bounds on the first almost hit Page the stars and stripes Ling a sheepdog in the he had a 1c on the famous Hole hed looked Forward so much to playing since to planned the trip one cold Winter night months t hit Good drives on every Hole to score a 95 and beat Ben by a old course is a real Challenge loaded Ului Blind bunkers and the biggest greens in the world our foursome lost five balls in the or As they Call it cozy evening at the four Woods Fol Lowed by a supper dance next so an Drews is a neat place to according to a gentleman we talked to at the four Woods who told us that he had retired there and would be 79 years old in Gus asked How Long he had been a cigarette smoker and he said he started when he was in afraid Gus will never Stop smoking Sunda june 1977 after a Scenic 50mlnute drive from Andrews we arrived Al the toughest course in Scotland George paired the first Hole on his monstrous layout where Tommy Henry Ben Gary player and Tom Watson have All won British i was Lucky to get our pars on the front nine for a 43 and Fin she Dup with an thanks to a pair of fives on the 17th and rated by tha experts As the two Best dosing holes in Scot they Are both Long Par fours that Are twice crossed by a from Camo Ustie we drive id Miles Inland and play treeline a Nice change of Pace from the Seaside total we have played thus Gus and Ben had two High rounds each today Are Digap i Hope they do better Tom raw it was when we potted out on 11 at a Lovely resort town on us North earlier in the we played at nearby both courses Are Long and Beautiful with lots of Nairn is the bes groomed we have it was also our eighth court in five today was perfect for Golf Light temperature in jibe the owner of the Joedan breakfast place where we Are staying tonight says they had nothing but rain and wind Here last week we have a super Nice room with break fast for the House has Only id rooms for rent but the owner is fully i which Means he has a bar that will probably keep us up until the wee tomorrow we will head for two hours North of u will be the lowest Day of the year and we will be playing what our Golf books Call the  championship course in the june this was a rest Day Only one round of but what a round the Beauty of the Royal Dom och layout is something that has to be seen to be As you play these skilfully designed holes you can hear the North sea making the Roll ing fairways Are laced with strategically placed bunkers and lined with Bright