Joe & Steve Stines at The 2010 Open

07/11/10 - 07/20/10


Bus Tour of London


Padington Train Station -- Leaving for St. Andrews	First Class Seating on Train


Sites Along the Way


Lunch Enroute	Disembarking From Train


Station for St. Andrews Pronounced "Lookers"	All Edible, in Our Room Upon Arrival


Official Host at Hotel	Balcony Overlooking the Main Dining Area


Hotel Pool	Inside Upscale Hotel Restaurant


Outside Views of Hotel


Looking From Main Dining Area up Staircase	Hotel Clubhouse, Restaurant & 2 Golf Courses


Scottish Golf at the Sam Torrance Course	Typical Layout With St. Andrews Bay in Background


British Open Signs Abound	Overlooking the Torrance Course at the Fairmont


Sam Torance and I


Steve & I With Course Designer Sam Torance	Putting on the Marble Top (Fast) Practice Green


Getting Prepared for Tuesday's Round	Colin (Caddie) & I


Lee (We're On 1st Name Basis), His Son Daniel and I. Played Nine holes with them on Tuesday



Lee Trevino-Signed Scorecard (Not Bad -- 47 On the Front, 43 on the Back. Wait, There's Something About That 43)


Tuesday Afternoon at Open site


Steve & I in Courtyard at St. Andrews University	Bagpiper in Same Courtyard


Gotta Love the Flora	Don't Mess With Religion in the 16th Century


Legend Has it: Patrick's Face Appeared 7 Courses of Stone Up From the Burning Site	216 Sign Cautions About Steep Cliff Dropoff


Sites and Ruins Within Town of St. Andrews	Typical Street


Ruins	No Biking on This Path Leading to Sea


Ruins at East End of Town


If These Stones Could Talk!	Overlooking Cliffside


If This Was In the US, We'd Knock it Down & Put Up a McMansion or Two	Plenty of Gardens Around Homes Here


900 Street Musicians, Not Including Steve


From 2nd Fairway. Bldgs in Background Are the Old Course Hotel Where 99% of Participants Were Staying


First Fairway on Left. 18th Fairway on Right. Burn in Foreground. Yep, Showers at Anytime, Hence Umbrella at the Ready	Hospitality Area. "Fife" is the County Wherein St. Andrews is located


Believe Me About the Rain?	One of Many Scoreboard. No Electronic Ones Here

705 All Scoreboards are Attended by Young Students. My Name is Just Out of View



In Background the R & A Building. Looking From 17th Fairway	Tom Pernice (Maroon Shirt & Playing Competitors) on 14th Hole, Day 2

Tee Marker for the "Long" Hole



Holes 12 & 13, Far End of Course. One of 13 Double Greens	Approach to 16th Green


Many Bunker Faces Lined With Pieces of Sod	16th Green Right. 17th Tee by Grandstand in Center. Old Course Hotel (Tan Bldg) Golfers Will Drive Over as They Play the 17th


Hospitality Village. Special Ticket Required. Thursday	Food & All (And I Do Mean ALL) Beverages Inside This Tent


Outdoor Seating Area in Village	The Umbrellas Were Collapsed After the Winds Came and Had Them Flying All Over


Hospitality Tables & Chairs for the Common Folk	Tony Jacklin Stopped by to Chat With Us in this Hospitality Tent


Food Presentation in Village Tent	Just Like Some of our Dining Spots on Wednesdays


Country Place Style?	If You Left Hungry, it Was Your Own Fault


Old Photo From Back in the Early 20th Century of St. Andrews	The Actual Claret Jug. Engraved With Past Winners. This Was at the Sportsmen Dinner


Seating at Sportsman Dinner

WINES

Bollinger Special Cuvee
Spy Satellite Sauvignon Blanc
Cotes du Rhone Rouge Louis Bernard

SPORTSMAN'S DINNER
WEDNESDAY 14 JULY

DINNER

Foie gras brioche topped with brandy lemon jelly
Parmesan shortbread, confit red pepper & goats cheese cream (v)
Pink peppercorn cod, tomato marmalade cracker

Confit Shetland salmon, pea & bacon salad,
shallot & champagne dressing, smoked garlic oil

Fillet of scotch beef, spinach, rosti potato, girole & onion jus,
slow roast tomato

Mary Queen of Scots tart, honey & toasted oatmeal cream,
Dundee marmalade syrup

Scottish Artisan cheeses, chutney, Arran oatcakes

Fair trade tea & coffee with handmade petit fours

Sportsman's Dinner Menu


The Famous Swilcan Bridge Over the Burn, That All Players Walk Over as They Proceed Up the 18th Fairway	Overlooking St. Andrews. Still Playing and It's Cloudy & Late


Anything you Want to Purchase is in This Building	Open Arms - Beer and Libations Flow Readily


Sunset from the Fairmont	Me and my "Salad"


A Closer Look at This Salad. Not the Usual Iceberg	Dining at Esponazo (Upscale Restaurant at the Fairmont) on Sunday Night. That's Me on the Balcony (In the Yellow Shirt)


Entreé	A Closer Look at this Tempting Treat, Finishing Off the Meal


My Dessert. What & How do I Tackle This?

ROAD HOLE RESTAURANT WINES

WHITE WINE

Chablis, J. Moreau et Fils, Burgundy, France, 2008
Pouilly Fumé, Les Champs, Roger Pabiot, France, 2008
Robert Skalli Chardonnay, Languedoc, France, 2008

RED WINE

Bouachon Côtes du Rhêne Rouge, Les Rabassières,
Rhêne Valley, France, 2008
Fleurie, Château de Raousset, Beaujolais, France, 2007

ROSE WINES

Château Billot, G.A.E.C Des Eyssards, Bergerac, France 2006

THE 150TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
LUNCH MENU

Thursday 15th - Saturday 17th July

Tomato

Salad of heritage organic tomatoes
with buffalo milk mozzarella and basil pesto

Pork

Terrine of Peel ham Farm pork
and black pudding, apple, celery and walnut salad

Salmon

Home smoked Scottish Salmon ballotine
with crème fraiche and caviar

Soup

Truffled leek and potato soup
with welsh rarebit crusted haddock

Chicken

Poached free range Brewster's Farm chicken
with summer vegetable risotto, foragers herb salad

Tuna

Seared tuna steak
with tomato, green bean and ratte potato salad,
anchovies and quails egg

Peas

Truffle tagliatelle with peas, broad bean
and asparagus ragout, crowdie cheese, parmesan foam

Mandarin

Mandarin jelly with dark chocolate sorbet
and pink grapefruit

Pineapple

Marinated pineapple carpaccio,
passion fruit, chilli and coconut

Vanilla

Tahitian vanilla panna cotta
with poached Alan Hill Farm strawberries and raspberries

Road Hole Restaurant Lunch Menu


From Inside Old Course Hotel (OCH)


OCH - Where the Drinks Flowed Freely. We're on the 3rd Floor Directly Overlooking the 17th Fairway and Just Beyond, the 2nd Fairway	Wine Tasting Room


Outside Deck Overlooking the 2nd Green	The Road Hole Green (#17)


Tiger Woods Approaching His Ball on #2 With His Group Containing 4 Police Security Officers


Hunter Mahan on Photo Shoot in Hotel	Some More Celebs that Wanted Their Photo With Me. Hunter Mahan


It Was Getting Just Too Much, All the Demands. Lucas Glover	Forgot This Guy's Name. Gary Something or Other


Kingsbarns Golf Club, St. Andrews Scotland. (In the Top 100 in the World). Views Looking West and East


See that Innocuous Bunker, Center Left? Scored a 9 on this Par 3. Five Blows to Escape the Sod Faced Steep Bunker. Would of Scored 8, But I Three Putted	Playing Partners Phillip On My Left & Chris On My Right. Monte Carlo Residents


Simple Little Par 4. Group in Front of Us Can be Seen in the Distance	John, Who Was the Caddie this Day


View of #18 From Clubhouse, Which Was Modest. That "Green Stuff" is Prickly and Thick Gorse. If Your Ball Comes to Rest in it, "Forgetaboutit". Even Andy Could Not Retrieve it


London Neighborhood Pub Near Steve's Flat (Last Evening in London) Comfy Upholstered Seating. If it Looks Small, It Is!

Comments

Welcome:
Joe Stines
jstines02@comcast.net