I recently had the great pleasure to play the Gullane No. 2 Golf Course. The course was in great shape, and it was just a great day to be playing golf in Scotland. The sun was shining and the birds were chirping. We teed off and made it across the road, and up and over Gullane Hill we went. We noticed an older foursome gaining ground on us from behind. This was a bit amazing as we were only two, and they were four, and they were "senior citizens." They made it to the par-three 5th tee just as we were putting out on the green. We decided to wait for them on the 6th tee and let them play through, as we certainly didn't want to hold them up. They looked like locals, and we were from another country. We thought, "better play this safe and let the locals pass." One of the elderly gentlemen strided up to us on the 6th tee and said "which one of you is Mr. Whayne?" My friend immediately pointed to me and said "That would be him." Great, throw me under the bus. We thought we were in trouble or something. Then the gentleman said "I'm Archie Baird, we talked on the phone a few days ago, I jotted down your tee time when you mentioned it, and thought I'd introduce myself." Mr. Baird is a famous golf historian, and his Heritage of Golf Museum next to the Gullane Clubhouse is not to be missed. We went on to have a very nice conversation, and we offered to let his group play through, but they graciously declined. Interestingly enough, minutes after I shook Mr. Baird's hand, I birdied the very next hole I played, the par-five 6th hole. It was my first birdie ever in Scotland. After the round, we were invited into the club to have a drink with Mr. Baird and his group. A good time was had by all.
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