The Club for Iron Maidens Essentialsturnberry a Two-Day Package Designed to Attract Women Golfers to Ayrshire Suits Julie Davidson Down to a Tee
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It's not true. You can teach an old dog new tricks. My ball runs for about four feet and drops sweetly into the hole. "You've done this before," says Chris Brown, senior teaching professional at the Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy. I smile modestly. Every beneficiary of a pre-1970s Scottish childhood knows how to putt - even if their grip, stance and putter are wrong.
Fewer of today's young Scots visit their local putting greens, but in the ancient home of golf the game is still revered. For years I've resisted the lure of the links, if only because polo shirts and plaid trousers were a fashion statement too resistible. But my daughter and I have been given a dress-code exemption for our first golf lessons, conducted on the fringesSee the full content of this document
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The Club for Iron Maidens Essentialsturnberry a Two-Day Package Designed to Attract Women Golfers to Ayrshire Suits Julie Davidson Down to a Tee
of the magnificent championship course at Turnberry, close to the Ayrshire coast.
She's wearing jeans (tut) and I have a T-shirt (which should be a "shirt with collar") under my fleece. "The dress etiquette has got to change," says Chris. "Golf fashion is driven by the professi...See the full content of this document