Dream Trip to Scotland, Day 10: Crail Golfing Society | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

My unusually bright outlook on day 10 of this odyssey might have had something to do with a later tee time (10 a.m.), the yoga session, the Tiger Balm that I lathered all over my lower back, the antibiotics (sinusitis), the Ibuprofen, or the golf high coming off a round at the round on the Old Course, but standing on the first tee of Craighead at the Crail Golfing Society, I was determined to beat my brother.

The first hole is a difficult start — a meaty par 5. I played four perfect shots en route to a birdie; 1-up.

Lunch was at another clubhouse with a magnificent view ($15). [#image: /photos/55ad7405b01eefe207f6a78e]|||Daly_Balcomie_3.jpg|||Balcomie Links: An absolute treasure! Completely different from Craighead, this Old Tom Morris design is a blast. (The third hole is pictured above.) It’s not long (5,861 yards), but it’s tight (OB everywhere). Between the tricky greens and the beaches of Fife, I guarantee it will be the longest …