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Our Interview
— MEET RED & SCOOTER —
Celebrating the Walk: A Conversation with Tom Atkins & Scooter Flaherty
In this first official interview for Old Tam Links Golf, Old Tam (Red) Atkins and his long-time friend Scooter Flaherty reflect on decades of golf. From their childhoods growing-up in Golden Bear country working as caddies, starters, and greens-keepers through high school and College, to exploring dunes/links-like courses in the U.S. and eventually making their way over the pond to celebrate the wonderful world of Links Golf.
They discuss playing Royal Troon, Cruden Bay, dodging sheep at Brora, and how Links Golf is all about the walk, and being in the moment. That is what keeps them coming back—the journey.
Jack and his British caddie Jimmy Dickinson
— EXCLUSIVE VIDEO —
— FEATURED MOMENT —
Playing Ardglass with Colin Weston
We were very fortunate to be paired with Colin Weston when we played Ardglass. Great times, and Colin is the founder and owner of mod sports, and modgolf.com. He's doing some great things around the entrepreneurial aspect of golf and the influencers that are instrumental in growing the game we know today.
Please check out his wonderful blog and podcast.
— Old School Irish Music —
Irish Music Trio at Rosapenna / St. Patrick's
Frenchie, our new friend on flute, playing at the Rosapenna Hotel in Downings, Ireland, Donegal. It was a great end to our day playing the St. Patrick's course, a Tom Doak Masterpiece
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Old Tam and Scooter Waxing Poetic About Toasties
Scooter and Old Tam waxing poetic about our good friend, B. This is at the Ugadale Hotel, just across the street from Machrihanish G.C. B and I dubbed this outdoor patio of the Clubhouse Bar, "Our Home Office."
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First Tee Lahinch, Hello Nico
Scooter and Old Tam arriving at the first tee at Lahinch. We promised our fellow Scotland Lad, Nico, a clip from the 1st hole. We were bracing for a very rainy walk.
— Links Courses Welcome Dogs —
The Official Frisbee Dog of Enniscrone
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Ardglass - Scooter's Attempt to Be Smylie Kaufman
#18 tee at Ardglass in County Down. Scooter's first attempt at on-course reporting, a la Smylie Kauffman.
— Ayrshire Coast Scotland —
Western Gailes--A Beautiful Walk at Sunset
Western Gailes was the first course that we played on the Ayrshire Coast. We caught it on a wonderful, late Saturday afternoon. It was a great classic links out 'n in routing, and we enjoyed a beautiful sunset the last few holes coming in.
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Jameson's Laborer's Cottage
During a stroll in Malahyde, skirting the Jameson Links, we came upon a homeowner and his wonderful, old school thatched roof and stone fence.
— FEATURED MOMENT —
Windy day in Lahinch
A four-club wind in the town of Lahinch, it would be a foreshadow into the conditions when we hit the first tee early the next morning
— FEATURED MOMENT —
Woody: Wish You Were Still With Us
Old Tam & Scooter hit a ceremonial tee shot for Woody into the Atlantic, at Machrihanish G.C.
— FEATURED MOMENT —
Padraic The unofficial Mayor at Gilroy, the first stop of The Enniscrone Hat Trick
The Enniscrone Pub Crawl
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More Interviews Coming Soon
Stay tuned for more stories from caddies, architects, poets, barkeeps, and characters who make links golf unforgettable.
New interview coming soon...
New interview coming soon...