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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.
— Feature Interview —
Old Tam & Scooter sit down with longtime friend Michael Albert — a childhood buddy from Upper Arlington High School — to relive a lifetime of golf stories from the Land of the Golden Bear.
Michael shares incredible inside-the-ropes memories featuring: Growing up in Jack Nicklaus’ hometown and “The Land of The Golden Bear” Scioto Country Club, OSU Scarlet, and Muirfield Village. His dad, Don Albert, and the Albert family’s relationship with the Nicklaus family walking the fairways of Augusta National at The Masters with Barbara Nicklaus and Jack's wedding day golf outing with Don Albert. We discuss Donald Ross, his common tie between Scioto & Bradenton C.C. his current club, alongside members like Paul Azinger and Tony Jacklin, links golf shots and what keeps us coming back for more!
— Tour of Scotland in Pictures —
Scotland Links Tour- Old Course-St. Andrews, Kingsbarns, Royal Dornoch, Castle Stuart, Brora and Western Gailes
— 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
— FEATURED MOMENT —
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."
— Lads To Scotland Trip —
Dunaverty Golf Club, Campbeltown, Scotland - Drone footage
Dunaverty if a true hidden gem at the end of the road in Campbeltown, Kintyre Province of Scotland. Beautiful Views, of the Dunaverty Rock, the beach, the Atlantic and the coast of Ireland 24 miles in the distance. Pure heaven of a golf course
— Donegal Ireland, the wild wild Northwest —
Sheephaven Bay, Harbour Bar & Fish Seafood, the best outdoor 19th hole in all of Ireland
Rosapenna Hotel with three great courses, beautiful Sheephaven Bay and the best outdoor patio / pub in all of Ireland—The Harbor Bar & Fisk Seafood.
— FEATURED MOMENT —
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
— FEATURED MOMENT —
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.
— Scotland Travel —
Brora Golf Club-Scottish Highland where the Sheep and Cows roam
On our 2nd trip to Scotland we headed North to the Highlands. Brora Golf Club was a real treat, where the mountains meet the sea. We ran into the sheep as we approached the 15th green.
— 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.
— FEATURED MOMENT —
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.
— The Hebrides Squad —
The Wonders of the Hebrides--Scotland
A tour of the Inner and Outer Hebrides Islands of Scotland. From Kintyre/Machrihanish to Islay to South Uist
— 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.
— Ireland County Sligo —
The unofficial Mayor of Enniscrone at the Pilot Bar
The Enniscrone Pub Crawl
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More Interviews Coming Soon
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