Day 154 - Home Sweet Home

A very easy flight back, though not really enough time to get any sleep: by the time everyone has settled down, they are bringing around the breakfasts...  That, and a swift passage through the airport, meant that we were home nice and early.  That being said, energy levels were low as a result of the short night and, by the time the golf was on the box, eyes were certainly drooping.

After a brief zizz, I headed back to the Club in the afternoon to see how the Senior Open Qualifier was getting on at Burhill. There was a good crowd watching, though many of them drifted later into the Captains' Bar to follow what was going on in the Open.

The weather in Surrey (like in Scotland!) had worsened during the day and the scores reflected the more difficult playing conditions.  There were 8 places available for the Open at Sunningdale, but there still needed to be a play-off to determine who could be added to the reserves list.

Not quite a direct parallel with the way the Open Championships finished, but there too they had a playoff.  By the time this was being played, my energy levels had reached the level where I needed to head home and I therefore eschewed the drinks reception at Burhill. 

I had though enjoyed chatting so some of the participants: one, in particular, a pro from Stockholm was waxing very lyrical about the New Course and the facilities in the Clubhouse: "I have played more than a thousand golf courses around the world and the final hole here is one of the very best I have ever seen"...

So it was back home that I watched the final minutes of the 2015 Open Championships at St Andrews. I felt sorry for Mark Leishman, who had played so well during the final rounds, but never really featured in the play-off.  Nice to see a winner though who doesn't drive the ball horrendous distances down the fairway...