It’s been almost a year since the Scotland Varsity Match golf trip. It started with the Match (Oxford v. Cambridge) at The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield in Gullane and ended at Cruden Bay 7 days later. 
I was reminded of the trip recently as I scoured through several golf rankings for a not-so-stealth mission for The Society of Leisure Enthusiasts. As I reviewed the lists from Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Golf Weekly, Avid Golfer and many more I had to call my golfing buddy Dave Runyon. Dave flew out to the varsity match last spring along with my Dad, Mary Ann, and Joe Goebel. My wife, my biggest supporter, was there as well.
Anyway, tonight I went back to my notes and looked up our itinerary and the results. I forgot that I played 12 rounds in 7 days (including the varsity match) and Dave played 8 in 5 days. It was epic. It was also epic because we had close friends playing with us at different courses. Check out the link to the itinerary and you’ll see the pairings at each course. You’ll also see that Dave and I played 54 holes at Cruden Bay in one day to cap off the trip.
Following the trip on the train ride home from Edinburgh to Oxford Dave and I created the Dream 18. The only criteria was that we played the holes that we added. You can see the scorecard below. For the large image click here.
Back to the rankings, tonight I was told I was missing one list. Dave pointed out that I didn’t have Golf World’s Dream 18. It’s referenced on Glen Golf Clubs website but I could not find the list anywhere. If you have any idea please let me know. We desperately would like to compare the two.
Just so you know I did write the editors of Golf World and Golf Digest as well as the secretary of Glen Golf Club. I’ll keep you posted.
