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"Old Tom" Morris visits The Old Clubhouse Pub (once the original clubhouse at Machrihanish Golf Club)
"Old Tom" Morris visits The Old Clubhouse Pub (once the original clubhouse at Machrihanish Golf Club)

"Old Tom" enters the pub
"Old Tom" enters the pub

"Old Tom" begins to address the crowd
"Old Tom" begins to address the crowd

He explains what golf was like in his day, and how he came to Machrihanish
He explains what golf was like in his day, and how he came to Machrihanish

O"ld Tom" showcases a 'featherie,' what a ball would have looked like in his day
O"ld Tom" showcases a 'featherie,' what a ball would have looked like in his day

"Old Tom" uses a niblick (the ancestor of today's wedges) to hit out of a sand trap.  Other clubs of the day were known as longnoses, grassed drivers, cleeks, and spoons.
"Old Tom" uses a niblick (the ancestor of today's wedges) to hit out of a sand trap. Other clubs of the day were known as longnoses, grassed drivers, cleeks, and spoons.

Course architect David McLay Kidd watches as "Old Tom" makes contact
Course architect David McLay Kidd watches as "Old Tom" makes contact


A successful shot out of the bunker
A successful shot out of the bunker

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