Journeys: St. Andrews | The Family Tree of Old Tom Morris

As golf was being developed in and around St. Andrews, in the mid-1800’s, Old Tom the architect was emerging. We start this episode in Carnoustie, where Old Tom worked with Allen Robertson, his mentor of sorts, to design the first ten holes. And then Old Tom came back to extend the course to 18 holes. Bill Thompson, the Carnoustie Golf Club’s historian, provides some insight into Carnoustie’s place in golf history, which, thanks to the Smith family, is extensive. Especially as it relates to club making and competing. We get more time with Sheila Walker, which is to say, more stories from the great-great-granddaughter of Old Tom. We eat at Seafood Ristorante, one of St. Andrew’s best restaurants and hottest spots, which goes far beyond the fact that the restaurant itself is a glass structure that sits on the rocky coastline overlooking the water and around the corner from the first tee and 18th green of the Old Course. And we play Muirfield, another Old Tom original, which will host this year’s AIG Women’s Open, sponsored by Mastercard. We played with Lindsey Garden, the 18th female member at an old club that has recently adopted a new way of thinking. What hasn’t changed is the clubhouse display of some of golf’s most notable artifacts, which includes the game’s first trophy, The Silver Club, from 1744.
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