The Grill Room sent its host, Bailey Mosier, on a food and beverage tour around St. Andrews in advance of the Open Championship.
The Grill Room sent its host, Bailey Mosier, on a food and beverage tour around St. Andrews in advance of the Open Championship.
... to eat and drink all day in St. Andrews.
... at the Hams Hame Pub & Grill.
... right across the street from the Old Course clubhouse and the 18th green.
... so the waitress brought me an H&H Ale.
... yah know, for ‘scale.’
... conveniently located underneath the Rusacks Hotel, where Jack Nicklaus stayed when he came to play the Open.
... to the right of 18 fairway. (And, as you can see, the outside patio is dog-friendly.)
... from a St. Andrews brewery named Eden Mill.
... apropos, I thought, since the Golden Child is going for his third major in a row this week.
... because yes, that is an important detail. (Ambience, people.)
... if I could photograph their meals, including this hamburger.
... (Don’t I look happy?)
... is a favorite of fans and players, alike.
... as I had already made a visit to the Dunvegan earlier in the week.
... to the Jigger Inn.
... just to the right of the 17th fairway.
... and enjoy the golf. And your beer.
... Doesn’t he look ecstatic to have made my acquaintance?
... which wouldn’t let me inside.
... would have let me inside, had I opened the door and walked in.
... which is the oldest bottleshop in St. Andrews. (We Americans call these “liquor stores.”)
... PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem upon his arrival to St. Andrews, as told to me by the manager of Luvians Bottleshop.
... fudge donuts each day.
... one of these things simply is not true.
... was my final stop.
... yeah yeah yeah, you know where I was going with that.
... like this beef stew.
... the answer is: Yes, there are Starbucks in St. Andrews.
... in the media center. This tour is Open ... and closed.
... the Shetland Smoked Salmon.