A son of the Muckle Toon of Langholm, with a penchant for classic rock and honest howffs, a decade of reporting on the Royal & Ancient game has kept me on the straight and narrow despite my own wild attempts at this often infuriating pursuit.
A three-ball, featuring Mr Trump, former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie and Sandy Jones, the chief executive of the Professional Golfers' Association, finally got things rolling on what its owner proclaimed would be world's greatest course on the Menie Estate, near Balmedie in Aberdeenshire.
