This area is reserved for "Honoring the Home of Golf" with pictures of our members in Scotland and special honor to our namesake club - the North Berwick Golf Club. One must visit Scotland to understand the special place that community golf clubs have in the fabric of life in Scotland. We encourage our membership to make the pilgrimage to North Berwick, Muirfield, St. Andrews, Royal Troon, Gullane, Crail and all the other great courses that Scotland has to offer.
Andrew, Anne McCarthy and Kevin at Murifield - home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and home of many Opens. Anne is International Member #1 of the West Berwick Golf Club
Andrew & Kevin Williams on the 18nth at St.Andrew's Old Course
Brad Seaton at the 2004 Open at Royal Troon
Captain Rhine at Crail - the Balcomie Course - 7th Oldest
John & Tison Rhine at the 2007 Scottish Open at Loch Lomond won by Thomas Levet
Brad Seaton on the Swilcan Bridge with
the Royal and Ancient in the background
Andrew and Kevin Williams at Royal Dornoch in the north of Scotland - home of Golf Course Architect Donald Ross.
Kevin, John, Andrew and Tison playing with Hickory Clubs at the Musselburgh Race Track course where Mary Queen of Scots played golf in the 1500's
John at the Blenheim House Hotel in North Berwick - the official East Lothian home of the West Berwick Golf Club
John at the Blenheim House Hotel in North Berwick - the official East Lothian home of the West Berwick Golf Club
The Mansfield Castle Hotel in Tain - the official highland home of the West Berwick Golf Club!
Tison and Andrew at the graves of Old and Young Tom Morris at the St. Andrew's Cathedral
The Royal and Ancient at night at St. Andrews
- the governing body of golf in Scotland
2009 Scotland Trip......
Members Stan Ernest, John Rhine, Larry Jennings and Kevin Williams at the Royal and Ancient Clubhouse in St. Andrews, Scotland during the 2009 trip to the Open at Turnberry and to the beautiful courses of Scotland!
Larry Jennings on the 17th Hole at St. Andrew's Old Course.....
Putting out on the 18th Green at St. Andrews...
The Blenheim House Hotel, North Berwick and our spacious LDV Van......Awesome!!!
Dressed for Lunch at Muirfield.....actually the "Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers".....
At North Berwick East Links (The Glen Golf Club) with Bass Rock.....
Kevin, John, Larry and Stan at Crail, Balcomie, the 7th oldest golf club in the world.....
Stan at Crail.....
Captain Rhine at North Berwick - West Links - the namesake of West Berwick Golf club....
Captain Rhine at North Berwick West Links playing a perfect Scottish Bunker shot on Hole #13...
Larry Jennings entering Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club - our sister club in Musselburgh, Scotland. This course was home of Willie Park, the fist winner of the Open in 1860. A club made by Park hangs in the West Berwick Trophy Room.
Captain Rhine being congratulated by Musselburgh Old Course Club Secretary Robin McGregor. By decree of the Captain, Robin was inducted as International Member #6 of the West Berwick Golf Club.... Check out their web site at www.mocgc.com for a story about the relationship between both clubs. Stan Ernest also joined and an honorary membership was given to Secretary Kevin Williams by Robin.
The Entrance to the 2009 Open at Turnberry. The West Berwick members attended a practice day on July 15.
John, Larry, Stan and Kevin in front of the Royal And Ancient Club House on the 1st Tee of the Old Course. All members of West Berwick are encouraged to plan at trip to the home of golf and experience the great golf, great weather and all around exceptional aura that is Scotland
Andrew Williams at the 2007 Open on the final day at Carnoustie.... Padraig defeats Sergio in a playoff!
Captain John Rhine and Charter Member Stan Ernest at Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club. On July 15, 2009, while visiting the club during their Scottish Golf Trip, both Rhine and Ernest joined the Musselburgh Old Course Golf Club. During that time, Captain Rhine also made Musselburgh's Secretary, Robin McGregor, an honorary member of the West Berwick Golf Club. Robin has put a story about the Mt. Carmel players visiting his club on their website - www.mocgc.com. Check it out!
Robin is International Member #6 of the West Berwick Golf Club and we hope that at some time in the future Robin and some contingent from Musselburgh will visit the West Berwick Golf Club and plays Mt. Carmel Golf Course.
Secretary Williams is flanked by Christopher Spencer (l) and Alan Phillips (r) the Secretary and Captain respectively of the North Berwick Golf Club. They have just been informed of their Honorary Member Status with the West Berwick Golf Club on Nov 13, 2009.
International Member #1 - Anne McCarthy with the embroidered fleece jacket from West Berwick Golf Club presented to her on November 13, 2009 by Secretary Williams at Muirfield
Secretary Williams holding the Ricoh Cup presented in 2009 to the winner of the Women's British Open, Catriona Matthew. Catriona is a member of the North Berwick Golf Club and Secretary Spencer took this picture of Williams with the silver trophy.
