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
Captain 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
Captain 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 1547.....
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
July 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....
Past Captain Rhine at North Berwick West Links playing a perfect Scottish Bunker shot on Hole #13...
Larry Jennings entering Musselburgh Old Course Golf 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.
Past Captain Rhine being congratulated by Musselburgh Old Course Club Secretary Robin McGregor.
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!
Past 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.
Past 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 International 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 Past Secretary Williams at Muirfield
Past 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.
2007 Trip:
Past Secretary Williams' goodwill visit in late 2009 to both North Berwick and Muirfield....
July, 2004 Scotland Trip:
West Berwick Club Trip - July 2011:
Our entire group at the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews Old Course
In front of the Royal & Ancient Clubhouse
St. Andrews, Scotland
At Crail, Scotland - the Balcomie Course
The 7th Oldest Golf Club in the World
Stan & Karin Kelsey at the North Berwick Glen Course. That's Bass Rock in the background
Dressed for lunch at Muirfield - The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers: (L to R): Dave, Phil, Bobby Walker, Doug, Jim, Andrew, Grant & Kevin
International Members Anne McCarthy & Bobby Walker had our entire group to their house for BBQ
Chef Bobby Walker manning the grill!!!
Bobby and Anne bidding us goodbye after a fun evening of food and fellowship! Thanks!
The entire West Berwick Group at London's Buckingham Palace after the changing of the guard. From left: Phil Hipsher, Tina Hipsher, Dave Crow, Angela Crow, Grant Williams, Mallory Crow, Stan Kelsey, Donna Kline, Doug McPherson, Christy McPherson, Andrew Williams, Karin Kelsey, Emily Williams, Eileen White, Jim White, and Kevin Williams. The trip was from July 6 - 17, 2011 and included a couple nights in London before taking the train to Edinburgh to start the golfing part of the trip.
At the Musselburgh Old Course -
Scottish
Hickory Open. Congrats to Champions:
Gross Score:
Jim White
Net Score:
Doug McPherson
The Inaugural Lincoln Honors Match - July 14, 2011
West Berwick Golf Club vs. North Berwick Golf Club
The first ever match between WBGC and NBGC was played at North Berwick West Links and included 8 players from each club. NBGC defeated WBGC by the score of 3-1.
Hopefully, this match will be the first of many.....
The NBGC hosted WBGC for dinner in their club the evening of July 14. We presented Alan Phillips, team captain of NBGC, with the Lincoln Honors Trophy for their club. The evening was perfect and the facility, table and company were without equal. Our thanks to NBGC for their hospitality. Wait till next time.....
thanks to Christy McPherson for pictures of the match and the dinner....
The Dinner after the match at North Berwick Golf Club
