Four staff golfing stars clinched the highly prized PG Tait Iron at the Scottish Universities golfing competition in Edzell last month.
The team comprising David Brand from residences, Philip Cohen from life sciences, Rob Ford from research and innovation services and Nick Wade from psychology won the award for the best three scratch scores. Rob, with an impressive handicap of three also picked up the trophy for the lowest scratch score of the day.
The iron itself was used by Professor Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901) to study the physics of golf. Nick Wade putted his way to success in the University golf matchplay championship beating Philip Cohen's record of winning the trophy in three decades. Nick has now won the putter ten times, in four decades. He is pictured with the prized PG Tait Iron watched by (left to right) Rob Ford, David Brand and Philip Cohen.
A golfing funny...
Two men were out golfing. As one was ready to take his shot, a funeral procession drove by the golf course. The man stopped what he was doing, put down his club, took off his hat and placed it over his heart. His partner was moved by this and said, "That's the nicest thing I've ever seen you do!" The man looked back at him and said, "Well, it's the least I could do after 20 years of marriage..."