We were delighted to receive the following letter from long-time Shivas Irons Society member Tom Phillips... Tom, who qualified for and played in, this year’s United States Senior Open Championship  is obviously a golfer of significant talent... we think that this letter qualifies him also as someone with significant wisdom and insight into the camaraderie and spirit of golf that we here at the Shivas Irons Society so much admire...

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Over the prior five months of walking between 18 and 108 holes a week I feel like I've finally caught a glimpse of what Shivas Irons was alluding to with that statement.

“… Performance under fire (in the lesser world of sport, at least) is not a function
of physical courage, but of consciousness. Of awareness.”

—The Legend of Bagger Vance

Before I say anything more I have to truly thank all of the members of the Shivas Irons Society for their incredible generousity, and all your support. Over £5000 was raised for Downs Syndrome Scotland and your members contributed in no small measure in this. Thank you, thank you so much.

All I can say is that money will make many lives better, so thank you from the bottom of my heart to you all.

So there we have it... thirty days of golf in the Kingdom, this fine spring.

And yes I am off to play golf tomorrow!