Even after a six-day golf trip to Prince Edward Island followed by the weekend-long City and District Championships, my mind and body had no problem staying motivated for the trek to last Monday’s Scarboro Senior Invitational.

Of all the grand ole golf clubs I’ve managed to tick off my bucket list, it’s hard to believe Scarboro, so close, has managed to evade my grasp.

I had been on the Scarboro Golf and Country Club grounds for meetings, and had cocktails on the spectacular clubhouse verandah, but not once did I ever tee it up.

Scarboro’s history and an early tale involving Jack Nicklaus 

Strong ties between Scarboro GCC and the Peterborough golf community abound and have been pushing me there for years. I just haven’t listened.

Bob Jamieson, who gets my vote for premier golfer of the last half of the 20th century around here, is part of Scarboro’s rich history. He played in the 1963 Canadian Open there as a 19-year-old amateur, making the cut and finishing 68th in a field that included American stars Doug Ford and Al Geiberger and........

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