Road to golf redemption: Conquering ghosts at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland

Approaching the first tee of the Old Course this week, I can barely focus. My mind keeps wandering back to that damn shot: Oct. 28, 2006. In fact, practically every time someone asks me about the Old Course, a nightmarish vision of that ugly, pathetic excuse for a tee shot resurfaces. On that calm, sunny October afternoon, my tee shot off the first flew so far right it went practically onto the West Sands beach. I missed the widest fairway in golf. It wasn't even close.

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St. Andrews Old Course - Hole 1 Fairway

The first fairway on the Old Course, shared with No. 18, may be the widest in golf: all that more embarrassing when you miss it.

Credits: Brandon Tucker/WorldGolf.com