T-Bone, Swayze and Web met up for a practice round at Arrowhead Golf Club in Colorado on September 10th and brought along the Quaich. Here it is with Arrowhead's gorgeous red rocks in the background.
The Quaich is a biannual golf match played between friends from Scotland and the U.S. The semi-serious Ryder Cup-style matches are play alternately in locations in Scotland and the U.S. In the Quaich's rich history, the visiting team had never won the matches until the recent US victory in Scotland in June 2010.
Quaich Photo Archives
Victorious Scottish team, St Andrews, 2002
Quaich Photo Archives
MacCallum, Webster and Silagy - St Andrews, April 1989
2008 Quaich in Colorado
The Origin of the Nicknames
Graeme "H" Wilson - “I dinna know if ya noticed,” he will tell you when asked about his nickname, “but I’ve a ratha large Heid.”
Bret "Fabric" Baier - named for the yards of material used to make the billowy linen shorts that he wears to cover his substantial backside.
Eric "Swayze" Silagy - named for his remarkable resemblance to the actor Patrick Swayze (circa 1987 - Dirty Dancing). "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"
Nick "Nae Luck" Dawson - he achieved his nickname after an incredible series of misfortunes including picking up a girl in a Glasgow pub and being invited back to her flat, only to see her be run down by a cab on the street outside.
James "Sheets" Moreland - his nickname stems from his remarkable capacity for sleep. The man is a champion napper and man of leisure.
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