High above Cruden Bay a sensation hits you harder than the waves crashing into the sandy beach below. The ruins of Slains Castle are visible in the distance, linking today with the past, while off in the horizon a deep blue sea meets the sky, an exhilarating reminder of how vast the world is; and how small the golf ball you’re chasing around it is.
“If you don’t feel great to be alive here,” my caddie, Richard, says, “there’s something wrong with you.”
I concur. As wrapped up as I often get in my own game, this is one of several moments I forget I’m playing at all. Cruden Bay is a magical place, and I’m winding down an unforgettable journey with six people I'd never met before. But let’s back up to share how I got there.
As part of a contest run by TaylorMade in conjunction with Visit Scotland, Golf Digest, and Golf Aberdeen, two lucky guys and their plus-ones won an all-expenses paid golf trip to Scotland. And not just any trip. The group (I was fortunate enough to represent Golf..

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Want to see something gross? Like really gross? Well, you came to the right place, because this is the place where we show you Olympic biathlete Peppe Femling—part of Sweden's 2018 gold medal relay team—with a ski pole turning his right calf into a shish-kebab. If you're slightly squeamish, had a few too many drinks last night, or are pregnant, this is where you might want to look away:
FacebookPinterestThe accident occurred while Femling was training for a roller-ski competition in Norway, and was forced to dive out of the way of an oncoming car. Per reports, the pole completely pierced his calf and was sticking out OVER THREE FEET on the other side of the puncture. Femling was airlifted to a local hospital where the pole was removed. Thankfully Femling seemed to be in good spirits pre-surgery, indicating that he sustained no significant damage in the freak accident (at least according to Google translator and that doggy face filter):
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