The Links Suite

©RichardBarnabé2023

Part I: March to the Tee

Instrumental

Part II: Anthem of The Claret Jug

It was golf’s very first major competition.

Remains a most revered tradition.

Played on fabled links of three avid nations.

An Open with various paths to qualification.

Mother Nature dictates the playing conditions.

Success requires shot making imagination.

Myriad and unpredictable bumps and rolls.

One needs top skills and mental strength to master these holes.

Every July on a Sunday evening

Unfolds this iconic happening.

Having bested so many of his talented peers

The winner is Champion Golfer of the Year

While highlights are broadcast throughout the planet

He readies to hoist a Jug made for Claret.

A trophy that vests in him beyond glory and fame

A noble and global mission to grow the game.

A trophy that vests in him beyond glory and fame

A noble and global mission to grow the game.

To grow the game.

To grow the game.