THE GOLF PILGRIM

Royal Antwerp and our previous round at Royal Zoute left us with an itch for more Belgian golf which we will undoubtedly scratch.

Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean was pumping, the crowd was excited, and I stood on the tee feeling all eyes on me. Well, I am exaggerating slightly. On our way to the Solheim Cup, where dancing was de rigueur on the first tee, we played lovely Royal Zoute. The 12th tee is just yards from a school where parents and children were enjoying a garden party. I doubt they noticed my disappointing, loopy drive or my pleasing recovery that led to a tap-in par, but the moment was memorable because it...