50 years ago: The July 8, 1971, edition of The AJT featured an article entitled, âScottish Tournament Set Friday at Grandfather.â The most unique golf contest to be held anywhere in many years will be staged Friday afternoon at Grandfather Golf and Country Clubâs championship course. The event will be an invitational âOld Scottish Golf Tournament,â which will be placed as near as feasible to the way the sport originated in Scotland. The competitors, scheduled to be attired in kilts, will be seeking to claim an ancient golf club as the winnerâs trophy. The initial Old Scottish tournament has been established by Grandfather Golf and Country Club as a separate but most appropriate kickoff for Saturday and Sundayâs Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans at Grandfather Mountain. Speed of play will be a most important factor in the gold tournament format, but strokes also will be of considerable importance. The contestants will tee off individually and complete nine holes as quickly as they can. A playerâs stroke score will be multiplied by two, with the resulting figure being added to the minutes it took him to play the nine holes. The lowest scorer will be the winner. When the game of golf was born in Scotland, the number of strokes were not counted. Game winners were the ones who could complete a certain number of holes in the shortest time. The GGCC tournament will be combining strokes and minutes to determine a winner, meaning that the competitors will be trotting around the course and hitting each shot with very little forethought. Players may carry as many or as few clubs as they wish.