Royal County Down golf club is a course I have heard of, as I was a life long golfer, but not extensively. Little did I know what I was in for. A friend of Phillip and myself brought us a half hour south of Belfast for a round on the classic and historic links course for a guest rate of 20 pounds, which was 220 less than the actual green fee. Amazingly the sun was shining over the mountains of Mourne and the course was empty. This was no ordaniary sunday, it was Ryder Cup singles sunday, where Europe were taking on the Americans.
There are only a few courses in the world where I would sacrifice a day in front of the television watching a Ryder Cup conclude, unfortunately, yet fortunatley, Royal County Down was one in that handful. It was stuff of dreams, beaming sunshine, beautiful golf course with a couple of close friends made for an amazing day of golf. Luckily due to the course being empty I thought I would get away with sneaking a headphone under my wooly hat and get BBC’s radio coverage of the final day where Europe managed to hold on to regain the cup. It was an amazing day being able to walk the fairways whilst listening to what is one of the most entertaining days in the golfing year. It was equally as amazing to keep Phillip, the other american golf scholar, regularly updated about what great things were happening. Can’t wait to go back and I have to publicly thank Niamh for this unforgettable day!
