It has been two weeks since our last confession. These are our sins....
Actually, it has been two weeks since the four intrepid Jeffs returned from the Emerald Sod, having been refreshed in body, mind and soul. Tour photographer Healy dutifully distributed these final photos which we hope convey the satisfying brilliance of this trip. This was hard golf, made doubly difficult by surprisingly harsh winds and cold May rain, and at times testing the limits of one's endurance for physical and mental pain. In the end, for us four grinding gamers, it was all worth it. Each and every day was a revelation -- a time to focus and revel in the demands of 4-ball competition, and simultaneously renew age-old friendships with college classmates. This is "buddy golf" at the highest level. We all love links golf and a good pint of guinness -- and we all love Ireland.
All of us had jobs on the trip, performed splendidly: Haggerty - driver extraordinaire; Farrell - map-man and tunesmith; Healy - photographer and accountant; and yours truly, trip planner (with a friendly, able assist from Rosa at Swing Golf).
Special thanks to the Farrell gals for those delectable chocolate chip cookies. You have no idea how welcome they were and how good they tasted after a 7-8 mile hilly walk in the wind and rain. Brilliant!
Special thanks also to blogsite manager Shawnie who somehow figured out how to place photos on the blog when they were emailed to her from a dark corner in some distant pub. Thanks to all who commented and to all who followed our exploits around the Ring of Kerry.
And the biggest shout-out of all to our respective spouses and families who allow us the time and freedom to pursue this exacting and exhilarating activity called golf in a fairy-tale land called Eire. There is something real and tangible about luck of the Irish. And we four Irish Americans claim more than our fair share.
Slainte!
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