Portrush

Saturday, Oct. 5th - Portrush "Considine-Farrell-Haggerty-Healy Triumph in Ireland! Bring Ryder Cup back to U.S. soil. Davis Love personally thanks Lord Jeff Quartet for restoring American pride!" There is a reason Portrush is so highly ranked as a formidable and demanding test of links golf. It is hard. It is demanding. It is unforgiving of poor golf shots. Our scores today proved it. We didn't win the tournament, but we sexagenarians grinded our way to the finish line in chilly, windy, and showery weather. As the only American team entered in the Great North Links Challenge with a 72 team field, we more than held our own, posting a respectable team score of 84 at the difficult championship layout in Northern Ireland. Coincidentally enough, three players posted identical scores of 28 - while Commissioner Considine nipped at their heels with 27 points. Decent, respectable --and we prided outselves that we played hard to the end. We wish we could have brought The Cup back to the U.S. -- but that's OK. We made many new friends on our travels-- and the renewal of our friendship originally formed at Amherst made us proud and thankful. We are the winners here. Many thanks for following us along the Irish Fair Way!