Ballybunion is the real deal

My first story about my trip to Ireland last summer and about my round of golf at world-famous Ballybunion Golf Club's Old Course has been posted on Cybergolf and ready for perusal.

A few paragraphs and a couple of photos to whet the appetite:

Every knowledgeable golfer has heard tales of Ireland's Old Course at Ballybunion Golf Club, either from a friend who's been lucky enough to venture across the Atlantic and play it or from the reviews by famous personages such as Hall of Fame golfer Tom Watson and former president Bill Clinton.



Perhaps golfers have gone online to see what all the fuss is about and perused Ballybunion's expansive website (www.ballybuniongolfclub.ie), conjuring up thoughts of teeing it up on the windswept bluff at the southern juncture of the Atlantic and the Shannon River in County Kerry, on the Emerald Isle's southwestern coast.

Last summer, during a glorious stretch of warm, relatively calm days, I was able to cross a round at Ballybunion's Old Course off of my bucket list. I can verify that the experience was all it's cracked up to be - and more. I have played more than 600 golf courses in the past five years - and likely more than a thousand since my golf infatuation began in 1986 - and the round at Ballybunion was my all-time favorite.



Here's the link: http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/old_course_at_ballybunion_everything_its_cracked_up_to_be_and_more. Enjoy...