READER REVIEW

Reader has fond
memory of round at
Old Head Golf Links

(Aug. 25, 2005) - I played the Old Head Golf Links in Cork, Ireland in June 2005. As luck would have it, the weather was one of those 10 days a year when it turned out bright, sunny, 65 degrees, 10 mph winds -- perfect, in other words.

I can't add anything to the prior descriptions that this is the most scenic course you will ever play. This is golf nirvana, except that when the wind and rain is out, which is most of the time, I am told, it has to be golfing hell! I didn't see it, but the idea that salt spray could climb those 300-foot cliffs is, well, frightening. Lots of luck on those days, boys.

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The course is now well settled in and was in wonderful shape, greens and fairways, when I was there. The caddy was knowledgeable, and this was a perfect walk, greatly enjoyed. Oh yeah, the greens fee was 250 euros, taxi to-and-from Cork was 100 euros total, and the caddy was 50.

Easily worth it, my friends. The experience fills a prominent spot in my memory.

Joe Guyton

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