Solheim Cup

The USA Ladies PGA plays the European team in a tournament similar to the Ryder's Cup every two years. This year it was played at Killeen Castle Golf Club north of Dublin. Roger and Judy went on Friday afternoon and it was cold and windy. But, all four of us went on Saturday and the weather was beautiful - not exactly warm but, sunny with little wind and no rain. I put on so many layers of clothes, (thinking I was going to freeze my tush!) that Roger asked me if I was going to the golf tournament of snowmobiling!
The course is laid out in such a way that it made walking with the players difficult so we found seats in the bleachers at the 9th green and watched them come up the fairway and putt in the morning. After lunch we found bleachers at the par 3, 16th hole where we could watch their tee shots and see them putt. We've never been to a professional golf tournament before and we really enjoyed it. It was different from most because the crowd is a lot more vocal - USA vs Europe chants; red, white and blue outfits etc. Unfortunately, the Europeans won 15-13 after Christy Kerr had to forfeit her match on Sunday due to tendinitis in her wrist. But, the US has won the majority of the time. The next Solheim is in Colorado in 2013.
I was hungry for pasta so we followed the GPS to an Italian restaurant in the little town of Dun Moine on the way to Dublin. It was a small place with white tablecloths and candles so Marilou went to check it out first - when we walked in I asked if they would let some "rag tag people from the golf tournament in" and the waitress said "I'm sorry but, we require a coat and tie" - Marilou had put her up to it! Come to find out both golf teams had been there for dinner earlier in the week - one upstairs and one downstairs. It was the best fettuccine I've ever had - we all practically licked our bowls clean!