If you know Jeff at all or have ever read this blog you know that he LOVES and I mean LOVES golf!!! He plays golf, he watches golf, he listens to golf, he talks about golf, and he buys lots of golf stuff!! This last weekend Jeff walked the golf course again and again and again as he followed his very favorite professional golfer Phil Mickelson as he played in the Ryder Cup, (USA versus Europe golf tournament). He kept trying to express to myself, my sister and her husband what a big deal this was... "It is just under The Masters you know!!"
Jeff was lucky enough to get 2 tickets at face value from a buddies brother to the Ryder Cup for Friday the 19th. He then proceeded to sell one of those tickets and found a ticket for Saturday and Sunday on ebay. It also turned out that Valhalla Golf Course is only about 9 miles from my sisters house here in Louisville Kentucky. The deal was SEaLed!!!
What it all boils down to...
Airline tickets to Louisville: $$$
Tickets to the Ryder Cup for Friday, Saturday and Sunday: $$$$
Food at the Ryder Cup: $$
Souvenirs at the Ryder Cup: $$$
Transportation to and from the Ryder Cup: $
Buying ANOTHER Sunday ticket for the Ryder Cup: $$
Following Phil for 3 days, talking to his dad, standing next to his wife, getting a high 5 from the team captain Paul Azinger, listening to the Irishmen sing, seeing George H.W. Bush in person, and being there for the first USA victory in 9 years:
PRICELESS
Favorite Jeff quote of the trip (upon picking him up Friday night): "I have a massive headache, my hips are killing me and I need a Coke as soon as humanly possible but besides that it was pretty much the best day of my life!"
