Rough times for Ireland's golf clubs as rain constantly halts play

In many respects, golf has never been more popular in Ireland — it’s just never been as difficult to play

Far from a good walk spoiled, it gives meaning to the otherwise mundane.

One swallow does not a summer make. Never was this truer than for the hundreds of golf clubs across the country that have only finally caught a break.

After one of the wettest winters on record, the rain finally stopped, the temperatures rose, and some heat finally entered the earth. A week of fine, dry weather has made everything possible — but golf clubs, like elephants, do not forget.