Hey Rory, you are missing one hell of a party in Lahinch

How do you take the pulse of a golf tournament?

There are 156 players from a staggering assortment of countries in this week’s Irish Open. And that’s just the start. Add in marshals and caterers and security and soda sellers and spectators and the rest and you have a pot pourri of humanity with little in common other than a fondness for baseball caps.