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PA mediaNot the early closure of the bar could spoil the party at the golf club of the hometown of Rory Mcilroy after his long -awaited teacher victory.
The last beer pints and wine drinks were served in Holywood Golf Club more than two hours before the dramatic golf tournament ended, but nobody cared.
Everyone was drinking with emotion when their Holywood hero finally achieved the Golf Grand Slam just after midnight from the United Kingdom.
Winning the main tournament has longer tasks than Mcilroy, and their fans waited.
Therefore, one of the greatest emotions after Rory’s roller mountain round on Sunday night was relief.
“He was absolutely ill of nerves,” admitted the captain of the club’s lady, Ruth Watt.
“We thought I had thrown it … but it was an incredible ending. I’m going home for a gin and a tonic.”
The club bar license meant that no more drinks were served after 10 pm, and those previously had to be dropped at 10.30 pm
The approach was the sinking of the putts, instead of the pints, during the next two hours when the teachers reached a conclusion of cliffs.
“Come on Rory” roared the club members, many of whom saw him grow in the club. It still has its own parking space in the parking lot.
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When he was a child, Mcilroy lived in Holywood with his parents Gerry and Rosie and learned his golf in the local mountain field.
In the lower part of the hill is the school he attended, Sullivan Upper, which grants green blazers to students who stand out in the sport.
Part of the current harvest of sixth trainers arrived at the golf club to see the masters, using their green blazers.
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Mcilroy first reached the headlines in Northern Ireland when he was a child when he went to local television and indifference golf balls in a washing machine.
“My stomach feels like Rory’s old washing machine,” said a club member after Mcilroy lost a simple Putt Par in Hole 18 that has the tournament.
It seemed that the air had come out of a balloon, since the atmosphere fell into the club duration of waiting for the play-off to begin.
What was also a team was great respect, and in fact some affection, by the opponent of Mcilroy, Justin Rose.
“It is impossible not to like Justin Rose. It’s the English rose against Irish Shamrock,” said a golfer, while everyone talked nervously before the play-off.
The two biggest cheers of the night soon continued; Mcilroy’s straight trip from the TEE in the first Play-Off hole and then its spectacular second shot, which ended only three feet from the hole.
The rest is history.
Getty imagesIt was a night that will live a lot in the memory of the Holywood Golf Club.
It is a quiet city in the county interspersed between two cities, Belfast and Bangor.
However, the city was a lot of noise on Sunday night.
The male captain of the Golf Club, Trevor Heaven, said: “I never doubted Rory, just after his bad start. Patience was the key.”
Now I can’t wait to welcome Mcilroy back home, in his new green jacket.
Club members ended the night by roasting the new Masters champion when raising a glass … a glass of water.
