An Irish Hill

$100.00
On a hill left of the 2nd green at Portstewart Golf Club, the Monday after the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Following the broadcast of a brilliant win by the most handsome man in golf, we began to tare down the television compound. It was closer to the beach than it was any part of the golf course. To date, it's my favorite compound to work on. Flat, paved, with the sounds of waves and seagulls. Not like that one in Arkansas, which was hot, dusty, sometimes muddy, and reeked of portajohns. Ew. It just edges out the one at Torrey Pines which is just above the glider rental spot.

Once the final bit of trash was tossed and the last sweep of the compound completed, the other runners and I parted ways. It was an extra packed week, as the major weeks always are.

My flight back to America was on Tuesday and we finished at noon. So there was a lot of time to burn. I thought, 'might as well try to golf at a local spot.' I took the small rental over to Portstewart, where the AP was kind enough to let me borrow his own golf clubs because he wanted me to have a broken in players set, to enjoy the course. It was an incredibly nice gesture. I freshened up with a shower in the locker to wash away the morning of trash hauling, and clacked a few pellets on the driving range. I grew extra excited to play after Jon Ramh's iron on the wall from his win at the Irish Open, two years prior. Stuff like that, especially when by surprise hits hard with cool factor.

On the first tee I met three gentleman who's contact card I lost somewhere on the back nine. Damnit. I wonder if the Irish gentleman in blue knows that he's on the cover of The Golfer's Journal No. 13. By amazing coincidence, one of the gentleman in my group was from America an his daughter attends the catholic school only 5 miles from my house. That's the universe being funny. The world is small and the golf world is smaller. Remember that...

So Portstewart Golf Club is so so so rad. Tough as fuck, but such a sick layout. On the second hole there is a massive dune left of the fairway. It's insane. You have to go to experience it. The grass is quite tall and the gentleman in blue hooked his second shot and I kid you not, it ended up no more than 20 feet from the hole, but he was also 20 feet in the air. CRAZY DUNE I'M TELLIN' YA! He duffed his third shot, but the proceeded to get up and down. Such a legendary bogey save.

When he was on the hill, I was walking to my third shot which ended up right of the bunker. I took out my iPhone 12 and snapped.

Casey Bannon messaged me saying he was in the black hole of golf social media and he found my photo, asking if The Golfers Journal could put it on their cover. I was ecstatic. $700 later and it was being distributed to golf courses and coffee tables around the world. Wild how this stuff happens right. Too bad they spelled my name wrong, but I'm over that.

For a few moments, the shot being on the cover was in jeopardy because they didn't know if they could blow up the iPhone photo to a good enough quality size for the cover. Kojo made it work. I met Kojo at the credential desk at Winged Foot during the 2020 US Open. I asked him to sign my journal. Much respect, he's an icon. I later saw Kojo at the Tokyo Olympics. @kohjiro_kinno on Instagram.

That was a huge moment of professional growth. For the fist time I was like, wait... maybe I can do this?

Here it is for sale a few too many years later. It's a sick shot. Hang it on your wall.

Thank you for the support.

Peace,

Benni

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This metal print is a dimensional and high-quality piece of art that stands the test of time while remaining easy to clean and care for. The artwork looks luminescent against the wall and the metal base means it’ll last a long time.

• Aluminum metal surface
• MDF Wood frame
• Can hang vertically or horizontally 1/2″ off the wall
• Scratch and fade resistant
• Fully customizable
• Blank product sourced from US

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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On a hill left of the 2nd green at Portstewart Golf Club, the Monday after the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Following the broadcast of a brilliant win by the most handsome man in golf, we began to tare down the television compound. It was closer to the beach than it was any part of the golf course. To date, it's my favorite compound to work on. Flat, paved, with the sounds of waves and seagulls. Not like that one in Arkansas, which was hot, dusty, sometimes muddy, and reeked of portajohns. Ew. It just edges out the one at Torrey Pines which is just above the glider rental spot.

Once the final bit of trash was tossed and the last sweep of the compound completed, the other runners and I parted ways. It was an extra packed week, as the major weeks always are.

My flight back to America was on Tuesday and we finished at noon. So there was a lot of time to burn. I thought, 'might as well try to golf at a local spot.' I took the small rental over to Portstewart, where the AP was kind enough to let me borrow his own golf clubs because he wanted me to have a broken in players set, to enjoy the course. It was an incredibly nice gesture. I freshened up with a shower in the locker to wash away the morning of trash hauling, and clacked a few pellets on the driving range. I grew extra excited to play after Jon Ramh's iron on the wall from his win at the Irish Open, two years prior. Stuff like that, especially when by surprise hits hard with cool factor.

On the first tee I met three gentleman who's contact card I lost somewhere on the back nine. Damnit. I wonder if the Irish gentleman in blue knows that he's on the cover of The Golfer's Journal No. 13. By amazing coincidence, one of the gentleman in my group was from America an his daughter attends the catholic school only 5 miles from my house. That's the universe being funny. The world is small and the golf world is smaller. Remember that...

So Portstewart Golf Club is so so so rad. Tough as fuck, but such a sick layout. On the second hole there is a massive dune left of the fairway. It's insane. You have to go to experience it. The grass is quite tall and the gentleman in blue hooked his second shot and I kid you not, it ended up no more than 20 feet from the hole, but he was also 20 feet in the air. CRAZY DUNE I'M TELLIN' YA! He duffed his third shot, but the proceeded to get up and down. Such a legendary bogey save.

When he was on the hill, I was walking to my third shot which ended up right of the bunker. I took out my iPhone 12 and snapped.

Casey Bannon messaged me saying he was in the black hole of golf social media and he found my photo, asking if The Golfers Journal could put it on their cover. I was ecstatic. $700 later and it was being distributed to golf courses and coffee tables around the world. Wild how this stuff happens right. Too bad they spelled my name wrong, but I'm over that.

For a few moments, the shot being on the cover was in jeopardy because they didn't know if they could blow up the iPhone photo to a good enough quality size for the cover. Kojo made it work. I met Kojo at the credential desk at Winged Foot during the 2020 US Open. I asked him to sign my journal. Much respect, he's an icon. I later saw Kojo at the Tokyo Olympics. @kohjiro_kinno on Instagram.

That was a huge moment of professional growth. For the fist time I was like, wait... maybe I can do this?

Here it is for sale a few too many years later. It's a sick shot. Hang it on your wall.

Thank you for the support.

Peace,

Benni

____

This metal print is a dimensional and high-quality piece of art that stands the test of time while remaining easy to clean and care for. The artwork looks luminescent against the wall and the metal base means it’ll last a long time.

• Aluminum metal surface
• MDF Wood frame
• Can hang vertically or horizontally 1/2″ off the wall
• Scratch and fade resistant
• Fully customizable
• Blank product sourced from US

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
On a hill left of the 2nd green at Portstewart Golf Club, the Monday after the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Following the broadcast of a brilliant win by the most handsome man in golf, we began to tare down the television compound. It was closer to the beach than it was any part of the golf course. To date, it's my favorite compound to work on. Flat, paved, with the sounds of waves and seagulls. Not like that one in Arkansas, which was hot, dusty, sometimes muddy, and reeked of portajohns. Ew. It just edges out the one at Torrey Pines which is just above the glider rental spot.

Once the final bit of trash was tossed and the last sweep of the compound completed, the other runners and I parted ways. It was an extra packed week, as the major weeks always are.

My flight back to America was on Tuesday and we finished at noon. So there was a lot of time to burn. I thought, 'might as well try to golf at a local spot.' I took the small rental over to Portstewart, where the AP was kind enough to let me borrow his own golf clubs because he wanted me to have a broken in players set, to enjoy the course. It was an incredibly nice gesture. I freshened up with a shower in the locker to wash away the morning of trash hauling, and clacked a few pellets on the driving range. I grew extra excited to play after Jon Ramh's iron on the wall from his win at the Irish Open, two years prior. Stuff like that, especially when by surprise hits hard with cool factor.

On the first tee I met three gentleman who's contact card I lost somewhere on the back nine. Damnit. I wonder if the Irish gentleman in blue knows that he's on the cover of The Golfer's Journal No. 13. By amazing coincidence, one of the gentleman in my group was from America an his daughter attends the catholic school only 5 miles from my house. That's the universe being funny. The world is small and the golf world is smaller. Remember that...

So Portstewart Golf Club is so so so rad. Tough as fuck, but such a sick layout. On the second hole there is a massive dune left of the fairway. It's insane. You have to go to experience it. The grass is quite tall and the gentleman in blue hooked his second shot and I kid you not, it ended up no more than 20 feet from the hole, but he was also 20 feet in the air. CRAZY DUNE I'M TELLIN' YA! He duffed his third shot, but the proceeded to get up and down. Such a legendary bogey save.

When he was on the hill, I was walking to my third shot which ended up right of the bunker. I took out my iPhone 12 and snapped.

Casey Bannon messaged me saying he was in the black hole of golf social media and he found my photo, asking if The Golfers Journal could put it on their cover. I was ecstatic. $700 later and it was being distributed to golf courses and coffee tables around the world. Wild how this stuff happens right. Too bad they spelled my name wrong, but I'm over that.

For a few moments, the shot being on the cover was in jeopardy because they didn't know if they could blow up the iPhone photo to a good enough quality size for the cover. Kojo made it work. I met Kojo at the credential desk at Winged Foot during the 2020 US Open. I asked him to sign my journal. Much respect, he's an icon. I later saw Kojo at the Tokyo Olympics. @kohjiro_kinno on Instagram.

That was a huge moment of professional growth. For the fist time I was like, wait... maybe I can do this?

Here it is for sale a few too many years later. It's a sick shot. Hang it on your wall.

Thank you for the support.

Peace,

Benni

____

This metal print is a dimensional and high-quality piece of art that stands the test of time while remaining easy to clean and care for. The artwork looks luminescent against the wall and the metal base means it’ll last a long time.

• Aluminum metal surface
• MDF Wood frame
• Can hang vertically or horizontally 1/2″ off the wall
• Scratch and fade resistant
• Fully customizable
• Blank product sourced from US

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!