Paul Kimmage: Stephen Sweeney reflects on 22 years since a fateful interview at Royal County Down
An unlikely assistant pro position set Donegal native on a lucrative career path
Stephen Sweeney: ‘Here was this Catholic guy from Donegal pitching for a job at Royal County Down.’
It’s the eve of the Tour Championship in Atlanta and the PGA Tour are making a short video — “Last-minute practice at East Lake” — for their social media feeds. The prelude is a fist bump between Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry as they prepare to play a match over nine holes.
We see them chipping, putting and trading bouquets when they hit brilliant drives.