The Golfer’s Dilemna
What would you do?
What would you do?
Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism development authority, have released the Fáilte Ireland Golf Guide—2014 Edition. While I applaud the effort and recommend you view it — if only to learn more about golf in Ireland and hopefully get inspired to take a trip — I find it to be a poor resource for actually planning […]
Matt Ginella of the Golf Channel highlights a few of the top links courses (in his opionion) in southwest Ireland in this video (sorry about the initial ad…you can thank the Golf Channel for that): Matt highlights the following courses in this short video: Lahinch Golf Club Doonbeg Golf Club Ballybunion Golf Club Tralee Golf […]
The Ireland Golf Adventure Guide and Scotland Golf Adventure Guide have been updated for 2014. The details for every golf course and accommodation — and everything else in the guides! — are carefully scrutinized and updated for each edition. Here’s an example from the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide. All new purchases will receive the updated versions […]
Pace of play continues to be an important issue for our game. I think it is everyone’s personal responsibility to be aware of their own actions and how that affects their group’s ability to get through a round of golf in a reasonable time. Every course and situation is a bit different, but there are […]
The 2012 Irish Open is being held this week at the magnificent Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. If you’re planning an Ireland Golf Adventure, and have the north of Ireland in your itinerary, you would be well served to include this area. In addition to Royal Portrush, Portstewart GC and Castlerock GC are […]
The Ireland Golf Adventure Guide and Scotland Golf Adventure Guide have been updated for 2012. The details for every golf course and accommodation — and everything else in the guides! — are carefully scrutinized and updated for each edition. Here’s an example from the Scotland Golf Adventure Guide. All new purchases (PDF download and printed) […]
Kintyre Express has announced a new passenger ferry service which will operate between Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula and Ballycastle in Northern Ireland. Beginning in May, golfers will have the option to easily extend their Ayrshire and Machrihanish golf vacations to include other world-renowned links golf courses, including Royal Portrush, Royal County Down and Portstewart. […]
It’s time to get inspired to plan your next golf trip to Ireland. Here’s a short video with photographs of some of the best golf courses in Ireland. Golf course photographs by Aidan Bradley and music by Scott Johnson. Thanks guys!
As rated by Backspin Magazine’s 2010 Voting Panel — comprised of 54 Irish professionals, amateurs, and golf media — here are the top-ranked golf courses in Ireland for 2010.