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Example Use of the Ireland Guide

Here’s an example of using the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide to plan a golf trip for four golfers. The Scenario Four golfers from New York want to enjoy five days of golf in Ireland this summer. Using the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide Here’s how a user of the guide might plan such a trip. The […]

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How to Create a Golf Trip Itinerary

This article is excerpted from the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide. An itinerary is not just a list of courses to be played. You must assemble them in chronological order and in a sequence that works geographically. Course visitor policies and holidays influence which days of the week you can play a particular course. The sequence […]

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Barnbougle Dunes

If you love links golf and are looking for a destination that rivals the best that Ireland and Scotland have to offer, why not consider Australia, specifically Tasmania? I just returned from Barnbougle Dunes and all I can say is WOW! Tom Doak and Michael Clayton have outdone themselves. Here’s a view of the first […]

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The Original IGA (Part IV)

This is the story of the original Ireland Golf Adventure (IGA), written by my good friend Tim O

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Plan To Be Flexible

I usually like to have everything planned: tee times made ahead of time, hotels booked for each night, etc. It reduces the stress level of just “winging it”

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Rise and Fall of the Euro

Over the last few years the euro has steadily risen against the U.S. Dollar, reducing the purchasing power for the travelling American golfer. This, in combination with increases in green fees, hotel rates, and most importantly pints of Guinness, has made taking a golf trip to Ireland an expensive affair. The current exchange rate is […]

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Finally, Direct Flights to Northern Ireland

Continental Airlines announced today daily non-stop flights from Newark to Belfast starting May 26, 2005. The new service is the first non-stop scheduled service ever to operate from the U.S. to Northern Ireland. From the press release: Continental’s New York/Newark-Belfast flights will be operated with a 172-seat Boeing 757 aircraft, carrying 16 passengers in the […]

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