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I was changing in the locker room after play and a fellow golfer was singing that happy song ‘What a Day for a Daydream’ to himself. It kind of summed up the feeling of the day for all those invited to play in Paul McGinley’s recent press day at Donegal….
Today’s generation will not have the fond memories of many older golfers in this country, who remember making the annual pilgrimage to what was recognized, outside of GAA events, as the biggest sporting event of the year in Ireland. The golden years of the Irish Open were 1975 to 1995…..
I have just attended my first Men’s Olympic Games Golf event at the spectacular Albatros course at Le Golf National, which is famous for hosting the 2018 Ryder Cup. It is 124 years since golf was first recognised as an Olympic Sport in the Paris Games in 1900. It was….
The Northern Ireland golf experience is always special. It doesn’t matter when you visit. Expect exceptional links courses, majestic landscapes, first-class hospitality, and exciting nightlife. But something extraordinary awaits in 2025: The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. And you can be among the lucky few to witness this historic….
The Open is the greatest ‘major’ golf event of them all. It is truly the peoples’ tournament. This year 240,000 spectators will grace the dunes of the Ayrshire coast, overlooking the Irish Sea. There, at Royal Troon, they will witness who will become the Champion Golfer of the Year. It….
One of the great things about golf is that you can play it until you get very old. This sets the sport apart from most other active ball sports, where ‘father time’ dictates that it’s time to stop before your hurt yourself. The handicap system also ensures that both young….
I remember distinctly my first experience playing on ‘browns’. It was in my early years, on tour in the Nigerian Open in the 1970s. It took me completely by surprise to play golf to flat greens, that were just oiled sand, that had been rolled early that morning. They didn’t….
The names of the holes on Valhalla this week give some insight into the DNA and personality of the course designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1986. The 3rd ‘Honest Abe’, 7th ‘Genuine Risk’, 8th ‘Float Like a Butterfly,’ 12th ‘Sting Like a Bee’ 14th ‘On The Rocks’ and 18th ‘Photo….
Tucked into the Southwestern pocket of Ireland, golf is used to forge friendships between fathers and their daughters. The story goes, a man brought his daughter to play in a golf tournament in Ireland. She was new to the game, and after a brief session at the driving range, flanked….
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