Roddy Carr Rosses Point Golf Club

A Daydream Day in Donegal

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

Roddy Carr Previews The Irish Open

Roddy Carr looks back on the golden age of The Irish Open

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

Le Golf National

Golf’s New Fifth Major

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

The Giant's Causeway

5 World-Class Courses to Play While Attending The Open 2025

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

Roddy Carr previews the 2024 Open Championship At Royal Troon

Preview Of The 152nd Open Championship At Royal Troon

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

Blasts from the Past at the OFX Irish Legends at Seapoint

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

Roddy Carr Previews the 2024 US Open

Roddy Carr Previews The 2024 Us Open

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

Roddy Carr 2024 PGA Championship Preview

Roddy Carr Previews the 2024 PGA Championship

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’,

The Father & Daughter World Invitational is Undefeated

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

JB Carr at The Masters

AUGUSTA GREEN 2024

There is something very grounding about the deep rich hue that is known as Augusta Green. It’s actually Pantone 342. And it would be the kind of streak my father