Smyth & Carr to host 2023 Irish Legends
Ryder Cup and Walker Cup heroes to host the third largest event on the Legends Tour at Seapoint Golf Links, 22nd-25th June 2023
Des Smyth, the former Ryder Cup and European Tour star and his fellow former Tour professional-turned-Irish golf business aficionado Roddy Carr will co-host the 2023 Irish Legends at Seapoint Golf Links.
Seapoint, located just north of Dublin, was acquired by a Carr Golf consortium in October 2021 and will play to many of golf’s greatest legends in the prestigious event.
Smyth, a local hero who co-designed and co-built Seapoint Golf Links in the early 1990s, enjoyed a decorated career on the professional circuit. He starred in two Ryder Cups, was an eight-time winner on the European Tour and continues to hold a unique place in golf history as one of only two players to have won on the Tour in four separate decades, alongside Lee Westwood. He is also a five-time winner on the Legends Tour and a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR Champions.
Roddy Carr is a close friend of Des and himself a former East of Ireland Champion and Irish international golfer, who famously sunk the winning putt at the 1971 Walker Cup at St Andrews, before a decade playing professionally on the European Tour.
Roddy has since become a prominent figure in global golf business, managing Seve Ballesteros for a decade and representing Jack Nicklaus Design, developing golf courses around the world.
Speaking on his delight at the 2023 Legends Tour event coming to Seapoint Golf Links, Smyth said: “We’re immensely proud of the golf course we designed and built at Seapoint. The closing stretch of holes are set on some of the most beautiful links lands and I am sure it will challenge these great players. I look forward to welcoming and hosting friends old and new on the links in my home County.”
Roddy Carr commented: “Des and I are delighted to come together again to welcome the Legends Tour to the wonderful links at Seapoint. During my decade travelling with Des on the European Tour, he was one of the most popular of all in the locker room. He helped all the Irish lads coming through at the time, the likes of McGinley, Clarke, Harrington, teaching them the ropes and about life ‘on tour’. Des is a big part of the success Irish golf has had over the years.”
Speaking on behalf of Seapoint Golf Links, Marty Carr of Carr Golf, added: “It’s fantastic to have both Des and Roddy co-host this prestigious event. They have a rich European Tour history, and it will be wonderful to have them welcome legends of the game to Termonfeckin. It’s fitting we will play host on the adjacent links land to that my father JB and Roddy won the East of Ireland Championship 13 times between them. It’ll be a wonderful week for all at Seapoint Golf Links.”
Players competing in the 2023 Irish Legends will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for the June 2023 event are now on sale, with once in a lifetime playing experiences also available. For more information, visit legendstour.com