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 relished on any course he attacked. He loved 2’s on his card – because he reckoned they made up for a lot of mistakes in […]
Happy Birthday JB Carr
It is hard to believe ‘Pop’ as we called him left us 20 years ago at the age of 83. I often think of him when I look at where the game of professional golf is at present and the effect it is having on the image of the game worldwide. I can just hear […]
Ireland – Where Golf is the Most Natural Thing in the World
Roddy Carr December 2023 It’s great to see Christy and my father JB at the ages of 46 & 48 in the twilight of their careers promoting Irish golf in this 1970s Golf in Ireland video. They were the two most famous names in Irish golf for 25 years during a time when the Amateur […]
Creating Something Bigger Than Ourselves: The World Invitational Father and Daughter Golf Tournament
Not many come to Ireland for the sun, but the World Invitational Father and Daughter Golf Tournament always brings a unique warmth to Waterville, on the republic’s south-western tip. For the 15th edition in July 2023, in the middle of Ireland’s wettest July on record, the biggest surprise seemed to come from the heavens above. […]
Gladiators set for battle in Rome
Roddy Carr previews the 2023 Ryder Cup Rome, where history whispers through the Colosseum’s ancient stones, once again plays host to a gladiatorial battle as the Ryder Cup heads to the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.
Ron Kirby – Farewell my friend
From humble beginning as a caddie, caddie master and maintenance crew member, Ron Kirby became one of the world’s most highly respected golf course architects and a Fellow of the American Association of Golf Course Architects, during his five-decade golf design career. Ron was never an ego guy. It wasn’t about him; it was always […]
Des Smyth & Roddy Carr to host the 2023 Irish Legends
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 […]
LEONA MAGUIRE – A STAR IS BORN
LEONA MAGUIRE – A STAR IS BORN It was 2008, I remember it well. I was promoting the AIB Ladies Irish Open at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links and was asked by the Irish Ladies Golf Union (governing body to the ladies’ game of golf in Ireland at the time) to host a mentoring session […]
REGISTRATION OPEN: F&S SAND VALLEY
Registration Open: F&S Sand Valley Following successful Father & Son events at Pebble Beach Resort (2019) and Pinehurst (2021), we are excited to take the third US instalment to the spectacular Sand Valley Resort, Wisconsin in October 2022. Featuring three distinct courses, Sand Valley sits in the tumbling prehistoric sand dunes of central Wisconsin. The […]
Magical golf in the Scottish Highlands
Golf in the Highlands of Scotland offers some of the most authentic Links experiences anywhere in the world. It’s a magical place to play. Let us take you on a journey to golf courses of outstanding natural beauty, many carved through ancient linkslands under the legendary eyes of Old Tom Morris, James Braid and […]
