The approach to landing in Dublin airport is familiar to most of us. On a clear day, you approach the city and those sitting in a window seat can pick out the sights of Croke Park, the Poolbeg chimbeys and Lansdowne Road. If you are a golfer, it will be the manicured fairways of Portmarnock, […]
The approach to landing in Dublin airport is familiar to most of us. On a clear day, you approach the city and those sitting in a window seat can pick out the sights of Croke Park, the Poolbeg chimbeys and Lansdowne Road. If you are a golfer, it will be the manicured fairways of Portmarnock, […]
Beware A Dry Links Course! In April 2017, I travelled to North West Golf Club on the shores of Lough Swilly in North Donegal. After a few dry weeks in spring, our local parkland course had become a joy to play with firm but forgiving greens and fairways. Our club was playing in the Jimmy […]
On the shore of Lough Swilly, you will find an unassuming golf club that has been welcoming golfers for over 125 years. North West Golf Club is a links layout that has been dubbed ‘the St Andrews of Ireland’. The club is a founder member of the GUI and our relationship with this gem of […]
‘The harder you work, the luckier you get.’ Gary Player Christmas is behind us and the opportunities to get out on the course are going to be limited over the coming weeks. For us golfers however, the thought of putting the clubs into hibernation until April does nor bear thinking about! We sat down […]
‘Golfers who stay in the present just keep playing the shot at hand until they run out of holes. Then they add it up.’ Dr Bob Rotella The Dreaded Late Collapse Us amateur golfers have all been there. 16 holes played in the monthly medal, 35 points on the scorecard and the winning line […]
So the plan is made and after all of these years your bucket list trip is going to be a reality. A week or two in Donegal with your golfing pals is on the cards and you need to get planning. Once your dates are confirmed and you have booked your flights, have a look […]
Located in Ireland’s most North Westerly corner, Donegal is a county that has long remained a well kept secret as a tourism destination. A change is on the horizon however with visitor numbers on a steep upward curve and the Irish Open set for the county in 2018. With some of the finest courses in […]
Very often you will see a venue that claims to be the ‘most this’ or the ‘highest that’. Have a hole that is the ‘longest’ or a bunker that is the ‘deepest!’ These claims to fame are often used to create a selling point around a course that may otherwise struggle to impress. Situated in […]
Perched in among the trees beside the beautiful Lough Swilly in County Donegal, a historic country house can claim to be one of the worlds most spectacular hubs for visiting golfers. Rathmullan House, which is a member of the distinguished group of historic hotels and country houses, ‘Ireland’s Blue Book’, is famous for its welcome and fantastic […]
