by Kevin Markham | Sep 6, 2021 | Club News, Latest News
The first time I played Narin & Portnoo was in 2007. I fell in love with the place, its remote location and the beautiful Irish setting of sea, mountains and sand. Holes 7 to 11 quickly became my favourite stretch of holes anywhere. It started and finished with...
by Kevin Markham | Aug 17, 2021 | Club News, Latest News
Many years ago I met a fourball of elderly gentlemen in a Greystones bar. They looked beat, despondent, even distraught. They had played Druids Heath, and they were drowning their sorrows after their round. It was their first visit to the course and, they said...
by Kevin Markham | Aug 3, 2021 | Club News, Latest News
Ballybunion. It’s a word that conjures up all that is spectacular and exhilarating about links golf in Ireland. I played it last week and it remains at the pinnacle of golfing experiences on this island. Strange things happen though and there are three things that...
by Kevin Markham | Jul 6, 2021 | Club Spotlight
Let’s talk about change. Let’s talk about new ownership, new management, new visions and new investment. Welcome to the K Club. We can talk about reaffirming reputations, cementing legacies and securing the future, but perhaps that should be ‘new’ reputations, ‘new’...
by Kevin Markham | Jun 1, 2021 | Club Spotlight
After months of being away, we’re finally back on the golf course. Life has, to some degree, found a more familiar shape… even if our swings have not. During the downtime, golf clubs around the country were busy and now members (and everybody else for that matter)...
