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Courses & Travel
Ireland’s Iconic Golf Sights
Iconic sights are those elements that give a round something extra special. Here’s ten of the best that Ireland has to offer. Did we miss any?
A new era for Costa Navarino in Greece
Costa Navarino in the Greek region of Messinia, is developing two new luxury beachfront eco resorts close to the two José Mariá Olazábal-designed golf courses already scheduled to be completed in 2021
Keep dreaming of that golfing holiday
It might not seem like it but we’re all going to come out of these restrictions one day soon and when we do, paradises like the Algarve will be ready and waiting for our arrival
Rock of Ages
Our man on the ground, Kevin Markham revisits an old favourite in Cork Golf Club – one for the list post-COVID-19 if you haven’t had the pleasure already
A shining light in the golf industry
Irish based company Clubs to Hire is a success story worth supporting once the green light is turned on again post-COVID-19
Strong ‘we’ll be ready’ message from Ireland’s Tour operators
We spoke to North and West Coast Links CEO John McLaughlin to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting business and how Ireland’s golf tourism industry will bounce back when restrictions are lifted
A player’s paradise in Portugal
Amendoeira Golf Resort presents two spectacular examinations of golf under the blanketing year-round sunshine of the Algarve. Take me back!
La Cala named best 4 star golf resort in Spain
La Cala has been named the Best 4 star Golf Resort in Spain at the 2019 International Travel Awards, capping an award-winning year for Spain’s largest golf resort
Royalty reigns around a classic Dublin layout
Kevin Markham takes a spin around Royal Dublin Golf Club, examining its rich history and the true test of golf it presents to this day
Costa Daurada – A Golden Experience on the Golden Coast
As the winter winds start blowing in, we visited sunny Spain to investigate a warm-weather alternative to Ireland’s lift, clean and place sodden fairways
Rising in the West
We sent Kevin Markham down the Wild Atlantic Way to Westport Golf Club, an Irish course forcing its way back into the light
La Cala launch two timely winter packages for frozen Irish golfers
It was a morning for a kettle of water on the car windscreen making two exclusive off-season packages at the spectacular La Cala Resort in Spain all the more appealing
European Tour stop Dom Pedro opens new €120k Golf Academy
Plotting a winter golf escape? The venue for this week’s Portugal Masters has opened a new home for Titleist’s regional fitting centre at the Dom Pedro Pinhal Golf Course
Open your mind to the fairways of Mallorca
We went to Mallorca to examine the tests of Son Gual and Alcanada golf clubs whilst resting in between at the tranquil Carrossa resort
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