Hooked An Amateur S Guide To The Golf Courses Of Ireland

Author : Kevin Markham
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781848898332

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Hooked: An Amateur's Guide to the Golf Courses of Ireland by Kevin Markham Pdf

What makes playing a golf course a great experience? Kevin Markham travelled 6,800 miles in a 20-year-old camper van, walked 2,100 miles, lost countless balls, and wore out three pairs of golf shoes to find out. He played and rated every 18-hole course - all 350 of them. The result is the most comprehensive, best-researched guide to Irish golfs, from expensive, well-known courses to affordable little gems. Kevin assesses each course in a detailed review and from a novel perspective, rating the golfing experience using the same criteria for all courses. Courses are ranked out of 100, across 8 criteria, such as design, appeal and value for money. This concise, detailed book is for golfing tourists looking for great value courses; for golfing societies that want to go beyond their local area; and for Irish golfers searching for excellent but unsung courses in Ireland. Written from an amateur's perspective, reviews focus on the energy and excitement of playing each course to give a true representation of the golf experience, and provides all the information necessary to book your round.

Author : Kevin Markham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1848898444

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Driving the Green by Kevin Markham Pdf

Mark Twain had it all wrong: golf is not a good walk spoiled, golf is a journey. And when Ireland provides the map it becomes an 11,000km odyssey for one man in a camper van. Kevin plays every 18-hole golf course in Ireland in all kinds of weather and with all kinds of golfers. He deals with a leaky roof, potholes, born-again Christians and even an Irish mammy. IrelandOCOs beauty shines through but the people encountered along the way, the golf clubs visited and the idiosyncrasies of a twenty-year-old camper van form the fairways on which this story plays. From tee-off to putting the final hole, this is a true Irish golfing adventure. OCo Also available: Hooked: An Amateur's Guide to the Golf Courses of Ireland"

Author : Louise Miracle,Rick Miracle
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Golf
ISBN : 9780764913365

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Trolleys and Squibs by Louise Miracle,Rick Miracle Pdf

For anyone planning a dream golfing vacation to Ireland, Trolleys and Squibs is the most comprehensive guidebook in the market. Frustrated by sketchy guidebooks while on a golfing tour, authors Louise and Rick Miracle decided to compile their own definitive guide to Irish links. In addition to its practical travel tips, this book offers insightful essays -- including several by leading figures in Irish golf -- that explain the history and particular character of golfing in Ireland. Vacation planners will especially love the book's extensive, geographically balanced coverage of individual golf courses, presented by way of two whimsically named lists. The Trolleys List contains thorough summaries of 153 courses, including small maps and directions for getting there, scorecard data, descriptions of each course's layout and club facilities, and recommendations on local restaurants and hotels. The Squibs List offers basic information -- addresses, phone numbers, brief descriptions -- about 138 additional golf courses. With Trolleys and Squibs, you can plan a detailed itinerary and make your reservations, even before landing on Irish shores (though armchair travelers as well will gain immense enjoyment from the colorful portraits of the courses and countryside).

Author : Kevin Markham
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781848898455

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Driving the Green by Kevin Markham Pdf

Mark Twain had it all wrong: golf is not a good walk spoiled, golf is a journey. And when Ireland provides the map it becomes an 11,000km odyssey for one man in a camper van. Kevin plays every 18-hole golf course in Ireland in all kinds of weather and with all kinds of golfers. He deals with a leaky roof, potholes, born-again Christians and even an Irish mammy. Ireland's beauty shines through but the people encountered along the way, the golf clubs visited and the idiosyncrasies of a twenty-year-old camper van form the fairways on which this story plays. From tee-off to putting the final hole, this is a true Irish golfing adventure.

Author : Richard Phinney,Scott Whitley
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Golf
ISBN : 1845132270

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Links of Heaven by Richard Phinney,Scott Whitley Pdf

This text is part practical guide to Ireland's finest golf courses and part travel guide. The chapters on individual courses, their histories and characteristics are interspersed with anecdotes that bring Ireland and its golfers to life. Information on food and drink, and accomodation is also included.

Author : Richard Phinney,Scott Whitley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 086327563X

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Links of Heaven by Richard Phinney,Scott Whitley Pdf

Now in a fully updated and expanded edition, this book presents detailed portraits of Ireland's greatest and lesser-known links. ""Award-winning journalist Phinney and sports broadcaster Whitley have teamed up to create a golf-lover's dream book. Extensively researched, this guide details the history and creation of Ireland's renowned golf courses. Geographically arranged, each course includes information on its design, designers, unique features, green and hole characteristics, and notable golfers and tournaments. Pertinent information--location, green fee, address, and phone--is listed for each course. Brief listings of 100 additional, not so famous courses, the country's best 18 holes, tournaments for visitors, and helpful trip-planning tips follow the discussion of the famous links. Sure to be enjoyed by golfers everywhere."" --Library Journal

Author : Philip Reid
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04
Category : Golf courses
ISBN : 1859746691

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Ireland by Philip Reid Pdf

The worldwide golf boom, fueled by international television coverage and the rise of young stars such as Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia, continues unabated. With golfers everywhere eager to play the famous courses and discover hidden gems, Globetrotter Golfer's Guides provide selective visitor guides to the world's top golfing destinations. It is said that once golfers have played golf in Ireland they are hooked for life, and this superbly illustrated guide selects over 120 of the best and most scenic courses from Royal county in the north to Ballybunion in the south. The Golfers Guide to Ireland caters to all levels of players. *Over 150,000 visitors from abroad take golfing vacations in Ireland each year, including 20,000 from North America.

Author : Vic Robbie
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Golf courses
ISBN : 1845960734

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Ireland's Golf Courses by Vic Robbie Pdf

Legendary courses like Ballybunion, Lahinch, Waterville, Portmarnock and Royal Portrush, the only Irish course to host the Open championship, are featured alongside a new breed of course such as Druid's Glen, Mount Juliet and the K Club.

Author : Graeme McDowell,Brian Keogh,Bill Ruskin
Publisher : Author House
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781468550559

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The American Golfer's Guide to Ireland by Graeme McDowell,Brian Keogh,Bill Ruskin Pdf

Maybe the game of golf wasnt invented in Ireland but to most visitors it seems that way. After all, there are more golf courses per square mile in Ireland than in any part of the world. A golfing visit to Ireland will be the trip of a lifetime for many reasons. First, links courses sparkle like an emerald necklace around the coastline of Ireland. It is subjective to pick the best from so many great courses but here are a few: Royal Portrush, Portstewart. Royal County Down, Baltray, Portmarnock, The European Club, Old Head, Waterville, Ballybunion, Tralee, Lahinch, Doonbeg, Connemara, Carne, Enniscrone, Murvagh, Ballyliffin and Rosapenna. Second, the past two decades have brought world class resorts with the finest facilities and championship level courses, including The K Club, Lough Erne, Druids Glen, Mount Wolsely, Killeen Castle, Glasson, Galgorm Castle, Slieve Russell, The Heritage, Powerscourt, Adare, Fota Island, Dromoland Castle and many more. Third, visitors can enjoy over 400 private golf clubs scattered throughout Ireland where greens fees offer excellent value and local members make you feel at home. Not least, the 19th hole is a great opportunity to meet local golfers. An old saying puts it like this: There are no strangers in Ireland, only friends you havent met before. The successes of Irish golfers on the international circuit has also put the spotlight on the great golf found throughout the Island. Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Shane Lowrey and others have been not just successful competitors but wonderful ambassadors for Irish fun and hospitality. I hope you and your friends will come to experience golf in Ireland for yourselves. I can assure you a warm welcome and some wonderful memories. Joe Byrne Executive Vice-President Tourism Ireland

Author : Alistair Tait
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997-10-01
Category : Golf courses
ISBN : 1901839028

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The Connoisseurs Guide to Golf Courses in Ireland by Alistair Tait Pdf

Author : Charles Mulqueen,Sam Martz Golf Collection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Golf courses
ISBN : 0946277133

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Bank of Ireland Guide to Ireland's Top Golf Courses by Charles Mulqueen,Sam Martz Golf Collection Pdf

Author : John Redmond
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780717128754

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Great Golf Courses of Ireland by John Redmond Pdf

Many new golf courses have opened since the first edition of John Redmond's guide. This enlarged version reflects that fact with updated information on each of the 30 originally featured, plus photography and descriptions of four new courses: the European Club, Fota Island, Druid's Glen and Portmanock Links.

Author : Rob Armstrong
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Golf
ISBN : 1565547268

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Golfing in Ireland by Rob Armstrong Pdf

Ireland is one of the world's fastest growing golf destinations. Travel agents and golf magazines are selling it. . . . Entrepeneurs, eager to ride the wave, are investing substantial sums. Since 1990 more than a half dozen major new golf courses have opened, others have expanded and more development is planned. Rob Armstrong In addition to the best courses in both the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, author Rob Armstrong describes other courses of note, and provides complete lists of Ireland's 9 and 18 hole golf courses. A chapter is included on where to stay, what to eat, and what to do when not golfing. With this guide, anyone can enjoy hitting the links on the Emerald Isle. Rob Armstrong is a veteran, award-winning Correspondent for CBS News. An avid golfer, he visits Ireland annually to both enjoy the area and to hit the links.

Author : Robert Armstrong
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781455605095

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GOLFING IN IRELAND by Robert Armstrong Pdf

Unlike many other books written by American writers for an Aemrican market, Golfing in Ireland is notable in that real understanding, humour and irreverence are key to the visitor being told exactly what they need to know.-The KerrymanIreland is Europe's hottest golfing destination and one of the most popular golf venues for Americans eager to sample the fabled links. Author Rob Armstrong predicted the Irish golf boom in the first edition of Golfing in Ireland; in the third, he revisits old courses that have undergone revision or expansion and uncovers the best of Ireland's new courses. In his crisp, irreverent style, he also points out those courses that have not stood up, those that have been poorly maintained or managed, and those that have simply proved disappointing.Profiled in this edition are: the magnificent Old Head Golf Club in County Cork, one of the most exciting new golf courses in the world; the extraordinarily beautiful new Ring of Kerry Golf and Country Club in County Kerry that overlooks Kenmare Bay; and the expanded golf complex at Ballyliffin in County Donegal. He also reviews several new hotels and restaurants that cater to golfers and are near some of Ireland's best courses. Armstrong's travel tips include a discussion of the Euro, which will soon become the unit of currency in the Irish Republic, and a warning about the proliferation of Irish golf tours.

Author : Robert Armstrong
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1589804880

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Golfing in Ireland by Robert Armstrong Pdf

Armstrong revisits old courses that have undergone revision or expansion and uncovers the best of Ireland's new golf clubs. He also reviews several new hotels and restaurants that cater to golfers and are near some of Ireland's finest fairways.