Golf In Ireland Comes Alive In “18 Greatest Holes”
Our fantasy St. Patrick’s Day includes a sun-dappled round at a favorite Irish links – a Lahinch, Enniscrone, Royal County… Read more »
Courses and Travel
Every Day Courses, Part II
Two layouts by Donald Ross seem to beckon repeat play – a residue of his design vocabulary. Today’s example… Read more »
Ross Courses Define Quotidian Quality
It may seem borderline sadomasochistic to deconstruct the cliché – “a course you can play every day” – immediately following… Read more »
Turning Stone’s Golf Is No Gamble
Hurricane Irene was famously capricious in her march through the Northeast, with towns in Vermont and the Catskills washed away… Read more »
Mickelson Is Half Right About PGA Championship Set-Up
No need to deconstruct Phil Mickelson’s motives for criticizing the Atlanta Athletic Club layout as being detrimental to the popularization… Read more »
Northwest’s Non-Golf Activities Run Gamut
Tour operators and Irish tourism operatives were united in their reaction to our golf itinerary: “Get some help,” was the… Read more »
Northwest Ireland’s Golf Cup Overfloweth
Going around 10 often-demanding courses in nine days, we’re pretty sure that we’ve gotten maximum mileage out of our golf… Read more »
Which Country Are We In?
The first time my wife and I visited the Emerald Isle, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic was… Read more »
Less Is More, Even For Guinness
At first we weren’t sure whether John Farren was telling the truth or just winding us up with a bit… Read more »
Shameless Irish Typecasting
Having left my gap wedge out on one of the seaside moonscapes on the back side at Enniscrone Golf Club,… Read more »
