Welcome to Destination Golf Ireland 2018
Welcome
Welcome to Destination Golf Ireland 2018
Your Ultimate Guide to Golfing in Ireland
On behalf of the team at Destination Golf , it is my pleasure to present the 2018 Edition of our Top150 course guide to Ireland . Our goal is to help promote Ireland as a top quality destination by working close with its premier courses . Throughout the following 152-pages we hope to take you on a golfing journey around Ireland , highlighting golf courses and golf resorts that should be considered for 2018 .
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We ’ ve all heard the phrase that “ content is key ”, so this edition is packed full of stunning golf imagery and informative text from renowned Irish golf journalist and author Kevin Markham . We also have destination features on “ Emerald Isle Golf Gems ” from our travelling duo of Andrew & Paul Marshall .
Over the years , Ireland has produced Golfing Legends , Ryder Cup Heroes and Major Winners . It has built a reputation for being able to stage global golf events like the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup , and it is a regular destination for European Tour , Challenge Tour and Ladies Tour events .
Take a quick glance at the list of golf course designers here and you ’ ll find designs from famous names like Nicklaus , Palmer , Norman , Faldo , Montgomery , O ’ Meara , Langer , O ’ Connor Jnr , McGinley and more . Golfers can tee it up on courses surrounded by meadows and forests , around lakes and loughs , up high on mountain tops , on the edge of terrifying cliffs , or through giant dunes along the coastline . After your game , the lively 19th holes and Irish “ Craic ” is World renowned .
For me , it is all about the special charm and unique experiences that this destination has to offer the travelling golfer .
Enjoy Ireland and all the journeys of discovery that it will take you on .
Dermot Synnott CEO / Managing Editor Destination Golf Media Ltd .
PUBLISHER : Dermot Synnott EDITOR : Kevin Markham DIGITAL EDITOR : Karl Doyle COMMERCIAL MANAGER : Dane Galligan Digital MARKETING MANAGER : Kathy Synnott CREATIVE DIRECTOR : Kris Byers ACCOUNTS : Darren Maguire
CONTRIBUTORS : Kevin Markham , Andrew Marshall , Paul Marshall , Mark Behan , Jamie Gibson , Nick Bradshaw , Synergy , Failte Ireland , Tourism Ireland .
FRONT COVER Tralee Golf Club
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer ( Spain ) Francisco Pinto Leite ( Portugal ) Ronald Montesano ( USA ) Peter Barnes ( UK ) Gene Oberto ( Sweden ) Gianni Attanasio ( Italy ) David Cooney ( China ) Maarten Hageman ( Netherlands ) Benjamin Oosterveer ( Morocco ) Kevin Markham ( Ireland ) Declan Crowe ( Malaysia ) Wayne Morden ( Canada ) Lee Owen ( Australia ) Pall Sveinsson ( Iceland ) Dewi Merckx ( Belgium ) Ru Macdonald ( Scotland ) Zenta Thomas ( Asia )
David Doyle ( Spain ) John Cockayne ( South Africa )
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