Recent content by kevinmarkham

Got a few decent pics of Irvine Golf Club, too:

Are you allowed to do that? You're not supposed to in Ireland... but it doesn't stop anyone. I'm aiming for the 8th hole at Narin & Portnoo. Really liked Irvine BTW

If you're paying that kind of green fee (over £300 next year) I imagine a few lost balls will mean nothing to you!!

No, it was a first visit. I'm told the changes are extremely good and that there are now no weak holes. I was also told that the course/resort was pretty much dead on its feet if a certain someone hadn't bought it and pumped in millions of pounds.

Some photos from a recent visit to the revitalised Turnberry. Didn't get a great day for it but you get the idea! Turnberry Photos

You mean like this: Bunclody's waste bunkers are 'interesting'... not sure how I feel about them. As for Greystones - I suggest waiting till spring!

It's a par 3, Slab... pretty much the signature hole, although the 13th is probably the toughest hole in the country.

Been to a few Irish courses in recent days... autumn colour is everywhere and the still conditions and sunshine have meant it's been a particularly good year... although not so much if your ball disappears under all those leaves.

Saw there was a thread up for 'Trump International' already... but then realised it was for the Scottish creation. Here are a chunk of photos from Doonbeg, in Co. Clare, from last Thursday. The course has only just re-opened fully after Martin Hawtree's revisions. Link to my Flickr Photos here...

Just in time for Christmas... in case you feel like asking someone to give you a four-ball for next year - here's the exclusive and private Carnegie Club, not far from Royal Dornoch. The club offers only 8 lines a week for green fees, and a line will set you back £1,200... so that someone will...

I got it on the green... and that made my day... although I still had sand in my mouth the following day.

Golspie is one of those hidden gems up in the Scottish Highlands, just south of Brora. Golspie photos here. Weather was dull for most of the round, but you start with links holes and then switch into heathland... before finishing with more links holes. It's a fun mix. It can't be easy for...

There are over a dozen of these events around Ireland (I play the Atlantic Coast Challenge every year) but the Great North Links offers the highest ranked courses and the entry fee is amazingly good value. The only other comparative event (in terms of high profile courses) is the Great Irish...

I'd agree about the clubhouse... but then who goes to a golf course for the clubhouse. It's nice inside having said that, and gives a good view over the 18th green and 1st tee from the bar. As for the course, 'uninteresting' is not a word I would use to describe it. It's often difficult to get...

Tralee is something else, for sure, but so is nearly every links on the south west and west coast. As for the Atlantic Coast Challenge - I've played it every year and don't play it as a competition. I have a mate who comes back from New York for it and we just use it as a few days of golfing...