kevinmarkham
Assistant Pro
There's always talk about how you can play the great courses without losing your shirt. Playing in January is a good way to start... if you don't mind sleet in your face and your fingers dropping off.
Ireland has been banging out 'Classics' for a long time now. These are 3 and 4 day singles and team tournaments and you get to play the best courses - meaning the likes of Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Doonbeg, Ballybunion, Lahinch, Enniscrone, Carne, Ballyliffin... the list goes on - for a very small outlay.
The Donegal Links Classic, for example, plays Ballyliffin, Rosapenna and Portsalon at a cost of €100. And it's not hosted in January either - it's at the start of June.
The full list is on my blog (http://golfcoursesireland.blogspot.com) - about a dozen such Classics are included, but there are probably more.
Ireland has been banging out 'Classics' for a long time now. These are 3 and 4 day singles and team tournaments and you get to play the best courses - meaning the likes of Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Doonbeg, Ballybunion, Lahinch, Enniscrone, Carne, Ballyliffin... the list goes on - for a very small outlay.
The Donegal Links Classic, for example, plays Ballyliffin, Rosapenna and Portsalon at a cost of €100. And it's not hosted in January either - it's at the start of June.
The full list is on my blog (http://golfcoursesireland.blogspot.com) - about a dozen such Classics are included, but there are probably more.