The Emerald Isle has always been famous for the warmth of its welcome and is now just as feted for the excellence of its magnificent courses. It attracts a variety of golfers every year from around the globe-from former United States president Bill Clinton to the world's undisputed No.1 golfer Tiger Woods - and they never go away disappointed, having enjoyed the challenge of playing some of the world's most outstanding links. Ireland's legendary courses - Ballybunion, Lahinch, Waterville, Portmarnock and Royal Portrush, the only Irish course to host the Open championship - have been joined by a new breed of course such as Druid's Glen, Mount Juliet and the K Club, which will host the 2005 Ryder Cup. Ireland's Golf Courses: The Complete Guide provides all the essential information on almost 400 courses. It includes a directory of clubs, with a description of each course, how to get there, facilities, catering, green fees and hotel accommodation, plus photographs as well as diagrams of Ireland's most interesting and challenging holes. Ireland's Golf Courses: The Complete Guide is essential if you are golfing in Ireland.
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Ireland has always been famous for the warmth of its welcome; now it’s just as celebrated for the excellence of its golf courses. From Bill Clinton to Tiger Woods, golfers far and wide have enjoyed the challenge of playing some of the world’s outstanding links. Now, Ireland’s Golf Courses: The Complete Guide provides complete information on 400 clubs, from Ballybunion, Lahinch, Waterville, Portmarnock, and Royal Portrush to newer venues, like the K Club, which will host the 2005 Ryder Cup. There are detailed descriptions of each course, including length, par, and signature holes, as well as directions, facilities, catering, and hotel accommodations. A first–rate companion to golfing in the Emerald Isle.
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Derek MacKenzie-Hook is a freelance writer/photographer. A single parent of 2 sons, he has travelled in Ireland extensively. He lives on the shores of St Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders.
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I recently planned a golf trip to Ireland using only the Internet. I sought out Vic Robbie's book because at $35, I thought it would be a coffee table book with nice photos. Maybe it could fill in some holes. In actuality, there is little in it that cannot be found on the Web sites of the various Irish golf courses. Many of the photos are poor replications of those found online. It is mainly a lot of numbers and addresses--phone numbers, Web addresses, yardage, greens fees, etc. But again, most of it is available online. I suppose its value is that it contains all the particulars for all of Ireland's golf courses between two covers. But it should have been packaged as a cheap paperback instead of a glossy hardcover. If you really want to learn about the soul of Ireland's courses, read James Finegan's "Emerald Fairways and Foam-Flecked Seas." Finegan's book has no photos, but a Finegan word is worth a thousand pictures.
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Great book. Lists All of the courses in Ireland, great ones, average ones and not so great ones. My wife and I had a wonderful golf vacation in Ireland using this book, a Irish Tourist Board B&B directory, and a cell phone. We had no plan and no agenda. The book lists phone numbers so we could just call a couple of days in advance and get tee times.
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