Irelands Golf Courses: The Complete Guide [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ (Author), Padraig Harrington (Foreword)

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Product Description

This handy guide to the finest golf courses in Ireland provides players with all the essential information, from detailed descriptions of 400 courses to facilities, accommodations, and directions.

From the Publisher

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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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mainstream Press; illustrated edition edition (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840184434
• ISBN-13: 978-1840184433
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,965,198 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ireland's Golf Courses, July 20, 2008

By	Kenneth Hanson (georgia usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ireland's Golf Courses: The Complete Guide (Hardcover)

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.

1.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced, August 30, 2006

By	Mike McIntyre (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ireland's Golf Courses: The Complete Guide (Hardcover)

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.