Golf
Golf making most of web and social networking
I thought 3 made a brilliant job of promoting the Irish Open – using networks including facebook. However I think the opportunity to play a virtual round at Bethpage for the US open beats this. This is an example of the web adding significantly to the the user experience ie to the TV golf spectator [...]
The Links at Doonbeg, Co. Clare, Ireland
Had the great pleasure of playing the links at Doonbeg on Sunday, as a guest of Niall O’Carroll. We enjoyed near perfect conditions: bright sunshine, light wind and no more than 10 minutes of rain. Not a very long track off the white tees: approx. 6,300 yds. Wonderful driving course – with a number of [...]
Links golf in Ireland
Great piece about Links Golf in Ireland in today’s Irish Times by Philip Reid. Great to see role being played by John O’Connor – my fellow member of St. Anne’s Golf Club – a links on the Bull Island, 4 miles north of the city centre. Would also like to congratulate John on all the [...]
Spectacular sunday morning on St. Anne’s Links in Dublin
Easing back into the golf. Beautiful sunny morning on the Bull Island - playing St. Anne’s. 18 holes, great company and an unhealthybreakfast – great way to finish one week and start the next! Share on Facebook
Essex County, Massachussets
Had the pleasure of a round of golf at Essex County,MA, in the US (http://www.golfclubatlas.com/essex1.html) at the weekend. Essex will play host to the Curtis Cup in 2010. Beautiful, Donald Ross designed course, with an inland links feel. Great sense of history and respect for the game of golf. My host told me the greens were not [...]
Golf with a rugby legend
Played Portmarnock (http://www.portmarnockgolfclub.ie/) last week as a guest of Goodbody Stockbrokers (http://www.goodbody.ie/). It was a charity event and our celebrity team member was Jason Leonard – most capped rubgy forward of all time. Portmarnock itself was in fantastic condition (they had just had their Captain’s Prize the previous weekend). The challenge at Portmarnock is always fair but tough. [...]
the perils of stroke play
…very enjoyable round on Saturday…perfect conditions…struck the ball well…but lost concentration twice. That's all it takes in stroke play. A par 3 become a 6 and a par 5 becomes a 9. (Almost double figures!). Spoiled what otherwise might have been a good round… Share on Facebook
…left the driver in the bag…
Played Westport at the weekend – perfect condition post the Irish Close for Ladies. Been having some difficulties with the driver recently. I think Jack used to just put it away after a couple of holes if it didn't work. In links golf we've seen both Peter Thompson and Tiger Woods show how to successed [...]
Vagaries of matchplay
Played a singles match last week and won! A change of fortune having been pipped the week before. Maybe even learned from the previous week – a better start and some more conservative play! The pros talk about how much they enjoy it (unless knocked out in the first round of World Matchplay etc) – [...]
The Generation Game
Played in a threeball on Sunday – an eighteen year old, a forty five year old and a pensioner. The handicaps: single, single and teens. What a great game – where you can have a spread of 50 plus years, play in the same competition and have great fun. Had the not so fun experience [...]