Ed’s View

A Long Day Ahead

I don’t know about you, but whenever I play with others at a new course (or new to us, I should say) the round is always preceded by a healthy deliberation over the choice of tees. It takes just one serious golfer in the group, or a masochist, to suggest playing from ‘the tips’, ‘the back pegs’, ‘the pros tees’. I’ll concede, as a pro, some of this doesn’t really apply to me but even among the amateur ranks, the decision usually favours the sadistic streak and all shuffle back to tee it…Read more …

Lahinch Course Review

For me, one of the most enjoyable things about playing the links golf courses on the west coast of Ireland is that they all have a different character. They may share a location, but they don’t share a personality (if that’s the word to use).  I like the fact, too, that this leaves you to debate the merits of each back in the clubhouse and that there’s no obvious “best”, it’s all about personal preference. You have Tralee Golf Club, for example, where you’ll encounter unfathomably spectacular views, while at Doonbeg, the modern…Read more …
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