Doonbeg Course Review

Personally, I find there’s always a degree of anxiety when it comes to playing golf on a links course. This has nothing to do with the set up of the course itself or a lack of confidence in my “bump-and-run”, but more a fear of appearing cowardly.  For no matter how hurricane-like the winds or how horizontal the rain, you really cannot refuse to play on account of the weather. To duck out because of a gale force wind (or a “stiff breeze” as I’m sure the locals would call it) is to…Read more …

Life as a Range Rat

Mentioning work on the driving range in last week’s blog seemed to strike a chord with quite a few of you, so I thought I’d return to the subject and recount a few more tales from my former employment as a Range Rat.  So, where should I start?  For some, the adrenaline pumps as you drive (monotonously) up and down, up and down in that iconic range tractor with no windscreen to shield you from the horizontal rain on a winter’s day (mixing it up, rebellious types like to throw in a few…Read more …