For Bob and Anne Jones, their casual retirement plans morphed into a love of finding the hidden gems of Scotland and Ireland
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How to Play Golf with the Locals
Monday, February 25th, 2019
by Jeff Tolman
Over the past 20 years I have had the good fortune to journey to Ireland and Scotland many times
...Read MoreDingle Golf Links (or, Ceann Sibeal): Wild and unspoiled classic Irish links
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
by Blaine Newnham
You’d go to the end of the earth for one more memorable round of golf.
Dooks Golf Links: ancient links gem continues to reinvent itself
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
by Blaine Newnham
Perhaps the changing face of Irish golf can best be understood during a delightful visit to Dooks Golf Links, a sort of hidden gem just off the north loop of the Ring of Kerry that each year becomes a little less hidden and a lot more of a gem.
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
by Blaine Newnham
My first trip to Ireland to play golf was 25 years ago. It was four old college roommates from Berkeley turning 50, getting together again
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Thursday, September 29th, 2016
PNGA trip to Northern Ireland in September 2016 – Checking Off an Item From the Bucket List
A selection of photos from an incredible trip to Northern Ireland in September, 2016:
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
PNGA trip to Southwest Ireland in May 2016 – as good as it gets
by Dick Ferguson
The world’s most spectacular golf course was the favorite of Pacific Northwest Golf Association Ireland 2016 golf tour participants
...Read MoreIreland, Day Six: The Donald & Doonbeg
Thursday, September 24th, 2015
By Ron Bellamy
Donald Trump invests in the future of Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg
DOONBEG, CO. CLARE, Ireland – In December 2013 and early in 2014, when billionaire Donald Trump was negotiating the purchase of Doonbeg Golf Club, on the shore of Doughmore Bay
...Read MoreIreland, Day Five: Old Head Golf Links, Simply Spectacular
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015
By Ron Bellamy
Amazing vistas, perfect weather, the course to ourselves: A Best Day Ever
KINSALE, CO. CORK, Ireland – There are a few days in golf that transcend all others, that are magical, for whatever reason.
...Read MoreIreland, Day Four: Waterville, a New Favorite Course
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
By Ron Bellamy
A tough, but fair, test of golf.
WATERVILLE, CO. KERRY, Ireland – In the mid-1980s, an American named Jay Connolly, along with several club members from Winged Foot Golf Club in New York, came to southwest Ireland
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