The imposing facade of the Grand Hotel, Gardone Riviera has featured on postcards through the ages. In 1986 the hotel had been included in the list of the oldest hotels in Italy and in 2009 a large commemorative stamp of the “Historic Places Of Italy” series was dedicated to the Grand. After reading all these interesting stories, I really looked forward to visiting this grand old lady. The sun was rising over the crystal clear waters of Lake ...
North and West Coast Links is attending the Honda Classic this week to fly the flag for some of the finest courses golf clubs in the north west region of Ireland, including Ballyliffin, host venue for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Royal Portrush, host venue for The Open in 2019, Carne, Enniscrone, Donegal, Narin & Portnoo, Rosapenna, Castlerock, Portstewart, Ardglass, Galway Bay, Westport and Portsalon. The Irish golf marketing company also donated a prize ...
Legendary Liverpool and Republic of Ireland footballer Ronnie Whelan (right) took to the golf course in Orlando, Florida, with John McLaughlin (left), CEO North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland, and Florida golf enthusiast Larry Mueller. Ronnie was a guest of golf marketing company North & West Coast Links which is flying the flag for some of Irelands finest links courses at The PGA Show in Orlando, the biggest industry golf show in the world ...
What to the give the golfer in your life who has everything! Well don’t panic, The European Tour has just The Ticket! They have launched a limited edition Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Festive Fan Pack. Following the huge success of this year’s event at Portstewart, the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, hosted by the Rory Foundation, is again expected to be the sporting showpiece of the summer when the world’s best golfers will converge for the ...
Golf in Flanders is the joint initiative between the Flemish Golf Federation (GolfVlaanderen) and VisitFlanders (the Flemish Tourist Board), to promote Flanders, the Northern region of Belgium, as an alternative golf destination to the international golf and travel industry. The prestigious IAGTO award of ‘Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year’ was announced at this year’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Cannes with Flanders prevailing after having been selected out of 60 destinations by the international ...
Belgium, a country in Western Europe known for medieval towns, Renaissance architecture and as headquarters of the European Union and NATO. This year we had the opportunity through EGTMA [European Golf Travel and Media Assoc.] to visit Belgium and to play some of the wonderful Flanders golf courses we had heard so much about. “Golf In Flanders” is a new initiative that was developed between The Flemish Golf Federation and the Flemish Tourist Board to promote the ...
Ireland have beaten England 4.5 – 3.5 to claim the Senior Home Internationals title in Newport in Wales. Both sides were level on points going into the final match leaving it all to play for. A very tight morning saw both teams take 1.5 points from the foursomes but Ireland won 3 out of the 5 singles matches securing a 4.5 – 3.5 win on the day and a 1 point victory overall. Overall Points Table Ireland – 3pts England ...
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell), has finished top of the European Women’s Amateur Golf Ranking for the third successive year. It is also the third consecutive year she has finished top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Her achievements in the last two years include victory at the 2017 Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship, a tied 21st place finish at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, finishing as low amateur in the 2016 Ricoh Women’s British Open, and several scoring records for ...
Cahir Park, Killarney, Portumna, Limerick and Malahide win on the final day at Malone. The final day of the AIG Ladies Cups and Shields began with two matches resuming on extra holes after darkness halted play on Friday night. Killarney and Cahir Park were winners in those two matchups but there were still to be three more Champions crowned. After three finals going in favour of Munster clubs, the AIG Junior Foursomes final saw Ballykisteen take on ...
The Ladies European Tour remembers Cassandra Kirkland who died earlier this year at the age of 32, following her two-year fight against cancer. The 2012 Sanya Ladies Open champion, from France, was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2015, despite never having smoked and having led the lifestyle of a healthy, professional athlete. She battled the disease courageously and said: “I want to be an example, share my experience with people touched by cancer, in order to ...
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