Golf Adventure Guides Blog

Irish Open at Baltray (Co. Louth)

The 2009 Irish Open is at Baltray (Co. Louth) Golf Club this week. In the field, of note: Padraig Harrington, Rory Macilroy, and John Daly. Watch video highlights from the PGA European Tour or watch it "live" on the Golf Channel. Baltray is one of my favorite courses in the east ...

A Course Called Ireland

New from Tom Coyne, A Course Called Ireland is the story of a walking- averse golfer who treks his way around an entire country, spending sixteen weeks playing every seaside hole in Ireland and often battling through all four seasons in one Irish afternoon. Buy from Amazon.com: A Course Called Ireland: ...

Great Value for Money in 2009

If you're thinking it's too expensive to plan a Scotland golf trip in 2009, think again. Here's some good news from VisitScotland.com: With the dollar growing in strength against the pound, US visitors will have more bang for their buck in Scotland. Compared to the 2007 exchange rate of $2 to ...

2009 Ireland & Scotland Guide Updates

The Ireland Golf Adventure Guide and Scotland Golf Adventure Guide have been updated for 2009. The details for every golf course and accommodation — and everything else in the guides! — are carefully scrutinized and updated for each edition. Here's an example from the Scotland Golf Adventure Guide. All new purchases (immediate ...

Carne Golf Links

On a recent golf trip to Ireland and had the opportunity to again play one of my favorite courses in Ireland, Carne Golf Links (Belmullet). If you haven't played Carne, I highly recommend it. The November 2005 issue of Golf Magazine has an excellent article about Carne, and opens with this: When ...

Golf Word Art

Here's a cool image created at Wordle.net using the text found on this blog: Remember, now more than ever it pays to plan your own golf trip to Ireland and Scotland rather than pay a tour operator to do what you can easily do yourself.

Book Tee Times Easier Online

Finally, an online tee-time booking system for tons of great golf courses across Ireland and the UK! Brought to you by the good folks at BRS Golf. In the past I have been hesitant about using online booking systems run by many of the golf clubs across Ireland, Scotland, and England. ...

Packing for Your Next Golf Trip

After many years of golf trips around the world, I've come up with a golf trip checklist that makes it easy for me to get ready for each trip and also to minimize the gear I've got to lug around, while still making sure I've got everything I need. You ...

Three Sheets Ireland

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Example Use of the Ireland Guide

Here's an example of using the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide to plan a golf trip for four golfers. The Scenario Four golfers from New York want to enjoy five days of golf in Ireland this summer. Using the Ireland Golf Adventure Guide Here's how a user of the guide might plan such a trip. ...