Shane Filan from Westlife with Darren Clarke during the Pro Am for the 2012 Irish Open at Royal Portrush. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieYour Golf Travel have teamed up with Tourism Ireland to offer a golfer and three of their golfing friends to play golf with former Open Champion Darren Clarke. Taking place on Monday 24th June 2013, the prize not only includes golf on the famed Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush but flights from London to Belfast, transfers, overnight accommodation and dinner after golf.
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The weather is warming up for the year, and for golf enthusiasts that means it’s time to head back out on the course.
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Royal County Down - still No 1Ranking lists always lead to vigorous debate but you can be sure that Golf Digest Ireland’s “Volvo Top-100 Ranked Irish Golf Courses” will not be getting pride of place at Royal Dublin any time soon.
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Royal Portrush celebrate their 25th Senior Cup win at Grange. Picture by Pat CashmanNaoimh Quigg clinched the decisive point as favourites Royal Portrush defeated 2009 champions Kilkenny to win their 25th Irish Senior Cup at Grange on Saturday.
Darren Clarke hands back the Claret Jug to Peter Dawson. Getting his hands on it at Royal Portrush look highly unlikely. R&A chief Peter Dawson yesterday slammed the brakes on a return to The Open rota for Royal Portrush with a blunt: I think the answer is NO.
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The back pin at the par 11th brought danger into play in the final round of the Irish Open. Just six birdies and an average score of 3.1. Picture www.golffile.ieThe Open may never be played at Royal Portrush again but don’t think the course is a pushover just because Welshman Jamie Donaldson shot 18 under par to win the Irish Open by four strokes.
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Royal Portrush. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieBig time golf and the Irish Open will be back at Royal Portrush sooner rather than later. But whether The Open returns to the Causeway Coast for the first time since 1951 remains in the hands of the R&A.
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Record crowds flocked to Portrush for the Irish Open. Picture Fran Caffrey www.newsfile.ieGraeme McDowell believes the Irish Open was a Royal Portrush Flush, raising the stakes in the poker game with the R&A to bring the Open back to Ireland.
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Paul McGinley. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.iePaul McGinley donned his course designer’s hat and warned the R&A - Don’t mess with Harry Colt.
Paul McGinley is enjoying his golf again. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieOld hand Paul McGinley believes having fun is the key to performing in his Roaring Forties and challenging for Irish Open glory.
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