With a foreword by Padraig Harrington and interviews with some of the games great golfers and architects (including Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Pat Ruddy and Martin Hawtree) "18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes" features chapters on the country's very best golfing challenges. With specially commissioned imagery from one of the world's finest photographers - John Kernick - and unique illustrations and design courtesy of a leading artist - Siobhan Royer-Hardy - the book's presentation is peerless.
The 18 featured holes are:
The European Club - 7th, par 4
Lahinch Golf Club, Old Course - 6th, par 4
K Club, Palmer Course - 16th, par 5
Tralee Golf Club - 16th, par 3
Enniscrone Golf Club - 16th, par 5
Lough Erne - 10th, par 4
Druid's Glen - 13th, par 4
Portmarnock Golf Club - 15th, par 3
Royal County Down - 9th, par 4
Adare Golf Club - 13th, par 4
Old Head Golf Links - 12th, par 5
Royal Portrush Golf Club - 14th, par 3
Rosapenna, Sandy Hills - 6th, par 4
Ballyliffin, Glashedy - 13th, par 5
Doonbeg Golf Club - 14th, par 3
Waterville Golf Links - 11th, par 5
Ballybunion Golf Links - 11th, par 4
Killarney, Mahony's Point - 18th, par 3
In his foreword Padraig Harrington says: "In producing this beautiful book the authors spent a year criss-crossing Ireland, from Ballyliffin in the north to Waterville in the south, playing its great courses, hunting out its hidden gems and chasing many a 'wild goose' after a late night clubhouse recommendation. The resulting list of 18 holes is stunning. What appeals to me is that it is not just the authors' selection. The holes were selected by thoughtful consensus as much as anything else. As much time was spent interviewing the club professionals and members, greenkeepers, aficionados and golf architects as on the courses themselves. Time, too, was spent with some of my fellow tour professionals, discussing the merits of their preferred holes as the 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes slowly revealed themselves… All the holes featured are, in one way or another, fabulous."
"18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes" is available to buy online at www.18greatestgolf.com as well as through a number of approved reatailers including some of the world's most prestigious clubs.
Another title from the same publishing firm, "18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes" applies the same production values to Scottish golf. Limited to 3,000 copies it boasts a foreword by Colin Montgomerie.
The books cost 225.00 euro, £195.00 or US$300.00. They can be shipped speedily anywhere in the world. Prints and illustrations from both titles are also available to buy at the company website.
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