The world’s top pros
For instance, did you know that Tiger Woods prepared for the British Open in 2006 with a whistle-stop helicopter tour of Irish courses? Apparently he also had a go at our world-class fly-fishing but let’s not get sidetracked – we’re here to talk about golf!
Of course, this love affair between the world’s top pros and Irish golf is not a new thing. Legendary Tom Watson famously waxed lyrical about the old course at Ballybunion when he said, “A man might think the game of golf originated here. It looks like a course laid out on land as it was in the 10th century.” His connection with the course was so deep that he was trusted with giving it a facelift in 1995.
So it’s little wonder that the world’s top players continue to play here, both privately and at the major tournaments that we host.
