A Weekly Golfing Update... from Irish Golfer Magazine

The majestic par three 4th at Royal County Down

Following the success of their monthly magazine, Irish Golfer Magazine has now launched a weekly ezine to keep the Irish golfer (and everybody else) up to date with what's going on around the country and world.

I am writing a weekly column and first up is a piece focusing on the superb conditioning of greens around the country. You'll find the article, entitled

Larry and me... Photographs of The Island

The Island's clubhouse and 18th green

Not for one second am I about to compare my photography skills with the revered Larry Lambrecht, but this is still a funny coincidence.

I played The Island, yesterday, thanks to an invitation from Kevin Connolly, who organises the North West Open. It fell in with a requirement for a Golf World article I'm working on as I needed a photograph of The Island's clubhouse. After the golf, and just as the sun began to dip along the horizon, I grabbed the camera and took a few shots of the building across the 18th green.

IGTOA Awards 2014 - Who Won What

The annual IGTOA Awards were held at Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, Co.Mayo, only a couple of nights ago. The annual celebration is for all that is good and great about Irish golf in the eyes of the Ireland Golf Tour Operator Association. Here are their awards for this year - which include a couple of personal favourites: