The 10 Prettiest Golf Courses I Know
A colleague of mine was once asked «what is it like to be a golf writer?» «It is better than having to work,» he replied. Whether or not he had a point, shall be unsaid. However, there are certain things…
Why the Southwest of Sweden is Continental Europe’s Best Golfing Area
Admit it: You don’t follow my thinking here. Continental Europe’s best golfing area has to be Costa del Sol in Spain. Or maybe the Algarve in Portugal? So come on, give me a break; the southwest of Sweden. Hah! Well,…
Tour of Ireland 22: Golfing in the hinterland
Torsten Pamp’s Tour of Ireland Project is drawing to its end, and we move away front the coast back towards the east. We were tempted by medieval beauty and foamy beer, but ended up at classy parkland courses. It is…
Tour of Ireland 21: From beach to mogul slope
In this edition of The Tour of Ireland Project, Torsten Pamp discovers a hidden gem just west of Sligo, at the cape at Strandhill. One hour south and north from Sligo two additional masterpieces awaits you: In the south the…
Tour of Ireland 20: Nope; we are not alone
Torsten Pamp moves along the Irish coast southwest from Ballyliffin. He stops at Rosses Point, where he in this chapter of The Tour of Ireland Project gets the chance to play the challenging Co Sligo Golf Club. Co Sligo at Rosses…
Tour of Ireland 19: Where Faldo’s chin dropped
Torsten Pamp moves further West along the Irish coast, and returns to the Republic and Ballyliffin GC in this chapter of the Tour of Ireland Project. By hired car we take the ferry from Magilligan Point back to the Republic.…
Tour of Ireland 18: If the moon were green
In the previous two chapters, Torsten Pamp has made his way through the golf courses of Royal Portrush and Portstewart on his Tour of Ireland project. Still in the same area, this week he visits Castlerock. A few kilometres on…
Tour of Ireland 17: Rock and roll on the Portstewart dunes
The northern coast of Ireland holds more golf greatness than Royal Portrush. This week The Tour of Ireland Project stops some kilometers further west, in the little town of Portstewart. Only 10 kilometers from Portrush, between the dunes and the River…
Tour of Ireland 16: Royal Portrush – a jewel for the The Open
In this chapter of the Tour of Ireland Project, Torsten Pamp takes us to the links land of Graeme McDowell and Darren Clark at Royal Portrush. From Templepatrick the road winds north to the next of the Irish Crown Jewels,…
Tour of Ireland 15: Love scandal and murder drama in Templepatrick
In this chapter of the Tour of Ireland Project, Torsten Pamp moves further up the coast in Ulster on a visit that takes us to Templepatrick. Just north of Belfast our Tour of Ireland leads us straight into Ireland’s violent…