JD Turner...
One of America's Top 100 Golf Instructors

Iowa Golf Association

The Leprechaun
October 3 - 12, 2002
Here is a brief summary and description of a wonderful golf experience. 

Trip Details | Golf Schedule | Package Price  

We departed by luxury bus on noon, Thursday, October 3, and proceeded to Adare. We stayed in a hotel there four nights. Monday, October 7, we journeyed to Killareny.

County Kerry is one of the most scenic sections in Ireland. Killarney is surrounded by McGillicuddy's Reeks and beautiful lakes dot the ever present green, green, GREEN Irish landscape.

GOLF SCHEDULE
In creating our golf schedule, several factors were considered; course reputation, course difficulty, course type and distance from hotels. Our itinerary is a blend of parkland and seaside layouts. Difficulty is mostly determined by weather. All have world-wide recognition, and no course is more than 1 1/4 hours from our hotel, except Old Head, which is certainly worth the drive. 

Tralee 
An Arnold Palmer design, it is a linksland layout. Arnold's quote "I have never come across a piece of land so ideally suited for a golf course, we have one of the greatest links here." (6500 yards, par 71)
Waterville
It is located on the Southwestern tip of County Kerry. All visiting professionals, including Mark O'Meara, Tiger Woods, Payne Stewart, Ray Floyd and Sam Snead have praised its perfection. The land sets against Ballinskeligs Bay and roams through giant sand dunes.
Old Head at Kinsale 
This has been labeled the "greatest plot of golfing ground on earth." The course is atop 150 acres of rock promontory that juts into the Atlantic Ocean. 
Ballybunion 
This is one of Tom Watson's favorites. He said, "Ballybunion is a course on which golf architects should live and play before they design and build." Old Tom Morris designed it. The 11th, 440 yards, par 4 is terrific. The course also meanders through dunes and is against the Atlantic Ocean shore.
Adare Manor 
Owned by American Thomas Kane, this parkland beauty, just south of Shannon, is so memorable. The magnificent Adare Manor castle provides a backdrop to this idyllic location.
Lahinch
Frequently called the "St. Andrews of Ireland." (6500 yards, par 72)
Killarney Fish and Golf Club 
This club has three courses. We will play Mahoney's Point, which is most famous. After the rough and tumble of the seasides, the tranquility and inland beauty will give a more gentle pace.

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PACKAGE PRICE ~ $4,875/couple

  • Lodging from Thursday, Oct. 3 - Friday, Oct. 11 (9 nights)
  • Seven round of golf for 2
  • Breakfast each morning
  • Ground transportation from noon, October 3 to departure October 12
  • Arrival night cocktail party
  • Closing Irish dinner
  • Gifts, mementos, awards
  • All taxes pertaining to the above

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