Dublin can be heaven if you’re a golfer and with the R&A seriously looking at Portmarnock’s bid for the AIG Women’s Open and The Open, the tourism sector looks well-prepared for a massive influx of visitors should that dream come true.
Ireland might have won 10 of the 20 Irish Amateur Open Championships staged since it was revived in 1995 but while we once looked jealously to the overseas raiders, they now come to us hoping to add a notch to their collective belts.
Gavin Moynihan celebrates his 2012 Irish Amateur Open win at Royal Dublin with fellow members of The Island. Picture by Pat CashmanThe Island’s Gavin Moynihan will return to the scene of his biggest win when he tees it up in the RaboDirect Hilary Golf Society outing at Royal Dublin on Sunday.
