With one Ryder cup venue firmly in hand, Ireland has secured its place as the natural destination for many seeking fantastic golf holidays. But if you leave The K Club out of our discussion, Ireland can still dazzle the golf travel enthusiast with over 400 courses spread across an exquisite geography.

Separated from mainland Europe almost 8000 years ago, Ireland is the 3rd largest island in the continent and home to a little less than 6 million people. A mild, temperate climate peppered with generous rainfall leaves Ireland’s landscape lush and green earning it the sobriquet of Emerald Isle. It only helps a golf vacation that Ireland is also blessed with a variety of geography from plains and river sides to sandy beaches. You can stride out on every kind of surface on a golf tour in Ireland! (Click here to read the article in full)

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Fred Daly (11 October 1911 – 18 November 1990) was a Northern Irish professional golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.

Daly was born in Portrush, County Antrim. He was the only Irishman from either side of the border to have won The Open until Padraig Harrington won it in 2007 . He won the Open with a total score of 293.

During his acceptance speech at Royal Liverpool he said he was very honoured to receive the Claret jug and take it back to Northern Ireland. He went on to say that the trophy had never been to Ireland and that he was hoping that the change of air would help it. There was much applause and laughter at his humorous comments.

He played in the Ryder Cup in 1947, 1949, 1951 and 1953.

He died in Belfast of a heart attack.

Tournament wins
1936 Irish International
1937 Irish International
1938 Irish International
1946 Irish Open
1947 Open Championship, News of the World Match Play
1948 Penfold Tournament, News of the World Match Play
1952 Daks Tournament, News of the World Match Play
Ulster Professional Championship - 8 times
Irish Professional Championship - 3 times