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Ireland's beautiful links. Photos courtesy of Norm Cummings and Geoff Klinger
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Day One: Killarney Golf and Fish Club, Killeen Course My friend Art with a remarkable recovery on the 18th Hole!
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Day One: At The Malton Hotel. Friends: Norm and Art Cummings, Brendan Keogh of SWING Golf, Geoff Klinger and Matt Adams
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Day One: Ultra-luxurious, The Malton Hotel, Killarney
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Day Two: Dooks Golf Course
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Day Two: Preparing to hit Tee Shot at Dooks Golf Course
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Day Two: Classic links at Dooks Golf Course
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Day Two: Gourmet dinner at The Malton Hotel, (l to r): Geoff Klinger (obscured), Matt Adams, Maurice O'Meara, Manager of Killarney Golf and Fish Club, Conor Hennigan, Manager of The Malton Hotel, Art Cummings, Editor with Hearst Newspapers, Paddy O'Looney
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Day Three: Touring the awing beauty of the Ring of Kerry
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Day Three: Touring the awing beauty of the Ring of Kerry
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Day Three: Interior, The Waterville House
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Day Three: The Waterville House. Practice range, putting green and two practice holes are on the property!
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Day Four: Waterville Golf Links, one of Ireland's true championship links courses
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Day Four: Matt Adams, Tee Shot at the 12th Hole, Waterville Golf Links
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Day Four: Walking through Sacred Ground at the 12th Hole, Waterville Golf Links (religious services used to be held in this dune protected valley)
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Day Four: 17th Hole, Waterville Golf Links with Jay Connolly, Membership Chairman and Director (L) and Matt Adams
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Day Four: Tee Shot at the Par 5, 18th Hole, Waterville Golf Links
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Day Four: Recording the Fairways of Life Show for the PGA Tour Network at Waterville Golf Links with Jay Connolly and Noel Cronin, Secretary/Manager
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Day Four: Recording the Fairways of Life Show for the PGA Tour Network at Waterville Golf Links with Paddy O'Looney of SWING Golf
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Day Five: Playing the Arnold Palmer designed Tralee Golf Club (notice the castle ruin behind the 3rd green)
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Day Five: Recording a video feature from the castle
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Day Five: Paddy O'Looney with a SWING banner that was flown on the space shuttle
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Day Five: Finding comfort at The Dingle Skelligs Hotel, Dingle
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Day Six: Dramatic views along the Dingle Penisula
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Day Six: Dramatic views along the Dingle Penisula
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Day Six: Dramatic views along the Dingle Penisula
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Day Six: Consummate links experience at the western-most golf course in Europe, Ceann Sibeal(Dingle Golf Links)
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Day Six: Consummate links experience at the western-most golf course in Europe, Ceann Sibeal(Dingle Golf Links)
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Day Six: Geoff and Matt toast at the classic Dick Mack's Pub in Dingletown (this pub dates back to the era when it was BOTH a place for a pint and to buy shoes!)
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Day Six: Norm and Art at the classic Dick Mack's Pub in Dingletown (this pub dates back to the era when it was BOTH a place for a pint and to buy shoes!)
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Day Six: Checking in at the comfortable and luxurious Cashen Course House, Ballybunion
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Day Six: Interior of the lovely Cashen Course House, Ballybunion
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Day Seven: Ballybunion Old Course, one of the world's best courses! View of the 17th green, 18th fairway and clubhouse
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Day Seven: Ballybunion Old Course
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Day Seven: Rainbow over the graveyard along side of the 1st Tee, Ballybunion Old Course
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Day Seven: At McMunn's Pub, Ballybunion, where everyone is a "local"
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Day Eight: Lahinch Golf Club was in perfect shape and a perfect links golfing experience. Frank vanDoorne tee shot at the 1st Tee
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Day Eight: Lahinch Golf Club was in perfect shape and a perfect links golfing experience. Art in a Lahinch bunker
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Day Eight: Lahinch Golf Club was in perfect shape and a perfect links golfing experience. 6th Green
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Day Eight: Lahinch Golf Club was in perfect shape and a perfect links golfing experience. Looking back at the 2nd Green
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Day Eight: At Lahinch Golf Club. Frank vanDoorne, Matt Adams and Alan Reardon, Secretary/Manager
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Day Eight: Visiting the nearby and famous Eugene's pub
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Day Eight: The crew with Eugene McNamara, proprietor of Eugene's Pub
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Day Eight: Staying the night at the Vaughan Lodge, Lahinch and enjoying dinner with Michael Vaughan himself!
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Day Nine: Doonbeg Golf Club, designed by Greg Norman, he calls it his "Mona Lisa". 14th Green (flag is tucked behind dune)
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Day Nine: Doonbeg Golf Club. Paddy O'Looney on the attack at the 14th
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Day Nine: Doonbeg Golf Club. Hanging in the dunes with Michael Waters, Guests Services Manager, Doonbeg
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Day Nine: Doonbeg Golf Club. Inside our four bedroom suite at Doonbeg
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Day Ten: Matt Adams at Adare Manor. Tee shot at the 9th Hole with the Manor in the foreground
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Day Ten: Adare Manor. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. it is a brilliant parkland course
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Day Ten: An afternoon round at the stunning and copiously luxurious Dromoland Castle
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Day Ten: The stunning and copiously luxurious Dromoland Castle. Interior room.
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Day Ten: The stunning and copiously luxurious Dromoland Castle. Only 10 minutes from Shannon Airport, a perfect ending to a perfect trip!
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