PADRAIG HARRINGTON will make his first competitive start on European soil in 2008 in the Irish Open at Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort from May 15-18.

THE 15th tee-box in Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort is where new meets old; if you’re having a bad day on the ‘big course’, as it’s known locally, here is where you can just take a few paces to the right as you come off the 14th, and hit off for yourself down the par-five second of the original, old Adare Manor Golf Club — take a different course, so to speak.

Charlie Mulqueen

Tiger Woods leads a star-studded line-up of the world’s top players who have confirmed their participation in the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am at Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort next July.

The JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am, featuring the world’s top golfers, will take place at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort on July 5 and 6, 2005, it has been confirmed.

IT cannot be easy for a 29 year-old to turn his back on competitive golf for six months, at a time when his career is in crisis.

Bord Failte have announced sponsorship deals to help push Ireland as a premier golf tourism destination.