McGinley says Adare Manor one of world’s best

PAUL McGINLEY walked off the Robert Trent Jones designed course at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Course yesterday having shot a tidy three under par 69 in the Smurfit IPGA pro-am and described it as one of the finest he had ever played.

“I just can’t believe how good this course is,” he stated. “It’s not just one of the best in Ireland, it’s one of the best in the world. I’m not one for raving about golf courses, but for me this is superb in just about every way. It’s not alone good enough for an Irish Open, it has everything you would require for a world championship.”

McGinley has arrived in Co Limerick all set to defend the Irish PGA championship he won for a third time in appalling conditions at Westport last year. It looks as if the circumstances are going to be a lot more favourable on this occasion and there was hardly a puff of wind yesterday when Finian Dwyer, attached to the Celbridge Driving Range, and Headfort professional Brendan McGovern, both shot four under par rounds of 68.