‘Ireland can be top destination for US golfers’

THIS country enjoys the best links golf courses in the world — it just needs to communicate the message better across the Atlantic.

That’s the verdict of Buddy Darby, chief executive of Kiawah Development Partners and the man behind Doonbeg Golf Club in West Clare.

Darby says the combination of links golf, five-star accommodation, superb food and “craic” should make us the top destination for a US golf market that annually spends over $26bn (€19bn) on golf travel.