Hogs Head golf course a different model to anything else in this country

Kevin Markham on the best new and upgraded golf courses in Ireland, Britain and Europe.

It wasn’t so long ago when an annual article could have been written about the new courses being added to Ireland’s stockpile.

Between 1990 and 2008, the number of Irish courses increased by 120. That equates to an increase of 50%. The year 1993 saw the biggest surge, with 19 new courses coming on stream, including Fota Island, Galway Bay, and Lee Valley.