The most iconic sights in Irish golf

Kevin Markham on the statutes, structures, and settings which focuses a golfer’s mind and lasts long in the memory.

The most iconic sights in Irish golf
Tue, 16 Jan, 2018 - 00:00
Kevin Markham

1. Waterville Golf Club: Payne Stewart Bronze Statue

The statue of Payne Stewart in Waterville, Co Kerry. He died in a plane accident in October 1999, before the statue was unveiled.
The statue of Payne Stewart in Waterville, Co Kerry. He died in a plane accident in October 1999, before the statue was unveiled.

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CourtsGolfSportPlace: WatervillePlace: South KerryPlace: Butler Arms HotelPlace: Rosapenna Golf ClubPlace: RosapennaPlace: TomPlace: Sheephaven BayPlace: DonegalPlace: Lough SaltPlace: TermonPlace: Co DonegalPlace: Lough ErnePlace: The HeritagePlace: Killeen CastlePlace: TraleePlace: CorkPlace: ConnemaraPlace: Derrygimla BogPlace: BallyconneelyPlace: Royal Dublin andPlace: St Anne’s Golf ClubsPlace: Poolbeg ChimneysPlace: PoolbegPlace: Dublin CityPlace: Bull IslandPerson: Kevin MarkhamPerson: Payne StewartPerson: PaynePerson: Jim ConnollyPerson: MorrisPerson: OldPerson: Old TomPerson: Nick FaldoPerson: Seve BallesterosPerson: Jack NicklausPerson: Arnold PalmerPerson: John AlcockPerson: Arthur BrownPerson: Steve FossettEvent: Open of 1998Organisation: Waterville Golf ClubOrganisation: Waterville Golf LinksOrganisation: AlcockOrganisation: VickersOrganisation: Royal Dublin
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