Family affair: Irish golf’s sibling rivalries

Kevin Markham weighs up how Ireland’s golfing family members match up against one another.

If you have brothers or sisters you’ll appreciate the usually combative yet often joyful world of sibling rivalry. The same is true for golf courses.

There can be a dominant sibling — for example, Lahinch (Old) vs. Lahinch (Castle) — or there can be a more equal balance — for example Killarney’s Killeen and Mahony’s Point.