Green tweak makes Old Head 8th great

The only trouble with crafting a golfing nirvana is running out of things to improve.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2019 - 05:00

Tony Leen

The only trouble with crafting a golfing nirvana is running out of things to improve.

The world-renowned Old Head links outside Kinsale in Cork reopened a week ago for another booked-out April-October season — and with another noticeable tweak to the layout.

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