Lahinch Golf Club: ‘It’s old school... I love the course, I love the people, I love the town’

One of the most satisfying aspects of writing the 125th history of Lahinch Golf Club in 2016 was the opportunity to meet up once again with three of the most illustrious winners of the South of Ireland Championship and another who captured the Irish Close over the great links.

Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley, and Pádraig Harrington all went on to achieve great things in the professional game while never losing their affection for Lahinch. These are some of their thoughts to describe those halcyon days.