The Flying Golfer: The extraordinary career of golf trip pioneer Sean Skehan

Chances are Sean Skehan is either on the golf course or in the air while you’re reading this. It’s 45 years now since he essentially introduced to Ireland what we now commonly refer to as The Golf Trip.

Into his 45th year leading golf trips to 69 far-flung countries — if we cheat a little and grant Corfu and Hawaii autonomous status — Sean Skehan is getting ready to retire. At least he was at the beginning of the interview. Now he’s not so sure.