How Kerry golfer Sean Quinlivan landed the top job at Shinnecock Hills

Irish golf professionals hold down some of the top jobs in the game and Kerry man Sean Quinlivan is the latest to hit the big time following his recent appointment as head professional at Shinnecock Hills

Sean Quinlivan set to be head professional at famed Shinnecock Hills.

Shinnecock Hills. It’s an institution in American golf — the oldest incorporated golf club in America (1891) and one of five founding members of the USGA.

Set on sandy terrain in Southampton on Long Island, it stands alongside Augusta National, Pine Valley, Merion, and Cypress Point as one of America’s most exclusive clubs.