Apr 13 2010
The Haven Of Golf – Ireland
The rich sport or the Golf is one of the most preferred games in almost all parts of the world. The reason for this is that the sport is suited for everyone and there is no age limit from the age of eighteen. The best part of this game is that nowadays, even small kids are trained in this sport for specially formulated rules and courses in many regions of the world. This being the case, Ireland has found the perfect reason to help itself in enabling a steady revenue flow and to make the Irish lands as beautifully green as possible.
The sport is now played as a common game by anyone who is able to afford a golf course registration fee. The Irish government has been able to make this game popular, by framing rules and by allotting great amounts of funds to create new golf courses, renovate old ones and to maintain the quality of the requirements in this sport. Ireland is green in color due to such policies, which has helped create almost three hundred golf courses all around the Irish lands. The courses in Ireland have earned great amounts of reputation and some have even found players who come every year from other countries specially to play golf in the season that suits them best. The entire region of Ireland have devoted part of their lands for making golf courses and the most preferred ones decorate the northern part of the region.
Proper rules and standards have been formulated and followed here to attract international support for the game and surprisingly, Ireland has become one of the most preferred spot for a game of golf to ease the stress of life. Renovated buildings, newly improved versions of golf courses and innovative facilities here have made several countries to look upon Ireland with awe and envy. It is said that the Irish government earns three times more each time they spend a part of their funds for golf courses.
The western and the north western regions of Ireland comprising of places like Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo, have been made into linked golf courses which are found to start from Galway and goes right up till Ballyliffen. There are about eighty courses in Antrim, Armagh, Londonderry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone in the northern parts of Ireland. The south western parts like Limerick, Kerry and Clare have good coastline facilities from Galway to Waterville. The southern parts offer limited number of courses but the ones available are quite perfect for health regeneration.
Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal have been the most sought regions in the western and north western Ireland for golf courses. They have linked golf courses found to extend from Galway till Ballyliffen. About eighty courses in Armagh, Londonderry, Antrim, Down, Tyrone and Fermanagh have good support from the people and these are in the northern parts of the land. South western regions like Kerry, Clare, and Limerick have good facilities with coastline from Galway to Waterville. The southern parts have limited but well equipped courses. South eastern parts of the Irish lands have good health facilities and the important places in the region are Tipperary, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wesford and Wicklow. Tournaments and events have found the best suitable place in the north eastern parts of Ireland of which the important ones are at Port Marnock. This place conducts almost all of the events in golf ranging from the fifteen Irish Opens, the Canada Cup and the Irish Walker Cup Tournament. Druid is the venue for the Murphy Irish Open golf event which is one of the best in Ireland.
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