Category: The Emerald Isle

We are up early this morning, but not for golf…….tee time today is 1:30 at Royal Portrush…….woo hoooo……..but about a 2 hour drive back east from Rosapenna, and we want to take in the Giants Causeway, and as much of Bushmills as we can squeeze in. First things first……..tie on the morning feedbag once again…….I…

Today we complete the Rosapenna Triple Crown, playing their new course St.Patricks. Located just 4km down the road from the hotel on a vast, dramatic, parcel of dune land, formerly home to a 36 hole golf facility built in the 1990’s. Designed by renowned architect Tom Doak, who has his name on 6 courses in…

Totally different scene at breakfast this morning……even though all the elements of a FULL IRISH BREAKFAST were available on the menu, you actually had to ask for the punishment rather than having it laid out in front of your nose. Quite a difference……..can you say yogurt with granola and dried fruit, followed by the healthy…

We are up at the crack of 6:30 to finish packing, load the car, and still have time for a FULL IRISH BREAKFAST, before hitting the road from coast to coast for Rosapenna. It is about a there hour drive, and our tee time is 12:10 so we do have to boogie. I honestly didn’t…

We are up in plenty of time for our 9:57 tee off at Royal County Down, but first we must cram in another FULL IRISH BREAKFAST ……perfect as always, but I now find myself trending towards what I know from childhood as Ayrshire bacon instead of the sausages, and avoiding the beans 100%………you know why.…