Ireland provides some of the greatest opportunities for golf in the world. In this comprehensive book, John Redmond celebrates all that is special about Irish golf. He writes of the history of the game from its earliest days for the elite few to its present huge popularity. He describes the links and courses, from the internationally famous to the recently established. He tells of the champions and characters who have added so much to the reputation of the game, both at home and abroad. And he gives the statistics and the records that have been established during some stunning moments of sporting history. Illustrated throughout, with photographs that evoke every aspect of the game in Ireland, here is a book for all golfers everywhere to enjoy. For those who golf in Ireland, it is a magnificent record of what they already know; for those who have yet to come, it is an irresistible invitation. Other books by John Redmond Great Golf Courses of Ireland.