Big Ten Football, World-Class Golf & Luxury Cruising in Ireland 2021

July 10, 2020December 29, 2020 Harrison Gould

The right place at the right time. Never a truer word was spoken if you are a Fighting Illini (University of Illinois) or Cornhuskers (University of Nebraska) fan. Their 2021 College Football Week Zero game has been announced for Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland…the same day our Irish Links Golf Cruise embarks in Dublin. The 700-guest Azamara Quest overnights in Dublin before commencing an almost complete circumnavigation of the Emerald Isle visiting nine ports and playing 6 world-class courses during a twelve-night cruise.

Click Here for Details — 2021 Irish Links Golf Cruise

Ports include Warrenpoint, Belfast, Londonderry, Donegal, Galway, Foynes, Cork, Waterford and finally, disembark in Southampton. The golf is exceptional with six of Ireland’s most treasured clubs including Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Portmarnock Links, Ballyliffin, Adare Manor and Old Head.

If you are looking for a truly memorable way to experience the very best of Irish golf, combined with legendary college football, now is the time to book your space.

Please note: College Football Tickets sold separately by third parties. PerryGolf is not affiliated with the event.

A Greenside Chat: The Story of Royal Dornoch ~ Neil Hampton

June 26, 2020November 15, 2021 Harrison Gould

This week our guest for a Greenside Chat is Neil Hampton, General Manager of Royal Dornoch Golf Club. Neil discusses some of the Club’s history and many of his fondest memories at Royal Dornoch, which is regularly a staple of many a golf trip to Scotland, The Home of Golf.

A Greenside Chat: The Story of a Golf Entrepreneur Down Under ~ Gary Lisbon

June 19, 2020November 15, 2021 Harrison Gould

This week Gordon welcomes Gary Lisbon, a wide-ranging golf entrepreneur from Australia who has his hand in golf travel, corporate outings and coffee table book publishing (see “Great Golf Down Under”), all the while being one of the game’s leading golf course photographers. Jigsaw puzzles are his latest project which can be produced using any of his 115,000 photos from 524 courses across 22 countries.

A Greenside Chat: The Story of Remote Coaching ~ Swing AI & The Swing Index

June 12, 2020November 12, 2021 Harrison Gould

This week Gordon welcomes Joe Plecker from Swing AI who has developed Swing Index – the first artificial intelligence app for personalized golf analytics and two-way digital instruction between players and world-class teaching professionals. Better play is obviously more fun which translates into one of Swing AI’s primary objectives to grow the game. We found their philosophy particularly interesting how the instruction progresses in one-step stages. Students are given an assignment and are not allowed to take on the next one until the current lesson has been mastered.

A Greenside Chat: The Story of Ireland’s Latest Links Redesign ~ Narin & Portnoo Links

May 22, 2020November 12, 2021 Harrison Gould

This week our guest for a Greenside Chat is Liam McDevitt, a lifetime golfer who grew up in Northwest Ireland playing Narin & Portnoo Links among the many other fine links in the region. Three years ago Liam purchased the club with Larry Foley, both men sharing a grand vision for restoring what was fundamentally a solid, if slightly dated layout. A complete renovation masterminded by Gil Hanse began in 2018 and was completed earlier this year.

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