Golf Digest – 9 Irish courses in the World top 100!
In conversation with Jamie McConnell The latest biennial Golf Digest World Top 100 golf courses list has recently been published and 9 Irish courses have made the grade! It’s amazing really that our little country has almost 10% of the world’s best golf courses according to Golf Digest. But, for those of us involved in…
Golf in the North West!
The second edition of the Irish Legends Tournament, hosted by the McGinley Foundation, was a tremendous success this August at Rosapenna Golf resort on Ireland’s north west coast. Ryder Cup Legends and Major Champions teed it up alongside amateur players in this unique format in professional tournament golf. If you’re interested in playing in next year’s Irish Legends event please contact us for details. Ireland’s…
Why is Links so Special?
What a tremendous 150th Open championship we witnessed at St. Andrews this July. A stunning final round of 64 from Australian Cameron Smith saw him leapfrog the 54 hole leaders and take home the Claret Jug. St. Andrews showed off links golf at its best. Hard, bouncy surfaces on the fairways and greens, whispy lies in the rough, devilish pin positions and deep pothole bunkers provided a challenging test. The wind…
All Eyes on Ireland this July!
In early July, there are two golf tournaments in Ireland that will see most of the world’s Top 50 golfers play in the Emerald Isle. First up is the Irish Open at the beautiful Mount Juliet Estate where defending champion Lucas Herbert will tee it up alongside a host of Ryder Cup stars including: Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington, Tyrrell Hatton, Thomas Pieters and Thorbjørn Olesen. The world famous Jack…
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Happy Saint Patrick’s day! Saint Patrick’s day is upon us, the day where the whole world goes green and everyone is a little bit Irish! It makes us proud to see so many iconic buildings light up in green all around the world in celebration of Ireland’s national holiday on March 17.And, of course, this year…
In Conversation
G Golf CEO Joe Shannon chats to David Connellan and Andreas Lagercrantz… Now that Ireland is fully reopen, it’s just fantastic to see Tourism Ireland promoting golf as one of their main marketing themes. Ireland is considered to be one of the world’s premier golf destinations with 11 of our world famous courses in the…
Meet the G Golf Team
Joe Shannon
CEO
Joe is Frank’s son-in-law and runs G Golf Ireland. A seasoned Entrepreneurial Executive with international experience across a range of business sectors and a particular knowledge of European markets.
Mark Gannon
Co-Founder | Ambassador
Mark is listed as one of Ireland’s all time top 20 Amateur golfers.
Former Walker Cup selector with over 100 International caps
Frank Gannon
Co-Founder | Ambassador
Frank has represented Ireland as player and captain on numerous occasions and he also spent a year as a professional on the European Tour Seniors circuit in 2001
Fergus Gannon
Co Founder | Marketing
Fergus is Frank’s son and co-founder. Designer by trade, and loves the game
Nigel Duke
Concierge
Nigel has represented Ireland at senior level and knows Irish and Scottish golf courses inside out
Michael Coote
Concierge
Our very own King of Kerry! Michael is a former captain of Tralee, an Irish seniors captain and a comfortable scratch golfer
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