Rory clenches the win on St Paddy’s weekend. Rory has shown great consistency in 2019 something which his game has lacked over the past few years. His game looks different this season, with a string of top 5 finishes this year Rory finally closed out his first win of the year. He held the nerves together coming down the daunting final 3 holes at TPC Sawgrass with veteran Jim Furyk doing everything in his power to become the oldest winner on the PGA Tour but even with a spectacular birdie on 18th it wasn’t to be for Jim this time round. A win at TPC has teed up a promising year for Rory with all the majors still to play for, his game is looking better then ever. Could he get back to number 1 player in the world? We sure think it will happen this year. I can’t think of anything better for the game of golf then having Rory and Tiger battle it out coming down the stretch of a major this year. I think it is a positive move by the PGA Tour moving the players championship to March as the norm is to consider the masters the kick start of the year but it truly feels like the season is now under way and we are very very excited at First Class Golf Tours.
Irelands Golf Course Spotlight: Bunclody Golf and Fishing Club
Situated in 300 acres of breath-taking parklands in the former Hall-Dare Estate on the Carlow Wexford border. Newly opened in March 2009 it is already ranked in the top 21 parkland courses in Ireland and was recently voted ‘The Best Hidden Gem in Ireland’. Designed by Jeff Howes, the Championship course runs over 7000 yards on the banks of the river Slaney and has a diversity of golf holes, rarely seen on one golf course. One of the quirks to Bunclody golf club is an elevator that takes you from the 17th up 5 floors to the 18th tee box giving a bird’s eye view over the river as you ascend. It offers a challenging finish just like TPC Sawgrass with water coming into play down the final 3 holes, for me the 16th hole is the big test where it can make or break your round.