I Took a BUCKET LIST GOLF TRIP to IRELAND
I took a bucket list trip to Ireland to play the some of the best golf on the planet & you can join me in 2023!
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My Golf Group Travel took us to the best golf courses in Ireland including: Ballybunion Golf Club, Lahinch Golf Club, Tralee Golf Club, Trump Doonbeg and Killarney Golf & Fishing Club and we stayed at the fabulous Victoria House Hotel.
0:00 Intro
1:17 Golf Trip Itinerary
3:25 Most Luxurious Golf Club in Ireland
7:14 My Favorite Golf Course in Ireland
8:55 My Most Special Hole
11:24 Where to Stay in Killarney
11:36 A Hidden Gem
13:00 Arnold Palmer’s Course
15:11 The #1 Course in Ireland
16:09 My Favorite Hole in Ireland
18:20 How Your Can Join Me Next Year
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Great video Gabe.
If I win Power Ball tonight, I’m leaving on a jet plane tomorrow to follow in your footsteps!!
My retirement goal. That and seeing the 'Ancestral town named after my family.' This is a great concept for a 'Viewer getaway' type of event where a bunch of your viewers could have a week or ten day getaway where a lot of us could go together, bond and have a great time losing golf balls all over the Emerald Isle. Hopefully you will continue to have this kind of thing in the future because I would be very interested. I am burning too much vacation time on other things next year but would love to try something like this maybe in 2024. If you do Ireland again and I get enough lead time to get the time off I will be excited to do this maybe in 2024. It looks like an awesome trip.
I might be bugging you in the future about ideas of where to go when I do my retirement tour of Ireland. That and Scotland are on my short list of places to go.
This.. This is why I love your channel! Thank you for sharing this golfer’s dream 🙌🏾🥲
This looks amazing Gabe, glad to hear you're doing an episode for each course, can't wait for those.
Scotland next?
well….they are but Scotland is amazing too. Our third trip to ireland is coming up in late July, 2023.
Seems a shame you never got a chance to play Old Head
My wife’s brother married a girl from Dublin, and we spent 14 days there in 2003. My sister in law’s uncle, Father John, performed the wedding ceremony and was an avid golfer. His home course was Port Marnock and after we had tossed back a few following the wedding, he literally challenged me to come play a round with him. Our family itinerary was already set, and with three young kids it just wasn’t possible…I still hate that I missed that opportunity. I’m going to try to make your trip, Gabe….as soon as the missus wakes up, I’m starting in on her. Great video.
Great so glad you enjoyed it. I have payed Lahinch and Doonbeg. For me the first at Doonbeg is spectacular. Your drive seems to fly for miles into the air and then you just have to wait to see where it might eventually end up. I would love to come along next year but I suspect family commitments will get in the way.
As they say in Ireland have a great craic.
Adrian
I was at Lahinch at the end of July,, birdied the 5th 🙂
Tralee was a beautiful setting,, however there were a couple of wanky holes .. Typical A. Palmer design..
Add those beautiful courses on my bucketlist, Always wanted to play in Ireland and now more than ever, so happy you were able to have this great experience, love the content and your channel
Lucky to live in this region of the Emerald Isle, get to play theses courses in competition, either in Singles Strokeplay or Inter Club Competitions in Singles and Foursomes matchplay. Agree always bring my heads in hand luggage. Hope your trip was memorable!!
I've always loved your AP hats. Those still sold somewhere?
Great to have you over Gabe. Hope you enjoyed the eperience and look forward to having you back over next September 👍
Great video showcasing the amazing courses we have here in Ireland. I played Tralee myself last year and personally think its the best course on the planet. Delighted you enjoyed it so much and thankfully you got decent weather. September is a great month for weather usually. Hope the next trip goes just as well. If you ever fancy easy cost golf in Ireland let me know, we have some super courses here too 🙂
You’re like a kid in a candy store. Our fridge is full of draft Guinness my go to beverage. Take a look at Nefyn and Royal Porthcawl in Wales and of course Scotland has the oldest courses in the world.
Stone walls are called Dry Dykes – which is a wall built without mortar
great video – my mother and my sister are members of lahinch – so glad you enjoyed it – i get to play in it on occasions
Can you link the travel bag you used for your trip? Looking to buy one and curious to know which one you trust for your clubs.
Up the Kingdom! what a trip – great video. can’t wait for the others..
Great vid. I was curious, have you done a “what’s in your bag?” video? I’m curious of what you play. Thanks
I'm afraid you missed one of the most spectacular golf courses I have ever played: Old Head! It's set on a peninsula on the Atlantic with cliffs dropping into the sea on all sides. A beautiful course and a real test of golf.
Im so delighted you enjoyed your trip to our little island, and also you got incredible weather, it's makes my day when I see people like yourself enjoy what golf we have to offer. Thanks for taking the time to make a brilliant video, and let other golfers from around the world see what we have to offer. 🇮🇪🇺🇸
Ballybunion is ranked No. 1 in many lists but it’s far from clear cut. It has a sort of mythical status in the USA thanks to Tom Watson’s fandom of it but amongst Irish golfers it’s regarded as one of the best but not far and away the best. Lahinch, Waterville Tralee, Ballyliffen, the European Club, Portmarnock, County Sligo, Carne etc. are all regarded on a similar level. And golf is an all ireland sport so Portrush, Royal County Down etc. are all up for consideration as well and are in the same argument as best course in Ireland.
Not bashing Ballybunion. Just putting it out there that it’s “amongst the best” rather than clearly “the best”.
Love the videos!
You also missed Adare Manor golf course , a truly amazing parkland course and will the home of the Ryder cup 2027. Don't miss it next year.
Love this have you shown your clubs for the trip? I wouldn’t need my cart bag if I understand correctly.
That was a good first half of a golf trip to Ireland. Where did you play in the second half?
Don't waste your time with Tralee, Doonbeg, and especially Killarny.
You lost me at Trump.
Come to Northern Ireland next time! You need to play Royal Portrush and the strand course in Portstewart.
Ireland is a beautiful country but unfortunately it needs a roof on it. You have been lucky with the weather. Something to keep an eye on when you visit ireland . The weather can scupper many outdoor activities.
I am currently here in Doonbeg. I’ve been here a week. If you come, do yourself a favor and eat at Tu Rudy’s in Doonbeg town and walk the cliffs of Kilkee. They are way more intimate and inspiring than the Cliffs of Moher.
Plenty of golf courses to choose from north and south some amazing parkland courses as well, adare Manor is a must play what a venue for the Rider cup congrats jp for making it possible, it's out of this world. Mount Juliet in Kilkenny another good test ,deer park in Carlow, bunclody co Wexford , Glen of the downs Co Wicklow, The k club Co Kildare to name but a few and way way cheaper than the courses you played in Co Kerry
I'm a member at Tralee golf links.
Going to Ballybunion next week for a tourney……yikes
The courses in this video are stunning and for someone who both owns a holiday home in Kerry and is a keen golfer, they are a gems.
However, due to Americans coming over in the summer and paying stupid amounts of money to play these courses, the average Joe has no chance of justifying the expense of the green fees these places charge.
To play these courses (Tralee and Ballybunion) are out of reach for most people except the elite, where money is no object.
You have a great positivity about you , glad you enjoyed the trip and had a few pints
Point of information, Ballybunion may be the best course in the Republic of Ireland. But Royal County Down and Royal Portrush are on a different level on the island of Ireland.