For a job as big as compiling the NCG Top 100s lists, there has to be a large panel of experts in place, and these are the people behind our updated Ireland list.
Over the course of a year, 13 panellists spent time playing a wide range of courses around Ireland.
Some of those courses you will see on the NCG Top 100s: Ireland list, other you won’t.
Each of these panellists took time out of their own schedules to do just that, and we thank them for their hard work in helping NCG to collate and compile this list.
You can learn more about the panellists here…
The NCG Top 100s: Ireland Panel
Name: Dan Murphy
Chairman
Occupation: Editor of NCG Top 100s
Handicap: 4 Home Club: Alwoodley
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Royal St George’s – slightly mysterious, always entertaining, sporty turf
A great course in four words? Design, turf, consistency, options
Name: Mike Atkinson
Occupation: Consumer brand investor, writer, speaker
Co-founder of Oltomo, publisher of Golfland Scotland
Handicap: 15 Home Club: Gullane
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Boat of Garten. James Braid at his finest. Scottish Highlands. Cairngorms. Beautiful.
A great course in four words? Setting, variety, fairness, condition
Name: Jim Banting
Occupation: Golf journalist and author
Handicap: 0 Home Club: West Sussex
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Saunton East – tough but fair
A great course in four words? Elegant, sophisticated, utterly unforgettable
Name: Ed Battye
Occupation: Runs golfempire.co.uk
Handicap: 3 Home Club: Woodsome Hall
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Royal North Devon – so many virtues
A great course in four words? Options, firm turf, cadence
Name: Steve Carroll
Occupation: NCG’s Club Golf Editor
Handicap: 11 Home Club: Close House
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Swinley Forest. My happy place
A great course in four words? Fun, firm, variety, challenge
Name: Mike Hyde
Occupation: Golf photographer
Handicap: 11
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Swinley Forest – I could play it forever!
A great course in four words? Flow, variety, inspiring, memorable
Name: Dove Jones
Occupation: International golf communications specialist
Handicap: 12 Home Clubs: Hoylake, Crail
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Nefyn & District – quirky and challenging
A great course in four words? Strategy, fairness, condition, variety
Name: Lewis Marr
Occupation: Managing Director, Education Enterprise
Handicap: 0.0 Home Club: Seaton Carew
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Cruden Bay: A unique magical setting
A great course in four words? Challenge, variety, aesthetics, agronomy
Name: Craig Morrison
Occupation: Author
Handicap: 8 Home Club: Mendip
A great course in four words? Meaning, unity, rhythm, balance
Name: Chris Myatt
Occupation: Tournament Controller, The PGA
Handicap: 9.8 Home Club: Knole Park
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Rye – perfect design across perfect land
A great course in four words? Strategy, routing, personality, condition
Name: Josh Poysden
Occupation: Cricket agent
Handicap: 6 Home Clubs: Seaton Carew
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
St Enodoc. Fun, beautiful and memorable
A great course in four words? Fun, interesting, memorable shots
Name: Mike Robertson
Occupation: Account Manager, 18Players
Handicap: 3 Home Club: Crosland Heath
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Royal Cinque Ports – firm, fast and fun to play
A great course in four words? Location, variation, firm turf
Name: Peter Rudd
Occupation: Telecom company owner
Handicap: 6 Home Club: Woodbridge
A GB&I course outside Ireland I love:
Kingsbarns. Some truly amazing holes
A great course in four words? Setting, design, fairness, turf
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