Super Golf Rebel opens Cork Golf course

Golf superstar John Daly today opened the new €50m Blarney Golf Resort — the first course he has designed in Europe.

The golfer, nicknamed ‘Wild Thing’, said he was delighted with the progress made by the golf course.

“I have no doubt that we will tweak it as we get to know it better,” he said. “All significant golf courses tend to be work in progress. We have laid solid foundations for what I believe, will become a must-play Irish course.”

The US golfer arrived in Cork on Saturday night after failing to make the cut at the British Open.

The two-time Major winner also had the clubs out yesterday when playing 18 holes at Blarney.

Blarney Golf Resort is the brainchild of local developer John Kelly and his partner Frank McCarthy. It consists of the 62-bedroom Ramada Hotel, 56 luxury golf lodges and the Sentosa Spa.


About the Ryder Cup:
The Ryder Cup takes place at The k club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland, Sept 22 -24 206.

The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. The Ryder Cup was born in 1926, with the US competing against Great Britain on the East Course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, Great Britain. After more than 45 years of US dominance (Britain won only once between 1935 and 1973) it was extended to Britain and Ireland in 1973 and then Europe in 1979, which made the Cup considerably more competitive. Currently, the Ryder Cup Matches are jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour.