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McIlroy Almost Misses Tee Time But Wins Anyway (Eurosport)

…the love of God.

One source told The Mail: “When a pensioner friend of mine remarked that he was playing golf at Howth Golf Club, I asked him how he could afford it in these recessionary times. He said he had his subscription paid every year for the last 15 years because he used to work at BoI.

“Other former BoI staff are members of the Royal Irish Yacht Club or are part of posh fitness centres.”

BoI, whose chief executive Richie Boucher was paid €690,000 in 2011 recorded a pre-tax loss of €950 million in the same year.

A spokesman for the bank said: “Bank of ireland supports staff and retired staff with regard to club subscriptions, the amount of which is capped at fixed amounts depending on staff grades. As with all costs within the group, they are currently under review.”


Polar explorer (among other things) Huang Nubo – China’s 16th richest person – has offered $100 million to buy 300 square kilometres of Iceland’s wilderness for an hotel, golf course and tourist resort.

That’s 0.3% of the total surface area of Iceland. As Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing usefully points out, the tattoo on Bjork’s arm there represents 0.3% of the total surface area of Bjork.

Opponents have questioned why such a large amount of land – equal to about 0.3 per cent of Iceland’s total area – is needed to build a hotel. They warned that the project could provide cover for China’s geopolitical interests in the Atlantic island nation and Nato member.

While home to just 320,000 people, Iceland occupies a strategically important location between Europe and North America and has been touted as a potential hub for Asian cargo should climate change open Arctic waters to shipping.

Chinese tycoon seeks to buy tract of Iceland (Financial Times)

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The European Club 7th Par 4

Lahinch Golf Club 6th Par 4

K Club, Palmer Course 16th Par 5

Tralee Golf Club 16th Par 3

Enniscrone Golf Club 16th Par 5

Lough Erne 10th (Par 4)

Druid’s Glen 13th (Par 4)

Portmarnock Golf Club 15th (Par 3)

Royal County Down 9th (Par 4)

Adare Golf Club 13th (Par 4)

Old Head Golf Links 12th (Par 5)

Royal Portrush Golf Club 14th (Par 3)

Rosapenna, Sandy Hills 6th (Par 4)

Ballyliffin, Glashedy 13th (Par 5)

Doonbeg Golf Club 14th (Par 3)

Waterville Golf Links 11th (Par 5)

Ballybunion Golf Links 11th (Par 4)

Killarney, Mahony’s Point 18th (Par 3)

Meh.

Golf Major Winners List Ireland’s Best Holes (Belfast Telegraph)