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Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne, author of Paper Tiger, made his way across Ireland on foot in the summer of 2007, playing every links golf course in the country. In Fall 2008, he'll publish a book called A Course Called Ireland. He wrote this travel journal for GOLF.com while he was making the trip. |
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A Course Called Ireland: Farewell to Ireland
(Published: 20-Aug-2007) This story started over a year ago, when Tom Coyne began circling golf courses on a map of Ireland. He would play all the links courses, and when he was finished, he might have learned — nay, earned — something important about this country that the tourists, the golfers, even the Irish themselves didn't fully understand. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: Full Irish - No thanks! (Aug. 13, 2007)
(Published: 13-Aug-2007) Tom Coyne officially crossed the 1,000-mile mark on his walk through Ireland, playing all the country's links courses. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: Mr. Gerry Goes to Old Head (August 5, 2007)
(Published: 05-Aug-2007) In his latest Ireland travel journal, Tom Coyne explores Old Head of Kinsale, the most spectacular golf course in the world. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: A Sure Bet (July 31, 2007)
(Published: 31-Jul-2007) This week as Tom Coyne continues his walk around Ireland — playing the country's great courses — he writes about long-shots at Carnoustie, lagers and playing Rosslare Links and St. Helen's Bay. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: Dodging Bullets in County Down (July 9, 2007)
(Published: 09-Jul-2007) On his way to Royal County Down, Tom Coyne accidentally wandered onto a British Army base, barely escaping without any bullet holes. And while he wouldn't say County Down was worth a head shot, he'd probably take a flesh wound for the chance to play there again. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: A Beer at the Turn (July 2, 2007)
(Published: 02-Jul-2007) Having made the turn, halfway to home, it seems time for Tom Coyne to touch on a pastime that can be as fundamental to an Irish golf trip as losing golf balls: drinking. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: Northern Exposure (June 25, 2007)
(Published: 25-Jun-2007) I have walked 600 miles, played twenty-something golf courses, and stayed in 50 different hotels and B&B's, and I didn't meet a disagreeable person until day 60. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: The Brother-in-law Who Bled Golf Balls (June 19, 2007)
(Published: 19-Jun-2007) As Tom Coyne continues his walk around Ireland, playing links courses as he goes, he's joined by his brother-in-law who comes baring gifts from home. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: My Crush on Cruit Island (June 10, 2007)
(Published: 10-Jun-2007) Traveling Ireland solo this past week, the setting seemed to be losing some of its charms. Tom Coyne worried that he was growing tired of it all. But that all changed when that funk of his was lifted fast in a place called Cruit Island. [Courses & Travel]
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A Course Called Ireland: The Luckiest Suffering Golfer in the World (June 5, 2007)
(Published: 05-Jun-2007) Sure, the trip beats digging ditches, but it has been hard, and Tom Coyne says he's earning what he's learning about Ireland. [Courses & Travel]
