NAGTOA North & West Coast Links Golf Challenge 2010
September 11 – 18, 2010
Absolutely Golf & Travel
is pleased to offer you the opportunity to play spectacular links courses while experiencing the beauty of the Irish countryside & bountiful sites. Join us for a week filled with fun both on & off the course including nightly Entertainment, and to add to the excitement we’ve included competition and prizes for your rounds at Royal County Down Championship Links, Rosapenna Golf Links, Ballyliffin Glashedy and Ardglass Golf Club.
Our Challenge format is based on 2-person teams, Stableford Scoring – better ball. The best score for each hole will count as the team score. Maximum handicap utilized for scoring will be 24 for men, 28 for ladies. Overall winners will be the teams with the highest accumulated points over the four tournament rounds. Daily team Prizes to be awarded: 1st Net; Overall team prizes awarded: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Net and 1st & 2nd Gross. We look forward to welcoming you to a week of fantastic golf, great hospitality, fun competition, and as the Irish would say, great “craic”!
"Having been on several self-drive overseas golf “crusades”, I was not sure what to expect. The NAGTOA tournament exceeded our expectations in every way! The accommodations, the food, the friendly competition and of course the great golf courses provided an absolutely top-notch golf vacation!"
Deb Chute, Executive Creative Director, Golf Digest Publications, Wilton, Connecticut |
Royal County Down Golf Club – Championship Links –
laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1889 and ranked #1 in Golf Digest’s 2009 Top 100 Courses Outside of the US “This is a links so strategically fine and so stunningly beautiful that while you play, it frequently appears as an oil painting -- until the wind disturbs a distant flag.”
– Golf Digest |
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Ballyliffin Golf Club – Glashedy Course –
“The most natural golf links I have ever played.”
– Nick Faldo |
Rosapenna Golf Club – Sandy Hills Course –
“…Perhaps the best praise that can be given Sandy Hills is that there is not one weak hole on the course. In fact I would venture to say that there is not even one average hole on the course.”
– Peter Acheson, Editor, Golf Digest Ireland |
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Portsalon Golf Club
“...an uncomplicated and natural layout that will test your skills and excite your senses - a complete golfing pleasure.”
– Bob Fagan - Golf Today
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Ardglass Golf Club
“The course is just incredible. Parts of it remind me of Pebble Beach in California..”
– Chris Jones, Today's Golfer |
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"The NAGTOA Northwest Ireland tournament was nothing short of spectacular! Anticipated highly for six months in advance, the courses, the food, the lodging....and even the laughs, were ten times what we expected."
Barry M. MacLeod, President, Top Line Performance, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Tournament Schedule:
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Saturday September 11th
Depart North America on overnight international flights
Sunday September 12th
Arrive Dublin Airport
Meet & Greet with Event Representatives
Transfer via Luxury Motorcoaches to Rosapenna
Check in at the Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort
(optional golf Rosapenna Old Tom Morris links this afternoon)
Welcome Cocktail reception followed by Dinner this evening,
Overnight Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort
Monday September 13th
Full Irish Breakfast in hotel
Practice round including lunch at Rosapenna Sandy Hills
Optional sightseeing at Downings Harbor & Sheephaven Bay
Overnight Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort
Tuesday September 14th
Full Irish Breakfast in hotel
Challenge Round One including lunch at Portsalon Golf Club
Check in and overnight at Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa
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Wednesday September 15th
Full Irish Breakfast in hotel
Challenge Round Two including lunch at Ballyliffin Golf Club Glashedy Course
Optional sightseeing at Malin Head
Dinner & overnight at Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa
Thursday September 16th
Full Irish Breakfast in hotel
Challenge Round Three including lunch at Ardglass Golf Club
Visit Newcastle at your leisure (walking distance of hotel)
Check in and overnight at Slieve Donard Resort & Spa
Friday September 17th
Full Irish Breakfast in hotel
Challenge Round Four at Royal County Down Golf Club Championship Links
Lunch & Prize presentation at Royal County Down Golf Club
Optional sightseeing at Castlewellan Forest Park
Dinner & overnight at Slieve Donard Resort & Spa
Saturday September 18th
Check out and depart for Dublin Airport, or continue on a customized trip extension provided by your tour operator |
*** For more information please call 1-877-545-4653 ***
Package Includes:
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6 nights 4-star accommodations with full Irish breakfast daily, 2 nights at Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort, 2 nights at Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa, and 2 nights at Slieve Donard Resort & Spa |
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5 Rounds of Championship Links Golf including welcome pack & lunch at: Rosapenna Sandy Hills, Portsalon Golf Club, Ballyliffin Glashedy Links, Ardglass Golf Club and Royal County Down Championship Links |
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6th optional round at Rosapenna Old Tom Morris links day of arrival |
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Welcome Cocktail Reception and Dinner on first night at Rosapenna Hotel |
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Dinner at Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa |
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Prize Presentation at Royal County Down Golf Club and farewell Dinner final night at Slieve Donard Hotel |
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All transportation throughout via Luxury Motorcoaches including beverages on board |
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On-site Event representatives throughout your stay |
Price per person land only -
Double occupancy:
Single occupancy: |
$2,415.00
$2,650.00
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Space is limited to 50 North American Golfers. Reserve your space in this
exciting fun-filled event!
*** For more information please call 1-877-545-4653 ***
Tournament Sponsored by:
North American Golf Tour Operators Alliance (NAGTOA)
North & West Coast Links Golf
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