Mike Byrne organised the first of two visits to “the Sunny South East” of Ireland. Gerry Mark and I drove to Wexford to see the town and for Mark to see if he could find any of his Irish relatives. The course planned for day 1 wasn’t playable, so we played the fabulous Seafield instead. […]
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2001 Cognac
In 2001 we returned to Cognac and Les Hiboux – the last time we’d stay there as Richard and Jean sold up the following year – in 2003 the plan was to return and provisional bookings were made, but in the Spring Richard confirmed that they would have sold up and new owners would be […]
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In 2000 the Irish Team organised the first Coup on their home soil. Gerry new a hotel through a friend of his, Mick, who had been/(was?) the cook at The Sands in Portmarnock. We stayed near At The Clare Inn near Drumoland Castle. Apart from the great craic, the overwhelming memory was of a very […]
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In 1993 (or 94) a group of mostly AIG (or ex-AIG) guys went on what became know as Not The Mutants Golf trip to Kenmare in SW Ireland. Gerry Canavan, Mark Linzey and I were in that group and from time to time talked about a repeat. In 1995 or 96, Mike McCue, Bill Cunningham […]
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In 2010 The Irish team hosted The Coup in Cascais, Portugal. Staying at the hotel Vila Gale. we were just a short walk from the town square. Lots of great wine, beer, port and food in a different town square, mostly open air restaurants was a real winner. Probably the best venue for a coup […]
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In 2011 The Coup will be in Cascais near Lisbon again. Dates: Saturday 10th September to Wednesday 14th 2011 Where: Hotel Baia in Cascais http://www.hotelbaia.com/uk/ Golf Courses: Sunday: Penha Longa Monday: Penha Longa Tuesday: Quinta da Marinha Attendees: Home team UK. Bill Cunningham, Mark Linzey, Malcolm Mitchell, Steve Tringham, Peter Wilkie Ireland: Mike Byrne, Enda […]
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