Kevin Markham
Kevin Markham stepped into a campervan in 2007, and spent the next 14 months playing every 18-hole golf course in Ireland… 360 of them. He wrote two books on the back of those travels and has been working in the golf industry ever since, both as a freelance writer and a photographer. His love of golf courses has seen him playing extensively in Scotland, as well as across Europe. In total, he has played over 550 courses including most of Scotland’s top 100, and over half of Portugal’s growing number. He writes for the Irish Examiner newspaper, Irish Golfer magazine, and Destination Golf, and is a regular contributor to Golf Monthly. He has his own photography website – kevinmarkhamphotography.com – and spends hours on golf courses waiting to capture the perfect sunrise or sunset.
Kevin can be contacted via Twitter - @kevinmarkham
Latest articles by Kevin Markham
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Is This The Best Christy O’Connor Junior Golf Course Design Of All?
The Irishman who hit 'that' famous 2-iron in the 1989 Ryder Cup also boasts an impressive golf course design CV including this west of Ireland beauty
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Discover The Fine Links Living In The Shadow Of Famous County Sligo
It may lack the wider renown of its famous neighbour at Rosses Point, but the reputation of the links at Strandhill is definitely on the rise as Kevin Markham explains...
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Seve Ballesteros Didn't Design That Many Golf Courses But One Of His Best Is Tucked Away In The Very Heart Of Ireland...
Kevin Markham ventures west from Dublin into the heart of Ireland to find parkland courses of very different hues at The Heritage and Portarlington in Co. Laois...
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Ireland And Northern Ireland Are Home To Some World-Famous Classics That Boast Oft-Overlooked Second Courses. Miss These At Your Peril!
Kevin Markham uses his extensive knowledge of golf across the borders in Ireland to evaluate the relative merits of sibling courses at a selection of clubs
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Best Golf Courses In Portugal
Portugal is home to some of the best golf courses in Europe...
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Best Golf Courses In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland boasts two world-class courses and a whole lot more.
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Rossmore Golf Club Course Review
Rossmore Golf Club's rollercoaster ride serves up big downhill drives, old stone walls, streams and views up into Northern Ireland
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Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club Course Review
The Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club's beautiful parkland course is laid out over the former estate of Charles Rolls of Rolls-Royce fame
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Rathcore Golf Club Course Review
Rathcore Golf Club in Co. Meath is a 21st-century gem adorned with water features and hillocks that enhance its beauty and challenge
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Portumna Golf Club Course Review
Portumna has one of the best courses in Co. Galway plus a 17th hole sometimes mentioned in 'best in Ireland' conversations...
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West Kilbride Golf Club Course Review
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North West Golf Club Course Review
One of Ireland’s founding fathers, North West Golf Club is home to a fabulous links in a lovely setting
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Tullamore Golf Club Course Review
Tullamore Golf Club is home to a James Braid creation with challenging doglegs aplenty in the beautiful Co. Offaly countryside
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Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club Course Review
Set on a stunning peninsula, Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club is a gorgeous place for golf
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Moyola Park Golf Club Course Review
The engaging course at Moyola Park Golf Club is packed with natural beauty and charm
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Fermoy Golf Club Course Review
The parkland course at Fermoy Golf Club is both beautiful and hugely entertaining
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Durness Golf Club Course Review
Located on a fabulously natural dunescape, Durness Golf Club is a complete joy
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Dingle Golf Links Course Review
Dingle Golf Links is a beautifully remote course that more than rewards the effort made to get there
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Clandeboye Golf Club Ava Course Review
The Ava Course at Clandeboye Golf Club fits the hidden gem billing very neatly
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Arklow Golf Club Course Review
Arklow Golf Club to the south of Dublin is a cracking links that has moved with the times
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Scrabo Golf Club Course Review
Scrabo Golf Club in County Down offers something a little different, with holes snaking across the hillside through swathes of gorse
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Strandhill Golf Club Course Review
Strandhill Golf Club on the west coast of Ireland in Co. Sligo boasts an entertaining links course with a wonderful difference
By Kevin Markham Published