LOCATION Ballybunion, Ireland YEAR BUILT 1893 EVENTS 2000 Irish Open WHY The contours of the Old course make for subtle challenges. The margin between a great shot and a disastrous one can be razor-thin. WHY NOT If the Open ever returns to Ireland (and there doesn’t seem to be much of a movement afoot), Ballybunion’s location in the southwest is a bit remote from the island’s major population centers.
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