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18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes 'elegant, collectible, peerless..'
Luxury golf magazine Golf Secrets has reviewed 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes in its Winter 2011 edition, calling the release, "Elegant and instantly collectible." The new golf magazine, which featured a cover interview with Ian Poulter, said, "The book’s presentation is peerless, making it the perfect gift for any golf lover."
In the same issue 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes co-author, Craig Morrison, contributed an eight page feature on his favourite Irish golf holes. To read the article please click here.



New release 'a lavishly produced, annotated, composite portrait of the game on the Emerald Isle'
Leading golf writer Tom Harack, a contributor to the New York Times, Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine, T&L Golf and LINKS, has reviewed our recent limited edition book release, 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes. Harack said, "It’s tough to do better than 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes, a lavishly produced, annotated, composite portrait of the game on the Emerald Isle." You can read Harack's full review here.



Irish Daily Mail features 18 Greatest Ireland book
With the holiday season upon us The Irish Daily Mail has run a full page feature on 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes. The article, titled 'Par Paradise', recommends the book as a gift for golfers with journalist Jonathan Coates saying, "This is a comprehensive study and it is far more than a collection of glossy photographs."
The article also features comment from Padraig Harrington who says, "The list of 18 holes is stunning. All the holes featured are, in one way or another, fabulous. What appeals to me is that it is not just the authors’ selection. The holes were selected by thoughtful consensus as much as anything else."

 



18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes 'superb':
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The Wall Street Journal has featured our recent release, 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes, in its weekend edition. The article, titled 'What to Get a Golfer for the Holidays', listed our Irish book as one of their must-buy gifts describing it as 'sumptuous' and 'superb'.
The article appeared in the Golf Journal section of the weekend paper and was written by John Paul Newport,  former executive editor of Travel+Leisure Golf. To read the full feature please visit: Wall Street Journal Golf Gift Guide



18 Greatest Golf books make Forbes Top Ten Gift List
Forbes Magazine has selected 18 Greatest Golf's books - 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes and 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes - at number 2 in its Top Ten Great Gifts for Golfers. Forbes writer, Larry Olmstead said, "If your golfer is an avid traveler or has a golf library, it is hard to beat these beautiful works of art. These are instant collectibles, something even the most ardent golf fan is unlikely to have."


To view the full list please visit: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2011/11/30/10-great-gifts-for-the-golfer-on-your-list/



18 Greatest Golf author picks best of Northern Irish golf
Craig Morrison contributed an article looking at the best of Northern Irish golf (as featured in the pages of our recent limited edition book, 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes) in the November issue of Hong Kong Golfer. The article was accompanied by some of John Kernick's fantastic photography from the book.



To read the full article visit: http://www.hkgolfer.com/courses-and-travel/golf-travel-players-guide-northern-exposure



PGA Tour Network features 18 Greatest Golf author
PGA Tour Network broadcaster, Matt Adams, invited 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes co-author, Craig Morrison, onto his Fairways of Life show to discuss the new release. Golf expert and best-selling author, Adams, said: "18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes tugs at my heartstrings. It captures the essence of the great (Irish) golf holes. The beauty is framed by spectacular photography. It comes as close as anything I've seen to capturing the feeling you have when you stand on a tee."
The Fairways of Life show with Matt Adams can be heard Monday through Friday from 7 to 9 am ET around the world on the PGA Tour Network (in North America on SiriusXM Radio).
To listen to full interview visit: http://www.facebook.com/18GreatestGolf?sk=wall



'The very best of Ireland' writes Golf Digest España
Spain's leading golf title, Golf Digest España, reviewed 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes in its October 2011 issue calling the book 'the very best of Ireland'. Read the full review at: http://www.marca.com/multimedia/revistas/golf_digest.html




Ireland book featured in leading digital golf magazine
18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes has been featured in iGOLF Norge, Norway's first digital golf magazine. The new publication, designed to be read on smartphone and tablet devices and featuring cutting-edge design and the very best golf photography, features images from the pages of 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes and an interview with the authors.



To read the full article (in Norwegian only...) visit: http://itunes.apple.com/no/app/igolf-norge/id429032958?mt=8



“18 Greatest books will be among the handful I keep for the rest of my days“
"18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes captures the aura of Scottish golf," writes Jason Scott Deegan on Golf Channel's Travel Golf. Leading US golf writer, Deegan, continues, "Of the hundreds of golf books sitting in my office, these two '18 Greatest' books will be among the handful I keep for the rest of my days and thumb through on a regular basis. The hard cover and hardcase slide-off cover ensure that.



To read the full review visit: http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/jason.scott/2011/10/25/book-18-greatest-scottish-golf



18 Greatest Golf author writes for Middle East Golfer
18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes co-author, Andrew Ross, contributed a feature on his favourite Irish golf holes as part of Middle East Golfer's preview of the Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle, Ireland. Asked to choose nine holes on the Emerald Isle that visiting golfers simply must play, Ross included the world class golf challenges at Ballybunion. Doonbeg, Druid's Glen, Enniscrone, K Club, Lahinch, Lough Erne, Royal County Down, and Royal Portrush.


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Ireland book 'exquisite' says leading golf blogger
Golfcoursesireland - the blog of Irish golf expert Kevin Markham - has called 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes exquisite, eloquent and erudite in his October 10, 2011 review. Markham, author of Hooked: An Amateur's Guide to the Golf Courses of Ireland, writes: "This is a book that doesn't scrimp on quality and is one of those great finds when it comes to producing that extra special present."
To read the full review, visit: http://golfcoursesireland.blogspot.com/



18 Greatest Golf opens third office at home of Mulberry
18 Greatest Golf has opened its third office in Somerset, England. 18 Greatest Golf joins luxury brands Duchamp, Margaret Howell and Toast at Kilver Court - the UK headquarters of luxury leather goods, accessories, womenswear and footwear brand Mulberry.
The company, founded by Kilver Court owner Roger Saul, has gone on to become a global fashion phenomenon and one of Britain's leading luxury goods brands.



Dow Jones's luxury lifestyle title reviews 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes
Brummell - the luxury lifestyle title for subscribers to Dow Jones's Financial News - profiles 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes in its September issue. The title, dubbed 'The little black book for the City', ran an extensive article including contributions from three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington as well as a number of photographs from the book and of the book itself.


 
To read the full article please visit: http://www.brummellmagazine.net/leisure/2011/9/21/whole-in-one.html 



Golf Channel declares 18 Greatest Golf release 'soul-stirring'
Jason Scott Deegan, writing on Golf Channel's Travel Golf, has called 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes, "Soul-stirring.... the perfect primer for an upcoming trip to the Emerald Isle." Deegan's review pays particular compliment to the book's exclusively commissioned photography: "Kernick’s photos explore not just each hole but the whole scene surrounding each club. Personal portraits and simple shots of ducks, flowers, medals and hanging berries all intermingle to give the reader a true picture of the place."
 


Read the full article here: http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/jason.scott/2011/09/12/book-18-greatest-irish-golf 



Michigan Morning Show appearance for 18 Greatest Golf author
Craig Morrison, co-author of 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes and 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes, was a guest on the The Michigan Morning Show with Michael Patrick Shiels. Morrison and Sheils - an expert on the great courses and their designers and author of a number of significant golf books - discussed Scottish and Irish golf and the holes covered in the 18 Greatest Golf releases that showcase both countries.



For a full transcript of the interview please visit: http://www.citadellansing.com/MTN/MPS%20Podcasts/August11/%288.1%29/Craig%20Morrison%20%288.1%29.mp3



Leading in-flight title features 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes
Award-winning in-flight magazine Velocity featured 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes in its September 2011 issue. The special film issue of CityJet's consumer magazine - including interviews with Academy Award winners Colin Firth and the Coen brothers - carried a full page photo-feature on 18 Greatest Golf's latest release.


To read the latest issue of Velocity visit: http://www.cityjet.com/about-us/velocity-cityjet-inflight-magazine/ 



Forbes calls new release an 'Instant Collectable'
Forbes has called 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes an 'Instant Collectable' in a recent review. Reporter, Larry Olmsted, goes on to say that the release is,"truly beautiful, a must for the golf library collector or a great gift for any golf enthusiast, especially an Irish golf enthusiast."



Read the full article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2011/08/19/new-rare-irish-golf-book-is-instant-collectible/



Hong Kong Golfer features 18 Greatest Golf
In their July 2011 edition Hong Kong Golfer dedicated a six page feature to 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes. Author, Craig Morrison, gave readers a run down of his favourite spots in Scottish golf with the article illustrated with John Kernick's stunning photography from the pages of our limited edition Scotland book.



Read the full article here: http://www.hkgolfer.com/courses-and-travel/caledonian-classics 



World Golf judges 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes as 'peerless'
World Golf, part of the Golf Channel network, has declared 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes 'peerless' in an August 2, 2011 review. The article on the World Golf website also included extensive quotes from book foreword contributor and three-time Major winner, Padraig Harrington.



To view full article visit: http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/68276-Ireland%E2%80%99s-18-greatest-golf-holes-announced%E2%80%A6



'Major winners list Ireland's 18 best holes'
Leading Irish daily newspaper the Belfast Telegraph has featured an extensive profile of 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes focusing on the involvement of recent Major winners including Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy. Interviews with McDowell and McIlroy dominate the chapters on Royal Portrush and Lough Erne. The Telegraph also quoted author Andrew Ross, talking about the process of compiling the list of holes: "We went to a lot of golf pros, Padraig Harrington did the foreword and we also worked with guys like Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke. Then we went beyond that speaking to golf architects, greenkeepers, club members, club captains and we amassed a lot of information ourselves playing the courses. So the end result was basically what we thought was a decent list and a pretty democratic choice."



Read the full article here: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/golf-major-winners-list-irelands-best-18-holes



18 Greatest featured in Podium - 'An intelligent view of sport'
The launch issue of the new UK sports magazine, Podium, featured a review of 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes calling it 'stunning'. The book was in good company in the issue of the new thinking man's sports title that also included an exclusive interview with the fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, as well as profiling products from luxury brands Berluti, Timothy Everest, Gieves & Hawkes, Tag Heuer, Ralph Lauren, Rolex and Audemars Piguet.



To read full article visit: http://www.thepodiummagazine.com



Fine Golf hails 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes
FineGolf has hailed 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes as a 'real collector’s masterpiece'. The organisation, whose advisory board numbers renowned Golf Architects, Donald Steel and Cameron Sinclair, seeks to raise the profile of the traditional classic game in golf course design and upkeep, in comparison with lush, target golf.



For more information please visit: http://www.finegolf.co.uk/ 



US Open Champion McIlroy featured in new release
Hot on the heels of his first Major success at Congressional, US Open Champion Rory McIlroy features in 18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes. Out on July 1, 2011, the new title from 18 Greatest Golf, contains an interview with McIlroy about the Faldo Championship Course at Northern Ireland's Lough Erne Resort. McIlroy is the touring pro for Lough Erne and has a home there.
18 Greatest Irish Golf Holes, prefaced by Padraig Harrington, also features interviews with 2010 US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, as well as multiple Major-winners Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman and Sir Nick Faldo and leading golf architects Pat Ruddy, Martin Hawtree and Tom Mackenzie.



18 Greatest Golf supports Coaches vs. Cancer
On June 12-13 Kiawah Island Golf Resort played host to The American Cancer Society's 12th annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Golf Invitational. Joining the field alongside NCAA Division men’s college basketball coaches Roy Williams (North Carolina), Bobby Cremins (College of Charleston), Norm Stewart (Missouri, retired, and Coaches vs. Cancer founder), was 18 Greatest Golf chairman Gene Brooks. Copies of 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes were awarded to scorers of the lowest gross and net on each day of the fund-raising competition.
Since its founding in 1993, Coaches vs. Cancer has raised nearly $70 million to fund cancer research as well and deliver services that improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
For more information please visit: www.coachesvscancer.org



'The world's most beautiful golf book'
Leading luxury lifestyle website Lussorian has hailed 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes 'the world's most beautiful golf book.' Writing in the Luxury Collectibles section of the site Paul Handley said: "Having got to grips with this fine tome, I can confirm that the presentation is exquisite. Printed on the finest quality heavyweight paper and presented in a bespoke slipcase, this is a complete treat for all golfing enthusiasts. Artist and designer Siobhan Hardy Royer has done an immense job with the illustrations and lay out. The photography is natural, unfiltered and worlds away from much golf photography. New York-based National Geographic contributor John Kernick has delivered some spectacular shots. A superb collection of brilliant images and insightful quotes, a wonderful gift for all Golfing fans."
Read the full article here: http://www.lussorian.com/luxury/comments/the-worlds-most-beautiful-golf-book/2010-12-01/



18 Greatest featured on PGA Tour Network
After seeing a copy of 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes, PGA Tour Network broadcaster, Matt Adams, invited book co-author, Andrew Ross, onto his Fairways of Life show to discuss the book. Golf expert and best-selling author, Adams, describing our first release as, "Possibly the most beautiful golf book I have ever seen," singled the photography, design, presentation and content of 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes for praise during the hour-long show.
Fairways of Life focuses on all of the reasons we love the game of golf. It celebrates the game's legends, stories and great golf courses, as well as exploring the all-consuming passion many of us have for aspects of the game, like equipment, apparel and luxury travel. (www.pgatour.com/multimedia/audio/pgatournetwork/)



Montgomerie review published in leading luxury lifestyle title
Brummel, the luxury lifestyle magazine distributed to subscribers of Dow Jones's Financial News, today published an extensive review of 18 Greatest Scottish Golf Holes by European Ryder Cup-winning captain, Colin Montgomerie. Monty said: "Beyond the beautifully written text that includes interviews with leading Tour professionals and leading golf course designers, what really makes this book stand out is its presentation. One of the world’s finest photographers has been paired with one of New York’s leading art directors to bring a fresh aesthetic to golf publishing."



For a full transcript of the feature please visit: www.brummellmagazine.net/leisure/2010/11/5/scottish-golf-to-the-fore.html