Michael Hoey also compared the atmosphere at the 2012 Iris Open at Royal Portrush to that of The Open Championship, and he is delighted with the changes that have been made to the course in preparation for the first Irish Open in Northern Ireland in 65 years.
“I would have laid odds they would have made the golf course a bit short, but they have produced some really good course design,” said the reigning Alfred Dunhill Links Champion.
“They have put a few tees just far enough back, and it’s soft conditions at the minute, which means it’s playing long. So I think this course is now set up just perfectly, and visually it’s great. It’s just pure, great links – a bit like St Andrews. It’s really good.”
Michael will tee off from the 10th at 07:50hrs on Thursday with Thongchai Jaidee and Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
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