Mayo golf club 'on par' at PGA Show in the United States

A Mayo golf club represented the county at the PGA Show in Orlando, Florida. Thirty-three golf and tourism operators from Ireland – including Carne Golf Links from Belmullet – took part in this important event in the golfing calendar. The PGA Show is one of the biggest golf exhibitions in the United States and attracted around 30,000 golf professionals and journalists last year.

2025 is an important year for the sport and golf tourism to Ireland – with The Open returning to Royal Portrush in County Antrim this summer and the Irish Open returning to Kildare's The K Club in September. 

Before the PGA show in Orlando kicked off, Ireland’s world-class golf was highlighted to around 120 golf pros and buyers, at a special Ireland Golf Day – sponsored by Tourism Ireland, North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland and SWING Golf Ireland – at the Reunion Resort & Golf Club near Orlando.

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Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, said: “The American golf market remains a priority for Tourism Ireland in 2025 and we will continue to promote Ireland as a top golf destination. We’re also taking every opportunity to highlight the fact that The Open will return to Royal Portrush in July, the Amgen Irish Open takes place at The K Club in September and that Adare Manor will host the Ryder Cup in 2027. Tourism Ireland will be pulling out all the stops once again to leverage the tourism potential of these prestigious sporting events, in the US and in our other important golf markets.

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