Ep.211: Inside Killeen Castle During Tournament Week

What does it actually take to host professional golf?This week, Paddy sits down with Cormac Ryan, Director of Golf and Hospitality Operations at Killeen Castle, during tournament week as the venue prepares to host the Irish Challenge on the HotelPlanner Tour.Cormac has been connected with Killeen Castle since 2008, before the resort had even properly opened, and has spent much of his career working across golf operations, tournament staging and hospitality.In this episode, we get behind the scenes of professional golf and explore what goes into creating a tournament that looks effortless to the player and spectator.Cormac also gives us a fascinating insight into the philosophy behind Killeen Castle and why he believes the venue has the potential to become one of the leading tournament venues in Ireland.Powered by ForeGolf Custom.For custom golf club fitting and equipment built around your game, visit ForeGolf Custom at www.foregolf.ie.Subscribe to PaddyTalks Golf on your social media platform of choice for more conversations with the people, places and characters shaping Irish golf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.