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Carne Golf Links in County Mayo will open their long awaited new holes this month. The Kilmore nine will form an additional loop through the most spectacular dunes on the 280 acre property and will further enhance what is already considered to be one of the greatest courses in Ireland

Tomorrow February 1 on TV3 at 8pm, The Holiday Show Ireland sets off for the west to discover the best culture, craic, and adventure that Mayo has to offer. Presenters Ciara Whelan and Jon Slattery bring their ultimate road-trip to Mayo, trying their hand at everything from fishing and archery to spa treatments and wine tasting.

There will be cause for celebration on three golf courses in Mayo this week as they have been included in the Golf Digest Volvo Top 100 ranked Irish golf courses for 2012. Carne Golf Links in Belmullet has climbed four places from last year’s list to number 21 in the rankings, with the two other Mayo clubs making the list being Westport at number 56, down 11 spots from 2011, and Ballinrobe moving up one to number 90.

A MOYCULLEN-based golf alliance comprising the north west’s top golf clubs has been awarded a prestigious golf marketing award in which the region was named one of the best golf destinations in the continent.

In a good news story for the west, Galway’s links golf courses came first in Europe and won the coveted European Golf Destination of the Year for 2011.

Carne Golf Links lies in magnificent unspoiled sand dunes overlooking Blacksod Bay and the wild Atlantic Ocean near Belmullet, Co Mayo. Carne was the last links course to be designed by the late Eddie Hackett and it is now believed by many who have played it to be his greatest challenge.

A large group of influential golf writers from Sweden arrived in Mayo last week. They are all members of the important Swedish Golf Writers’ Association, here to experience at first-hand some of the fantastic golf courses on offer in counties Mayo and Sligo.