{"id":672690,"date":"2026-11-02T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/672690\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:36:13","slug":"irelands-world-class-golf-to-the-fore-at-invited-champions-classic-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/672690\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s world-class golf \u2018to the fore\u2019 at Invited Champions Classic in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/golf-us-02-11.png\" class=\"image-article-1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tourism Marketing<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s world-class golf \u2018to the fore\u2019 at Invited Champions Classic in the US<\/p>\n<p>The event was an excellent opportunity to target a high value American audience<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&amp;nbspMon 2nd November 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nav_bar_px.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 12px; \"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/golf-us-02-11.png\" class=\"image-article-1\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>\nPictured: Ciaran Barry, Tourism Ireland; Andrew Jack, Gorse &amp; Thistle; Dave Wensley, North &amp; West Coast Links Golf Ireland; Cormac Ryan, Killeen Castle; Hazel Thompson, Excelerator Luxury Golf Tours; Nick Parker and Armand Gallucci, both Gorse &amp; Thistle; and Paul McDonagh, Tourism Ireland, at the Invited Champions Classic in North Carolina.\n<\/p>\n<p>Tourism Ireland \u2013 together with four golf and tourism operators from Ireland \u2013 attended the Invited Champions Classic, an annual pro-am golf tournament which is took place at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina last week. <\/p>\n<p>The event was an excellent opportunity to target a high value American audience, including private golf club members and business leaders with a strong interest in premium golf travel experiences. Over 300 people took part in the golf tournament \u2013 with the participating golf and tourism operators from Ireland networking and generating business leads for 2027 and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>As well as showcasing our superb golf offering, Tourism Ireland also reminded golfers that Adare Manor will host the Ryder Cup next year. <\/p>\n<p>Aisling McDermott, Tourism Ireland\u2019s Head of Global Partnerships, said: \u201cThe Invited Champions Classic is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our world-class golf to a high-net-worth American audience. This is just one element of Tourism Ireland\u2019s busy promotional programme to encourage more golfers from around the globe to consider booking a holiday to Ireland. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur message is that Ireland offers golfers the complete package, with some of the finest links and parkland courses in the world, spectacular scenery, exceptional hospitality and unique visitor experiences. With the countdown now on for the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor, events like these provide a powerful platform to inspire golfers to choose Ireland for their next golfing holiday.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourismireland.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/tourismireland.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; \"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Ireland%E2%80%99s+world-class+golf+%E2%80%98to+the+fore%E2%80%99+at+Invited+Champions+Classic+in+the+US+%40HotelNews_ie%0ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelnews.ie%2Farticles%2F2026%2Ftourismireland%2Fchampions-classic-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelnews.ie%2Farticles%2F2026%2Ftourismireland%2Fchampions-classic-26&amp;title=Ireland%E2%80%99s+world-class+golf+%E2%80%98to+the+fore%E2%80%99+at+Invited+Champions+Classic+in+the+US&amp;summary=The+event+was+an+excellent+opportunity+to+target+a+high+value+American+audience&amp;source=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Ireland\u2019s world-class golf \u2018to the fore\u2019 at Invited Champions Classic in the US&amp;body=From HotelNews.ie: https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelnews.ie%2Farticles%2F2026%2Ftourismireland%2Fchampions-classic-26 \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IHF Member Hotels &amp; Guesthouses and tourism industry partners can submit news stories for inclusion by emailing us at <a class=\"o\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelnews.ie\/articles\/2026\/tourismireland\/mailto:hotelnews@ihf.ie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hotelnews@ihf.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tourism Marketing Ireland\u2019s world-class golf \u2018to the fore\u2019 at Invited Champions Classic in the US The event was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-672690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}