He sure is 'the host with the most'
Pro-golfer Paul McGinley is this year's host of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Lahinch, which will takes place from the 3rd-7th of July.
The Lahinch course, described as 'The St Andrews of Ireland, will hold the tournament for the first time in its 91-year history and McGinley cannot wait for it to tee-off.
Some images @LahinchGolfClub showing so much to look forward to in this years @DDFIrishOpen pic.twitter.com/PEZn2VyLMl
— Paul McGinley (@mcginleygolf) February 15, 2019
Speaking on Dermot and Dave, the 2014 Ryder Cup captain marvels at the magic of the clare town;
I don't know what it is about Lahinch but it's kinda like your favourite aunt. Everybody loves Lahinch
He wants to create, "this real street party festival" so has drafted these lads in...
We are delighted to announce @HermitageGreen will headline the ‘Lahinch Live’ stage at the #DDFIrishOpen this July!
🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/g27h7Va6RP pic.twitter.com/hmrVe1t2sC
— DDF Irish Open (@DDFIrishOpen) May 2, 2019
Paul then tells us about the strategy he used to entice world-class players such as Shane Lowry, Pádraig Harrington, Lee Westwood, Tommy Fleetwood, Danny Willett, Graeme McDowell etc., to compete in the contest and is very pleased with the calibre of golfers involved;
we've a very strong field already but stay tuned because we have a few more announcements to come
The Sky Sports Golf pundit chats about the miracle of Tiger Woods coming back from such a "dark place", and how his name demanded such respected throughout the Masters in Augusta.
McGinley also reveals how much he misses his "first love" Gaelic football and how he probably wouldn't be where he is today if he hadn't sustained a serious injury, "at 19 I broke my knee and that was the end of my career".
There's no denying this man is a huge driving force behind the greatness this year's Irish Open will have to offer and after hearing this interview, I'm gonna take a trip to the banner in early July.
Check out the chat in full by pressing the play button on screen.
