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They say the front nine was designed by Arnold (Mr.) Palmer and the back nine was designed by God. Today, we're at Tralee Golf Club to show why it's a very, very special place.

In Tourist Sauce Season 4, the No Laying Up crew takes their average golf game across the pond to experience the dunes, wind, and 'craic' on the West Coast of Ireland. They are joined by Author Tom Coyne, the authority on Irish Golf.

Episode 7: Tralee Golf Club

Waterville is one of the most charming, hospitable clubs in Southwest Ireland. It was a treat to fly the flag there for a day.

Episode 6: Waterville Golf Links

Dooks is an underrated gem of Western Ireland, an intimate, open piece of land that feels both Scottish and Tropical. That, plus some drunken dancing in Killarney , makes up Episode 5.

Episode 5: Dooks Golf Club

Tourist Sauce heads to "The Granddaddy of Irish Links," Ballybunion GC in County Kerry, where the guys try to keep it together while battling hurricane-force winds. Special thanks to Jacob Sjöman for the incredible drone footage, since all aircrafts were clearly grounded during our visit.

Episode 4: Ballybunion Golf Club

We took one day off from the links golf itinerary to stop by Adare Manor, the impeccable resort that will host the 2026 Ryder Cup. It was as good as it looks.


Episode 3: Adare Manor

Lahinch is among the most famous golf courses in Ireland (and for good reason). We stopped by for an up-close look at the Klondyke, the Dell and everything that makes Lahinch what it is.

Episode 2: Lahinch Golf Club

Welcome back to Tourist Sauce, presented by Callaway Golf. This season we're headed to Ireland, where the first stops are the Doolin Pitch & Putt and Doonbeg. Let's go launch 'em.

Episode 1: Doolin Pitch & Putt And Doonbeg

We're back for another season of Tourist Sauce, presented by Callaway Golf, and this time we're headed to the Emerald Isle. Season Four features some of the most stunning golf we've ever played and it debuts Tuesday, October 1, with special guests Tom Coyne and Chad Coleman.

TRAILER: Season Four (Featuring Tom Coyne)

It’s Championship Day. Soly vs. Tron. The Battle of the C-Suite. You’re going to see a lot of TPC Harding Park over the next decade of professional golf, including at the 2020 PGA Championship.

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Welcome back to Tourist Sauce, the No Laying Up travel series. After successful campaigns in Australia and Scotland, the boys piled in an RV for Season 3 to explore golf up and down the California coast.

Episode 9: Harding Park

We’re down to the semifinals and it’s Tron vs. D.J. at the house that Tiger built. Welcome to the George Thomas-designed Stanford GC, where our tour guide is men’s head golf coach Conrad Ray.

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Episode 8: Stanford

The crew continues up the coast to Santa Cruz to play Dr. MacKenzie’s Pasatiempo.

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Episode 7: Pasatiempo

The boys stick around Monterey for another day and head on over to Pacific Grove Municipal to play the “Poor Man’s Pebble Beach.”

Episode 6: Pacific Grove

While the PGA Tour was playing on MPCC’s Shore Course, the guys got onto the Dunes course and learned a bit about its history and how to play in the rain from local Alan Shipnuck. 

Episode 5: Monterey Peninsula CC with Alan Shipnuck

, No Laying Up rolls into Sandpiper Golf Course near Santa Barbara. It was among the most scenic courses of the trip, and we were lucky to have hometown friend 

 (guitar/vocals for Iration) to show us around.

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Episode 4: Sandpiper GC with Micah Pueschel

The No Laying Up RV’s rolls on to Ojai Valley Inn

, a George Thomas design in the foothills outside Los Angeles. Qualifying rolls on as the boys take on a short, quirky venue unlike anything else they’d see on the trip.

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Episode 3: Ojai Valley Inn

, No Laying Up Rolls into Rustic Canyon, a course that’s unquestionably the best golfing deal in L.A., which we finally got to see for ourselves in the form of a $20 twilight rate. Round 1 of “qualifying” for this season’s tournament takes place at the revered Gil Hanse/Geoff Shackelford gem, where we’re joined by 

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Episode 2: Rustic Canyon with Brian Dietzen

, presented by Callaway Golf. We’re packing all five NLU members into an RV and sending them on the road to find hidden gems and famous favorites. The first stop is the rundown driving range at Westlake GC near Thousand Oaks, California, where we find energetic swing guru George Gankas.

Episode 1: Westlake GC with George Gankas

As mentioned in the episode, Royal Dornoch rolls all the best elements of Scottish golf into one package. It’s generally rugged yet the playing surfaces are refined, located seaside yet offers some elevation change, features world class bunkering, boasts magnificent scale while simultaneously possessing some quirk, etc. From an off-course standpoint, the club is welcoming, the town is remote, yet accessible and the weather is unpredictable. Checks all the boxes.

From a hole-by-hole perspective, the 1st hole provides a warm handshake to start the round. As evidenced by DJ’s escapades, the 2nd ramps up the stakes and demands accuracy. The stretch from the 2nd through 6th is as good as it gets in golf. The 3rd plays downhill, doglegging left to a wide fairway that feeds into four brutal fairway bunkers on the right side and then to a massive green. This is really where the scale hits you. The 4th is relatively straightaway and an easier drive than the previous hole but features a more difficult approach. And then the 5th is among my favorites in all of Scotland. Playing only 350 yards downhill, you can hit whatever you want off the tee and try to play to whatever yardage suits best. However, there are tradeoffs to any route you take and the approach is intimidating, even from 75 yards, with three deep bunkers fronting a deep, narrow green and a drop-off along the right. Distance control is essential. And then the 6th is the devilish par three featured prominently in the episode. Soly also wrote a 

The 5th and 6th greens (Note: some of these pictures in this writeup were taken in September on a return trip to Dornoch)

While I’m undecided on whether I like the new cliff-side 7th (will reserve judgment until it’s open for play) I fervently think it’ll make the 8th a better hole, as it’ll ensure that only a great drive gets down the slope.

The aforementioned slope cutting across the 8th fairway

The ninth is a relatively straightforward par five that highlights one of the strengths of the course – slightly elevated greens that make accuracy that much more integral (and chipping that much tougher in the event of a missed green.) And then there are places like the backside of 10 green (pictured below) that will feed a miscalculation or over-aggressive shot 20-30 yards off.

The 11th is a long four featuring a rumpled fairway and gorse guarding the entire right side and two well-placed bunkers on either side of the green. The 12th (dogleg left par five through the dunescape) and 13th (175 yard par 3 with a small green and trouble everywhere) are a stern mid-round test.

You arrive at the 14th weary from the stretch you’ve just played, yet need to keep it dialed in because you’ve got a 440 yard dogleg left in front of you that demands a drive down the uncomfortable left side a to secure a good look at the green. The farther right, the more you’re blocked out by swales abutting the right fairway and a drastically elevated, shallow green that repels anything coming in from the right. Brilliant hole, one of the best I’ve ever played.

Here’s a look at the Book of Yardage for the 14th

The 15th offers a respite with a short par four featuring a mound blocking the green. A good drive leaves a short pitch into an ample green. The 16th is wide and plays longer than the 401 yards on the card (this is where I blew it right off the tee and Soly got into trouble on the approach.)

Chocolate drops between 16 green and 17 tee.

No. 17 is another stunner: a downhill, dogleg-left par 4 that drops off abruptly about 200 yards off the tee (similar to No. 8) and then plays back up to an elevated green that looks far scarier from the fairway than it is. Next time I play here I’m going to lay back off the tee on the upper fairway for a look at the green on the approach, rather than going down the slope and having a blind shot in.

Upper fairway on No. 17 during a subsequent trip

Finally, the 18th is an absolute brute. 456 yards slightly uphill to a massive green fronted by crazy swales. A rewarding finish, no doubt. Dornoch has a magical quality about it, and the course somehow exceeds its colossal reputation.

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WHAT SHOULD I DO BEFORE PLAYING THIS COURSE?:

 Put your phone away (or put it on airplane mode if you’re gonna take pics) and enjoy the splendor of the place. Also pack your waterproofs, because the weather can change quickly.

 Despite the mix-up with the haggis toasties the offerings are on point. The view is exceptional, as the grille sits on the second floor with a commanding look over the 1st tee, 18th green and the club’s other course, the Struie.

, which is just about my favorite hotel in the world. I was blown away. Best water pressure of anywhere we stayed on the trip, comfortable beds, and the perfect lounge and restaurant. The service was exceptional. I went back three months later and paid rack rate for a couple nights. The hotel sits about 30 steps from the first tee and not much farther from the town. Perfect.

In Season 2 of Tourist Sauce, a golf travel series from No Laying Up, the guys head to the Home of Golf for 12 unforgettable rounds of golf, and a lot in between.