Carton makes the cut

Legendary golfer Gary Player's simple rule of thumb, that “golf is a lucky game - the harder I practise, the luckier I get", should have a particular resonance for all at Carton House.

The fact that the complex on a sprawling 1,110-acre site near Maynooth in Co Kildare is hosting the €2 million 2005 Nissan Irish Open this weekend on a golf course that was opened less than two years ago is a ...