Intelligent idea that flew straight down the middle

When the logistics company he worked for went into liquidation in 2008, Fintan Ward got a job as a caddy at Doonbeg golf club. As he talked to the golfers he caddied for about their holiday packages, an idea began to blossom.

Today, Ward is co-founder and director of Golf Voyager, an ambitious internet company powered by Booking.com that allows golfers to build their holiday package around a choice of more than 500,000 ...