Stories from the Golfing Log

Stories from the Golfing Log by Dermot Gilleece

‘Dermot Gilleece is the dean of Irish golf writers.’

– Alan Shipnuck, author of Rory and other best-selling golf books

Dermot Gilleece has been writing seriously about golf for decades, but in March 1981 he began to develop a column for the Irish Times, which became known as the ‘Golfing Log’ and ran until June 2002. Over the years, the column benefited from numerous offerings and insights from his readers, who were generously forthcoming.

Through the ‘Log’, Dermot become part of a large golfing family,

where the participants were happy to share information based on mutual trust. This became the source of some remarkable happenings, the best of which are shared in this book. 

Dermot Gilleece is a legend within the golfing world, working first as a copy boy and later as a golf writer for the Evening Press, Daily Mail and Irish Independent, and then as golf correspondent for the Irish Times and Sunday Independent, over a 66-year career in journalism. He was the author of the weekly ‘Golfing Log’ column in the Irish Times from 1981 to 2002.

He has written several books on golf, including A Farewell to the Fairways in 2024 and Chasing Ladybirds: How Irish Players Scaled Golf’s Summit in 2025.