FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dec. 6, 2006

Kathleen McPartland
530-898-4260
Thomasin Saxe
Humanities and Fine Arts
530-898-4624

Ireland Excursion in July to Include Golf Tour
With CSU, Chico President Zingg

Golfers and non-golfers alike are invited to join a tour of Ireland next summer, July 21-31, with California State University, Chico President Paul Zingg.

The trip will include four nights in Dublin, three in Killarney and two in Adare. There will be golfing at Druid's Glen Golf Club, Portmarnock Golf Club, The European Club, Killarney Golf & Fishing Club-Killeen Course, Waterville Golf Links, Tralee Golf Course, Doonbeg Golf Course and the Old Course at Ballybunion.

Zingg, an expert on the history and aesthetics of golf, is the author of "A Good Round: A Journey Through the Landscapes and Memory of Golf," published in 1999, and "An Irish Journey: In Search of the Golf Gods," which will be released this spring.

"Ireland is an absolutely beautiful country with a population which warmly embraces visitors from the United States. With more golf courses per capita than even Scotland, and greater variety, it is a golfer's paradise," said Zingg. "The golf reflects the larger Irish culture-a magnificent blend of mythology, spirituality, history and spectacular natural beauty. Our trip will explore that culture, and whether first-time travelers to Ireland or folks who have been there many times, all will return with a sense of having experienced something wonderful."

There will be many activities for non-golfers on the trip, including tours of Dublin led by a local guide to such sites as St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity College. Entrance fees will be covered for non-golfers to such places as Malahide Castle, Powerscourt Demesne, Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty Castle.

Those interested in this special trip to Ireland should contact Thomasin Saxe, group coordinator, at 530-898-4642 or e-mail her at tsaxe@csuchico.edu.

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