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WITH BOBBY DOYLE CLUB: Clontarf GC HANDICAP: 10 1. How did you get started in the game? "I started because everyone at work played golf and they were getting time off to play so I said I'd give it a go. It was the late '80s -- I was in my 40s at the time -- and I went for an office day out with Avis Fleet Solutions and never really looked back.
"The first place I joined was the Christy O'Connor club when it was in Hollystown. I got into Clontarf as a five-day member and eventually a full member and I just loved it. I went from a handicap of 23 down to eight in just a few years. I'm off 10 now, but I still love it.
2. What was so special about that Dublin team and Heffo's Army? "It was just a great time and we had great players -- Hanahoe, Keaveney, Cullen, Doherty. These days, kids have so many things to entertain them but we came from nothing. We were a bit of flash, a splash of colour when there was nothing much happening in Dublin at that time."
nothwas 3. How would you describe your football style? hide "I played soccer with Malahide United for many years as a kind of midfield playmaker. In Gaelic I was a right corner forward, but I had that lovely roving role and I could go where I liked. I was extremely fit in those days. I just loved that freedom."
4. What's your best score on the golf course? "I've had a couple of...