"To celebrate the golden anniversary of the club, Liam Friel has undertaken to record the social history, events and characters of the last 50 years in a new book, 'Westport Golf Club - A Social History 1973 - 2023. The Facts, Faces and Folklore'.

It is packed with over 1,600 pictures that are linked to a specific event and to a specific date. The 500 articles sourced from local and national press catalogue the importance of Westport Golf Club to the local community and at a national level.

Over 2,000 people (members present and past, competitors, visitors and neighbours) feature in the photos and articles. The format is deliberately presented around themes rather than in chronological and so is interwoven with coloured and black and white pictures."

- The Connaught Telegraph