Skip to main content
Dennis O'Carroll

Dennis O'Carroll

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW Sydney; Managing Director of Water Research Laboratory; expert in water quality, contamination, and remediation

Aug 23, 2026

3:21
How, how did a Kerry man end up, uh, heading to Florida and then starting Doc T- Doc's Tours from Florida?
3:28
So I was, uh, I was in the bar business in New York.
3:33
I had a pub in, in Garden City, and, um, the clientele was very much a golf-orientated crowd.
3:42
From there, the idea started kind of brewing in my head.
3:46
People were always coming in and saying, "Hey, do you, where do you recommend, what do you recommend, when do you recommend going to Ireland?" So I, um, had it in the back of my head and moved to Florida.
4:00
My wife ended up taking a, a fellowship in USF, so we were living in Tampa.
4:07
Um, hadn't really figured out what I wanted to do after I sold the bar, and I went caddying.
6:23
So now that you're, you have your business, what separates Doc's Tours from the regular cookie cutter type, uh, uh, golf tour companies?

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.