The Course

This nine hole course with an eighteen hole par of 68 has proved over the years to have been a test to the best golfers in the country. The course provides a challenge for both the low and high handicap golfer with good shots being rewarded and those that stray off line receiving due punishment.

The long par four fifth hole with intimidating out of bounds on the right of the tee box and a narrow sloping green, well protected by trees and bunkers, is reckoned to rate with the best par four parkland holes in Ireland.

Two long par three holes, each demanding an accurate drive, add to the variety of holes which the course has to offer. When playing the third and twelfth holes visitors are advised to look for the Fairy Tree which graces the middle of the fairway within driving range. Club folklore has it that if a golfer hits the Fairy Tree with his ball or club he should apologise to the fairies before playing the next shot otherwise his game is likely to suffer thereafter.

Those who have played the course believe they could play it better next time and often make a point of putting their beliefs to the test.