The K Club
Location:
Straffan, Co. Kildare (40 mins west of Dublin).
Golf:
There are two magnificent 18 hole championship golf courses, the Palmer Course, and the Smurfit Course . Both are designed by Arnold Palmer but each has its own characteristics and special set of challenges. The Palmer Course was designed by legend Arnold Palmer and is home of the Smurfit European Open and host to the 2006 Ryder Cup. At 7,179 yards with a par of 72, the winding fairways of the Palmer Course cleverly incorporate the old trees and water hazards, making it the course that is being talked about all round the world today.
The Palmer Course is, quite simply, one of Europe's most spectacular courses. It charms, it entices and invariably, brings out the very best in your game. The Smurfit Course at The K Club has already been described as probably the greatest inland Golf Course to be developed in Ireland and has already hosted a Smurfit European Open. The best way to describe the Smurfit Course at The K Club is that of an inland links. However, its true attributes do not stop there. The Course has many dramatic landscapes with dune type mounding throughout. Some fourteen acres of water have been worked into the design especially through the final phase of holes 13 to 18. A watery grave awaits many a golfer on the home stretch.
Accomodation:
The K Club is Ireland's only 5 Red Star graded by the Automobile Association and has been awarded the RAC Gold Ribbon. Situated just 30 minutes west of Dublin City Airport, the hotel is set amongst 700 acres of dense woodland beside the River Liffey. It offers the ultimate in comfort, service and cuisine with three restaurants. The on-site leisure facilities are the finest example that no expense has been spared, a pool, sauna and jacuzzi, a snooker room, a clay target shooting ground, trout and salmon fishing in the Liffey and five stocked lakes for Coarse fishing. Each of the bedrooms and suites are individually appointed to the highest standard. There are no two rooms alike in terms of size and interior, making it one of the only resorts in Ireland that can boast this unique characteristic. All rooms pride themselves on views overlooking the gardens and the river or the golf course and driving range. In total the hotel boasts 69 hotel rooms, each with exquisite handpainted bathrooms, which are made up of the following categories, Superior, Deluxe, River Room and 12 Suites.
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