Portmarnock Golf Links
Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Designed by Bernhard Langer, the championship links course is laid out on the classic links landscape which once formed part of the old Jameson Estate. (The Jameson family had a nine-hole golf course on the site over 100 years ago; this golf course is now part of both the Portmarnock Golf Club and the Bernhard Langer designed Golf Links.) The course opened for play in 1995.
From the 1st hole, a short par 4 framed on the right by an ancient graveyard and a fairway traversed by water, to the magnificent 18th a golfing masterpiece, each distinctive hole provides a unique and exciting challenge. Elevated tees and greens, blind approaches and doglegs, not to mention typical links sea breezes, keep you thinking through every round. Gently undulating luxuriously sprung fairways leading to large fast greens must be negotiated through 98 strategically placed bunkers, while hillocks, wild grasses and gorse await wayward shots. Measuring 6,350 metres, the 1st tee and 18th green are conveniently situated just a wedge shot from the hotel and clubhouse.
2008: Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links is to host the AIB Ladies Irish Open, from July 11th - 13th. The championship, with a prize fund of 450,000 euros, will be the only major women's professional golf tournament in the world played on a natural 'links' golf course in 2008.
18 holes, SSS 73, Par 71
g Championship: 6,350 metres
g Men: 5909 metres
g Ladies: 4987 metres
Pro shop, driving range, putting green, hire of golf clubs, buggies, caddies, etc
Handicap required: 24 Men, 36 Ladies
Reduced rates for Course Master clients staying at the Portmarnock Hotel.
