| Ireland's golf courses have been receiving | | | | |
| many accolades in the past year and have even | | | | But it's not only the golf course that makes |
| been regarded as one of the five best | | | | the Cork Golf Club a success and a favorite. |
| countries to golf in. Offering a variety of | | | | Its clubhouse and other facilities as well |
| parkland and traditional link courses, you | | | | are world class and have been handed with |
| can pick blindly among the courses that dot | | | | accolades by many golf enthusiasts and |
| the whole country and still get a great | | | | experts. |
| course to play in. | | | | |
| | | | In 2004 alone, the prestigious All Ireland |
| Many of these amazing golf courses have been | | | | Award for Clubhouse presentation was given to |
| the venue of international professional | | | | the Cork Golf Club. Its deluxe and top |
| tournaments with its championship courses and | | | | quality service restaurant has a full bar and |
| great accommodations. The warm Irish welcome | | | | top notch dining facilities with fantastic |
| alone would make you feel right at home. | | | | food as well. It is open seven days a week |
| | | | and offers a great way to end a day of |
| Its heritage in golf is unquestioned as a | | | | playing golf. In the clubhouse you will also |
| number of golf courses are "mature" dating | | | | find their roomy and well-designed changing |
| back to the late 1800's. One of these is the | | | | rooms that have fantastic facilities for both |
| Cork Golf Club in Little Island, Co. Cork. | | | | members and visitors. |
| Established in 1888, the Cork Golf Club was | | | | |
| redesigned in 1927 by the renowned golf | | | | A bit of stretching, practice and warm up |
| course designer Dr. Alexander Mackenzie, who | | | | before the game? The Cork Golf Club also has |
| designed also other famous golf courses like | | | | practice facilities like a perfectly |
| the Augusta National, Royal Melbourne and the | | | | maintained and manicured putting green as |
| Cypress point to name a few. | | | | well as a practice ground for your swings. |
| | | | There you will also have the chance to rent |
| Throughout the course you will see many | | | | some clubs and, caddy and golf carts as well. |
| mature trees and various patches of gorse | | | | |
| growing and making the course look more | | | | Then you can just go their Pro shop if you |
| natural. The estuary of the River Lee, Lough | | | | want to buy some souvenir shirts, caps, bags |
| Mahon provides the scenic Background that | | | | that have the clubs logo on it. You may also |
| stretches on almost the entire course. Cork's | | | | purchase any equipment you need to play your |
| limestone quarry affects the course and | | | | game. There you may also be able to get the |
| provides a play that is similar links courses | | | | chance to talk to the club pro for some |
| with its crisp heath like playing surface. | | | | pointers or enroll in some short classes to |
| | | | get some tips to improve your game. |
| Like wine, the age of the Cork Golf Club has | | | | |
| made it more palatable and more enticing to | | | | Many people have grown a passion for golf. |
| golfers. With finely manicured greens | | | | This has led them to grow the need to play |
| carpeting the par 72, 6,731 championship | | | | challenging games to test themselves. Make a |
| course, the Cork Golf Club course can offer | | | | vacation out of that need, golf vacation |
| the same if not better game play as any other | | | | spots in Ireland are abound and one of this |
| premier golf course in Ireland and even the | | | | is the Cork Golf Club. |
| world. | | | | |