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