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Macreddin
When you finish playing Macreddin for the first time , you ’ ll be amazed that you haven ’ t played here before . How could I have missed such a great course ? you ’ ll wonder . This is Paul McGinley ’ s only full course design in Ireland , and it stretches up the two sides of the Aughrim Valley .
It is a picture perfect setting , where holes are shaped by gorse and tall pines and sweet , rolling fairways . Views streak up the hillsides and along the valley , with the occasional deer appraising
WWW . MACREDDINGOLFCLUB . COM your play from the woods . There are a couple of walks from green to tee and there are plenty of buggies for those who don ’ t want to stretch their legs , but this is a fabulously pretty course to walk … let alone play . Stunning holes abound ( 2 , 4 , 6 , 12 , 13 , 17 ) but Macreddin enjoys a rhythm that just builds from the moment you step onto the 1st tee . But be warned : the doglegs will test you all day long . A truly great value course and the Brooklodge Hotel sits next door .
Favourite Hole
The par four dogleg 12th is most beautiful … and dangerous ( Index 1 ). It crosses the river twice and demands two ( or three ) of your best shots . It is a thriller , as are the holes that follow .
Editor ’ s Tip
Accuracy is paramount with so much gorse and so many doglegs .
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