K Club (Palmer)
This is big, glamorous parkland golf. Lakes, streams, rivers, ancient
trees, lazy rhythm… and lots and lots of space. The Palmer course at
the K Club carries an enormous reputation for its design pedigree
(Arnold Palmer) and for the events it has hosted (Ryder Cup and
European Opens). It is no surprise that it promises all the frills and
thrills you could ask for. The River Liffey squeezes some holes but
many other water features abound on this gently rolling Kildare
landscape. Despite such volumes of water this is a relaxing round of
golf with generous fairways and big greens. You probably won’t even
mind depositing a ball in the Liffey on the par five 16th… countless
others have done the very same. It is not a tough course but be sure
to choose your tees wisely. The middle White tees measure 6,815
yards; the forward Green tees measure 6,240 yards.
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