Rathcore
The term hidden gem gets thrown around far too freely…
but for Rathcore it’s a perfect description. This is a thrilling
par 72 parkland in the Co. Meath countryside. For a modern
course, opened 2004, it is just 6,555 yards from the back tees.
Mel Flanagan designed Rathcore to be fun, challenging and
exhilarating in equal measure. Over such interesting terrain he
had the perfect canvas to work with. There are natural ponds,
two gorse drenched hillocks, a fairy fort and holes that simply
glide between, over and around them. It has settled in so well
you’d think the course has been here for decades. One of
Rathcore’s greatest strengths is its variety. The par four Index
1 8th (465 yards, back tees) precedes the 311 yard 7th. A driver
is required for the first but a liability on the second. Water
threatens constantly so you have to think your way around. And
in the 11th and 16th, the club has two of the best par threes in the
country.
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