Favourite Hole: The par five 11th is so peaceful and isolated that it comes as a sweet surprise. The Liffey loiters behind tall trees on the right.
What ' s in the Bag? Length shouldn’ t be your sole requirement … accuracy to avoid the trees is more important.
Hermitage
Despite being located beside the busy N4, Hermitage Golf Club remains an oasis of calm. Boasting a distinguished 116 year history this is classic, mature parkland weaving through dense corridors of trees. It also promises a heavily undulating landscape as it rolls and tumbles down to the River Liffey. The biggest change in elevation is revealed by a walk alongside the clubhouse: the par three 10th is one of the best and most tempting holes around, dropping sharply from the clubhouse to a green in front of the River Liffey. This is also the start of the best run of holes as you drift inland and find an isolation which belies the club’ s suburban setting. Hermitage is also highly regarded for the quality of its greens and they prove to be attractive targets the whole way around.
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