Favourite Hole: The par five 15th is a hole which swings left through deep woodland out towards the lake. A birdie is a very real opportunity.
What ' s in the Bag? The ability to overcome your ball’ s magnetic attraction to the water.
Tulfarris
Tulfarris is a splash of lakeside heaven set on the Blessington Lakes. Holes press up against the water time and again on both the front and back nines, and even the inland holes have to deal with some water features. All that water might make it sound tough – and it is certainly no place for the faint of heart – but this is beautiful golf with mature trees towering over the Wicklow landscape. The course wraps around the hotel and you only have to take a stroll around the buildings to appreciate what the course has to offer. Recent investment has helped to give the entire resort an important lift with pathways, drainage and bunkering all being improved. And then there are the holes themselves: the par threes are all delicious and the closing run of four holes are an excellent mix of holes which challenge and thrill in equal measure. The 18th is one tough way to finish. Tulfarris is now owned by hotel property management company PREM Group.
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