Fota Island
Fota Island boasts 27 holes, exceptional practice facilities, a fine hotel
and an equally fine clubhouse. It has hosted the Irish Open on three
occasions and the beautiful maturity of its island setting suggests
that it has been here for decades… yet it only opened in 1993. The
resort covers 580 acres of the island, with Fota Wildlife Park the
island’s only other resident. This is a lovely lazy round of golf. Despite
all the trees (enjoy the drive up to the hotel… you’ll be lucky to see
daylight) and lakes, the fairways are big and generous. Fota Island is
laid out to be pleasurable and there is so much pleasure to be had…
off the tee, on approaches and on the smooth putting surfaces.
The attractive surroundings are just the icing on the cake. Significant
elevation changes show off holes to full effect: the par five 10th and
18th are obvious examples, where tree-lined corridors lead to greens
set in lakes.
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