Destination Golf Ireland 2021
Favourite Hole
The par five 5th skirts Cork Harbour and the water is in play on all three shots . The green sits on a narrow spit above the water .
What ’ s in the Bag ?
The beautiful greens need your undivided attention .
Cork
The words ‘ Alister MacKenzie ’ will prove sufficient to lure golfers from around the world , such is the esteem in which this revered British golf architect is held . Cork Golf Club is rightly proud of thework he carried out here on Little Island , in the 1920s . This has a beautiful old school charm to it which combines the holes clinging to the waters of Cork Harbour ( 4 to 6 ), parkland holes flowing through the trees and the famous limestone quarry holes . Recent work has seen the bunkers returned to more traditional MacKenzie shapes and they are raised up , attractive and very threatening . Clearing work has also opened up the beauty of the quarry . This mature setting mixes the variety of holes to perfection . It keeps you on your toes and keeps the adrenaline racing , especially with a couple of sharp and unexpected elevation changes at the end of the round . Look out for Seve ’ s Tree , a Spanish Chestnut planted in 1983 to celebrate the legend ’ s 332 metre drive on the 11th hole . WWW . CORKGOLFCLUB . IE
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