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Carton House Golf Resort
Carton is home to two magnificent golf courses,
The O’Meara, a stunning parkland spread, and the
Montgomerie, an inland links-style creation.
The transformation of the estate into a first-
class golf resort began in 1999. In 2002,
the first phase of the development saw the
opening of the Mark O’Meara course. This
gorgeous parkland spread makes splendid
use of the historic demesne’s rolling hills,
specimen trees and the River Rye. Feature
hoels include the 13th, 14th and 15th – a
pair of par3’s wrapped around a heroic par-
5 – crossing the lazy loops of the river. The
opportunity to gamble is paramount as is the
sense of tranquillity that the holes create.
Quite different yet complimentary to The
O’Meara, is The Montgomerie, opened in
June 2003. This magnificent course was
Montgomerie’s second course design – his
first in Ireland and the UK. Monty said of it:
“This is a unique project and I am privileged
to be associated with it. You can’t call it a
links course, but it plays like a links and has
all the characteristics of a links. In designing
this course, I attempted to go back to a more
traditional course.”
Gastro-golf is now on the menu at the
luxury Carton House in Maynooth, County
Kildare. Significant investment has seen a
completely renovated stylish new clubhouse
unveiled, as well as enhanced golf facilities
including a gastropub and barbecue terrace,
to complement the estate’s two celebrated
championship golf courses.
The completely redesigned professional shop
stocks the latest ladies and gents golf clothing,
equipment and accessories featuring the
updated resort branding.
The ultimate golf getaway for golfers of all
abilities, Carton House is a picturesque
escape, conveniently located around
25-minutes outside Dublin.
Special offers:
A Twilight Summer Golf deal allows
players to take advantage of the longer
summer evenings with a round on
either of the two championship courses
from €40 per person, or from €50 per
person with a shared buggy.
www.cartonhouse.com
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