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The K Club
Host venue to the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, won
in spectacular style with an eagle on the final hole by
home favourite and event host Rory McIlroy
This long-standing member of levels of service and standards
the very best of pampering, leisure offerings, golf, leisure and spa
Preferred Hotels & Resorts offers
and golf facilities and is only 30
minutes from Dublin. Built in 1832,
on the banks of the River Liffey, the
original house was modelled on
a French château and still retains
many of its original architectural
features, art works and antiques.
The luxury Kildare Hotel, opened
in 1991, was Ireland’s first AA Five
Red Star Property. To this day it
continues to deliver the very highest
in terms of its food and beverage
treatments. The challenging Palmer
Ryder Cup Course, designed by
golf legend Arnold Palmer, provided
a fitting setting for the 2006
Ryder Cup and is a must-play for
any golfer visiting Ireland, and is
complemented by the inland links-
style Smurfit Course, also a Palmer
design.
www.kclub.ie
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