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Straffan » Ireland 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 Top 150 Stay & Play 2018 51