Portmarnock Golf Club

Portmarnock Golf Club

Portmarnock Golf Club in 2010
Club information
Location Fingal, Ireland
Established 1894
Type Private
Total holes 27
Tournaments hosted Irish Open
Website portmarnockgolfclub.ie
Championship Course
Designed by William Pickeman
Par 72
Length 7,363 yards (6,733 m)
Course record 64, Thomas Bjørn
Portmarnock
Golf Club
Location in Ireland

Portmarnock Golf Club is a golf course in Ireland, established 121 years ago in 1894. Located just north of Dublin in Portmarnock, Fingal. On Christmas Eve 1893 a Scottish insurance broker, W.C.Pickeman and his friend George Ross rowed over from Sutton to the peninsula of Portmarnock to explore the possibility of creating a golf links. The peninsula was about two miles long and covers 500 acres. It is links land with low sand dunes, green hollows and long valleys. The course opened on St. Stephen’s day 1894 with nine holes. It was extended to eighteen holes in 1896 with a new clubhouse and a further nine holes were added in 1971. The championship course follows the original layout although considerably lengthened. The only major change in the routing was the insertion in 1927 of a new now famous par three, the 15th hole.

Portmarnock was the venue for the first Irish Open in 1927, and has hosted the tournament on many occasions since, including 13 following its revival in 1975.[1] Many other important golf tournaments have been held at the club, including the British Amateur Championship in 1949, the Walker Cup in 1991, and the Canada Cup in 1960.

To play Portmarnock will cost between €155 and €195 per person. These are rates published at various online tee time websites and are July 2014 prices. [2]

In 2015 Portmarnock was voted the 2nd best golf course in Ireland as featured in Golf Digest. [3]

"I know of no greater finish in the world than that of the last five holes at Portmarnock" Bernard Darwin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ubPh097hDw

References

  1. ↑ "Nissan Irish Open - Past Winners". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ↑ http://www.portmarnockgolfclub.ie/visitors/visitor-information
  3. ↑ http://www.golfdigesttop100.ie/top-100-2015/top10

External links

Coordinates: 53°24′25″N 6°07′26″W / 53.407°N 6.124°W