Carton House Golf Club

Ten minutes from the K Club, and less than an hour from downtown Dublin, two 18 hole championship courses in a hotel/resort/country estate setting. The first course was designed by Mark O'Meara in 2002, and used pretty much what the existing terrain offered, and is routed over moderate hilly parkland along the river Rye, and can play as long as 7,000 yards. Overall, a wonderful and interesting layout, and always well conditioned. The Montgomerie course opened in 2003, and is laid out in a vast meadow without water and trees, and could be classified as an inland links course. Montgomerie created 140 bunkers as the course's main defence as well as the greens which are severely undulating with contours and hollows. The course can play to 7,300 yards, and was the host of the Irish Open in 2005. Both courses are kept in top condition, the service and atmosphere here impeccable, and a great 36 hole day on two entirely different courses.